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Original woman in a yellow sweater with blue paper silhouette

GOOD IDEAS
NEED ROOM
TO PLAY.

A weekend club for trying things, making a little mess and sharing what we discover.

MAKE SOMETHING
OH, HELLO!
Small tries.
Big curiosity.
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Original painted flower in a red pot
Distinct colorful creative worktable

HI, CURIOUS
PEOPLE!

Some ideas begin with a plan. Others begin with a scrap of paper and a question.

This club makes room for both. We bring simple materials, small prompts and a willingness to try.

COME AS YOU ARE.

Bring your curiosity.
Try an unfamiliar tool.
Share a half-formed idea.
Be kind to the first draft.
No perfect first drafts required.
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FOUR WAYS IN.

Light bulb paper sticker

NOTICE

Collect a shape, a question or a detail worth following.

Scissors and paper sticker

CUT & REMIX

Rearrange familiar pieces into an unfamiliar idea.

Drawing tools paper sticker

MAKE MARKS

Try a line, a color or a material you rarely use.

Paper megaphone sticker

SHOW & TELL

Share what you tried and the question it raised.

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SMALL PROJECTS.
LOTS OF POSSIBILITIES.

Original painted succulent pots

A LITTLE GREEN

Try a pattern on a familiar object.

Original red folded-paper creature

PAPER PERSONALITY

Give a folded shape a playful gesture.

White paper airplane on cobalt

A NEW DIRECTION

Explore how a fold changes movement.

Original abstract printed tote bag

MAKE YOUR MARK

Turn a simple shape into a repeatable print.

Original concept studies / Pick one direction and make it yours.
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Hands using a yellow roller for an original blue and red print

ROLL IT.
PRINT IT.
TRY AGAIN.

A print leaves a trace of a decision. Change the pressure, the color or the shape and see what happens.

One small change can give you a new direction.
A closer look at a making experiment.
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Distinct red blue and yellow material collection

START WITH
WHAT YOU
HAVE.

01Paper to fold and cut
02Color to try in layers
03Tools you can share
04Space for the unexpected
A scrap can be a starting point.
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A LITTLE
KINDNESS
GOES FAR.

Three authored principles for a welcoming creative session.

01

TRY BEFORE YOU JUDGE.

Make a small version before deciding what the idea can become.

02

LEAVE ROOM FOR OTHERS.

Invite a different approach and notice what it helps you see.

03

KEEP THE USEFUL QUESTION.

Carry one uncertainty into your next experiment.

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BETTER WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

Four fictional adults making paper artworks together

A shared table makes different approaches visible. Show what you tried, ask a clear question and let someone surprise you.

Make a little space for a different idea.
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OUR CREATIVE LOOP.

Simple.
Collaborative.
Open-ended.
1

WONDER

Start with a question you want to explore.

2

NOTICE

Find a detail, a pattern or a useful constraint.

3

MAKE

Give the idea a small physical form.

4

REMIX

Change one thing and look again.

5

SHARE

Show the attempt and carry a question forward.

You can return to any step. Learning rarely moves in a straight line.
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STORIES START
WITH A SMALL TRY.

Fictional learning scenarios
Fictional learner holding a paper model

A DIFFERENT FOLD

What happens when a flat sheet becomes a character?

Fictional learner holding a clay object

A DIFFERENT MATERIAL

What can your hands notice that a sketch cannot show?

Original sketchbook with abstract colorful doodles

A DIFFERENT LOOK

Which small mark deserves a second page?

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Original pinned board of nine different paper studies

PIN IT.
MIX IT.
SEE IT NEW.

A small collection can help you notice a direction you could not name at the start.

Keep one unexpected detail.
Place two unlike things together.
Ask what connects them.
A working wall, not a finished answer.
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BRING A QUESTION.
LET'S MAKE
SOMETHING.

A few materials. An open mind.
A little room to play.

Distinct red rotary telephone paper cutout

ROOM TO PLAY

A fictional weekend creative-learning club.

YOUR FIRST STEP

Choose one prompt.
Bring one simple material.

THANKS FOR
BEING CURIOUS!
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