Drawing on the Senses
Developed alongside and informed by my artmaking practice, Drawing on the Senses (DOTS) guides people through exploratory exercises that engage and challenge the way we use and conceive of our senses. This work is rooted in the belief that the senses are not merely biological, but are the place where biology meets physics, history, culture, philosophy, theology, ethics— in other words, it is the place where we learn what it means to be human. DOTS invites people first to notice the ways in which our senses have been conscripted into perceptual frameworks that limits our relations, and then to experiment with ways to sense into other possibilities and ways of being in relation with our lifeworlds.
DOTS uses experimental drawing, reflective and somatic practices that transgress categorical and binary definitions of space and place, self and world, opening new possibilities for perception. For some, this leads to a deep dive into a drawing practice and an exploration of artmaking within wild ecologies of creativity. For others, DOTS provides a methodology to encounter the myriad challenges of this moment in a fluid and generative space less circumscribed by language. For most, this practice is a journey into the unfamiliar, the uncertain, and the strange. DOTS does not offer a codified set of alternative methods or knowledges to produce results or train people to be experts. DOTS is not a new approach to learning, it is an un-learning, a being-with.
Additional Offerings
There are many ways for you to engage with this practice:
Download my Gut Lights & Moon Shadows e-book
Buy my Gut Lights & Moon Shadows 30 card creativity deck
Schedule a free 20 minute exploratory call with me
Attend a Drop-in class
An Exercise: Breath Lines
materials needed:
plain sheet of paper
a drawing tool (pen, pencil, marker etc.)
The breath is, of course, essential to everything we do. This simple exercise connects us to our bodies, drawing our awareness to the relationship between breath and mark-making.