Slow down, reflect and map out what comes next in one of the most meaningful staff retreat team building activities in the Bay Area. In this art journal workshop your instructor travels to a venue of your choice within 20 miles of Montclair and walks your group through the mechanics of manifesting, using collage to build a visual representation of what each person envisions.
The private workshop runs two hours and is priced at $70 per guest for groups of 6 to 12 guests. A flat private class surcharge of $65 per class applies when the session is reserved for your group alone. No art skills are needed, just an open mind and your hopes, dreams and aspirations.
What's Included
- A two hour guided art journal and
Slow down, reflect and map out what comes next in one of the most meaningful staff retreat team building activities in the Bay Area. In this art journal workshop your instructor travels to a venue of your choice within 20 miles of Montclair and walks your group through the mechanics of manifesting, using collage to build a visual representation of what each person envisions.
The private workshop runs two hours and is priced at $70 per guest for groups of 6 to 12 guests. A flat private class surcharge of $65 per class applies when the session is reserved for your group alone. No art skills are needed, just an open mind and your hopes, dreams and aspirations.
What's Included
- A two hour guided art journal and collage workshop at your chosen venue
- A journal for every guest to take home and keep developing an art journaling practice
- Collage supplies and materials for the session
- An introduction to the concepts of manifesting, with examples to get started
- Guided time to reflect, envision and create
What You Will Create
Journaling is a wonderful self care practice and a way to check in with yourself and tap into your creative flow. The workshop invites guests to reflect on where they have been, where they are now and where they want to go, then create a visual map of that path.
Using collage techniques, participants arrange imagery in their journals to form interpretive visuals. It is through this meditative practice of collaging that guests find the space to slow down, reflect, envision and connect. Past guests describe well organized sessions with plenty of supplies, a very cool journal, and an instructor who introduces the concepts and gives examples, then supports everyone while letting them focus on their own process.
Why It Works for Groups
The workshop is described as great for team building, strategic planning or internal self reflection, and one past group hosted a team offsite around it, calling it a lovely and calm session for reflecting and creating. That makes it one of the more relaxing team building activities for a team heading into a new season or planning cycle.
As wellness team building activities go, it adds a little mindfulness to the workday, and it stands out among creative team building ideas because each journal reflects the person who made it. With 6 to 12 guests per private workshop, it is easy to fold into an offsite agenda as one of the most thoughtful team building activities for work.
About Your Instructor
Your instructor is the founder of a women-owned, mission-driven arts organization that blends education, consultation and artistry, and a multimedia artist who works in printmaking, painting, fiber arts and sculpture. Her own work layers natural elements with self-created imagery to explore Afro-Indigenous history and traditional art-making practices. As an arts educator she uses an inquiry-based model rooted in process based learning, built on three principles of self-exploration, modeling and guiding, which creates a safe environment for experimentation, risk taking, collaboration and community building. The organization brings classes, workshops and community events to schools, libraries, festivals and other public spaces across the Bay Area.
How the Session Runs
- Your instructor arrives at your venue and introduces the concepts of manifesting
- Reflect on where you have been, where you are and where you want to go
- Gather your imagery, quotes and affirmations
- Build collage pages in your journal to map out your vision
- Take your journal home to keep the practice going
Good to Know
- No art skills are needed
- Bring pictures of yourself or of loved ones, including ancestors who have passed
- Bring quotes or sayings that resonate, affirmations and pressed flowers if you have them
- The instructor travels within 20 miles of Montclair to a venue of your choice
- Private groups range from 6 to 12 guests
Plan Your Art Journal Workshop
Share your preferred date, venue and group size to check availability. At $70 per guest with a take-home journal included, this is a calm, creative choice among team bonding activities for groups who want to reflect and plan together.
