Current Workshops

SATURDAY, MAY 9: 5:00-7:00PM

Stories in Silk: Silk fan dance, History, and Sericulture

API HERITAGE MONTH workshop by Chloe Chua

2 barrier-free spots available for BIPOC/Disabled/2SLGBTQIA+ identifying individuals. Email chloejchua@gmail.com to apply.

Art as Release: Intuitive Mark-Making & Emotional Expression

workshop by sheena Chawla

These workshops invite participants to experience art as a space for emotional release, creative exploration, and personal reflection. Through intuitive mark-making, textile elements, colour, and guided creative prompts, participants are encouraged to slow down, reconnect with their inner voice, and engage with art beyond technical skill.

Designed as welcoming spaces for all experience levels, these sessions encourage curiosity, play, and personal storytelling through materials such as fabric, thread, colour, and expressive mark-making. Participants explore themes such as emotional release, inner child connection, and mindful creativity while experiencing the calming and restorative qualities of the artistic process.

Sheena has facilitated art-based sessions in community and healthcare environments, where creative expression becomes a gentle tool for stress relief, reflection, and emotional well-being. Her workshops can serve as meaningful experiences for individuals, community groups, organizations, and teams seeking creative ways to reconnect, build community, and support well-being.

Each workshop is thoughtfully adapted to the participants and the space it is offered in. Sessions can be hosted at Portal Art Studios or facilitated off-site for community organizations, schools, healthcare environments, private gatherings, or team-building events.

For more information visit www.sheenachawla.com

Or email Sheena at sheenachawla27@gmail.com

Instagram: @_sheenachawla_

Past Workshops

Glass Heart Pendant Workshop with Shmack That Glass