Artists Play!

The Artist’s Play workshops are for artists & creatives who want to step out of performative ideals & back into curiosity, wonder, autonomy & joy.

Together, we loosen expectations of productivity, outcome, and “doing right”, creating space for freedom, presence and the balancing energy of play within our practices.

The world isn’t perfect, why should you be?

My workshops draw on research in clowning, applied arts, mindfulness, nature connection, creative play + authentic expression.

It is not about performance, impressing or seeking perfection - it’s about coming inward, connecting, finding humility and being rebellious by owning and embracing our joy.

Artists are continuously met with scarcity, need for funds to develop their work and a lack of stability to create comfortably. This flight or fight state makes us scared + fearful, a perfect habitat for the ego to grow. But by playing we are able to let that go, find softness and let creativity once again flow.

At the heart of my work is an interest in how we shape and create culture—not just through what we do, but through the outcome of how it feels. So how can we create safety, love, kindness and humility with ourselves? How can we embody the world we want to or wish to be in? How can we liberate ourselves to fully and courageously be? And therefore as artists be an act of service for what the world is needing?

To feel connected we have to connect to feeling.

Feedback from participants:

“It allowed me to step into myself, embody my true emotions and express myself in a non judgemental and playful way. Pan Ini was full of mind opening information and gave me different perspectives of the world around me. She conducted herself well, made everyone feel comfortable and created a space for authentic expression and connection. I left the workshop with something which was very profound to me and I am thankful for the experience.” 3ss3ence (artist)

“I was really grounded back honouring choice and the individuality of that, I felt really encouraged to listen to my inner child and inner creative person and had the space to accommodate what they were telling me they wanted to do our feel, it was very special.” Lydia