Creativity and The Self: Build Your Courage Canvas

You feel the pull—that quiet voice calling you to create, to make, to simply be in a state of flow. Yet, in a world of constant demands, claiming that time for yourself can feel like a guilty indulgence. Whether an entrepreneur, aspiring business owner, or multi-committed human moving through this busy world, balancing your life with creative time will release you from stress, if even for that moment.

What if that creative time wasn't a luxury, but the most essential investment you could make in your physical and mental well-being?

This is your workshop. This is where you move from permission to power, and leave with an increased confidence to claim your creative time, and transform your life because of it.

The Workshop

Throughout out time together, we will discuss rituals and insights from more well-known creatives.This is not a simple art class. This is a hands-on ritual where you will physically redefine your hero for taking creative time, with creative time, through storytelling.

Using a palette of paints, textures, found words, and other media, you will create a personal "Courage Canvas." This tangible masterpiece will serve as a powerful visual manifesto of your commitment to YOU time. As you layer materials and build your story, you will physically feel the wellness benefits: the calming of your mind, the focus of your energy, and the joyful liberation of putting yourself first.

You will leave with more than just art. You will leave with:

• A fortified belief in the necessity of your creative time.
• A personalized redefinition for defending that time with confidence.
• A tangible, beautiful reminder of the wellness and power that awaits when you do.

Stop asking for permission. The most profound well-being tool is already within you.

Honor your creativity to reclaim your time and transform your personal state of being.

What’s Included?

✅ All supplies (paper, adhesives, scissors, magazines, paint etc)

✅ Welcome beverage of choice from bar/restaurant

✅ Guidance and creative support from your hosts

✅ Your mixed-media story to take home

✅ Gezellig vibes!

🗓️ Where

13:30 - 16:00

Mostly-private room at Gastropub Van Kinsbergen

Prins Hendrikplein 15, 2518 Den Haag

Have a promo code? Use it at this secure Stripe link here for admission:
Stripe secure payment link for Creativity and the Self

Questions? Email me Justin@DisruptiveCheerleader.NL

Be you and create always,
-Justin & Sevgül

About Your Hosts

About Sevgül, your creative co-host and founder of Evil Strawberry Illustration & Design. Creative activities will be led by co-host, graphic designer and illustrator Sevgül Sümer Dielemans of Evil Strawberry Illustration & Design. Sevgül is an organizer and facilitator for a phenomenal international drawing group, where she brings a warm, welcoming community space for all. She has mentored designers, and she has taught people how to become fabulous painters. Her free time is fiercely coveted to enjoy nature for inspiration, as well as time with her husband and two cats. Some of Sevgül's current hot projects are illustration for (top secret) and creating a graphic novel about (also top secret). For more about Sevgül or her brand, visit Evil Strawberry Illustration & Design or Instagram: Evilstrawberry_id.

About Justin, your co-host and founder of Disruptive Cheerleader & The Human Prototype Lab. Justin Nadolski is the founder of Disruptive Cheerleader Productions, creating intimate, safe spaces for connection and authentic conversation, partnering with other entrepreneurs to provide creative activities. A recent immigrant from the U.S. with a background spanning the arts, corporate recruiting, and veterinary medicine, his purpose is to motivate others and challenge norms. He believes what each person creates is unique and irreplaceable. His free time is fiercely coveted to enjoy the gym, abstract painting, or time with his husband and two cats.For more about Justin or his brand, visit Disruptive Cheerleader Productions or Instagram: Disruptive.Cheerleader.

Some Literary references

Some interesting reads referenced in Creativity and The Self workshop series:

1. Creativity and Well-being: A meta analysis, Acar, S. et al, Leiden Universteit (2020)
2. The Creative Act: A Way of Being, Rick Rubin (2023)
3. Creative Therapy: Using Art to Improve Your Mental and Emotional Health, Wayne Pascall (2023)
4. The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It For Life, Twyla Tharp (2003)