This Art Lab series is designed for both novices and experienced artists. The Art of Doodling is a series of monthly workshops that will encompass abstract and minimally representational drawing. Themes include radiating designs, symmetrical and asymmetrical patterns, imaginary beasts, fantasy figures, graphic stories and sacred symbols. You are invited to come to one, some, or all of the workshops as the spirit moves you.

Please register here or by emailing carla@smithcenter.org. A $15 donation per session is requested.

Doodling is spontaneous, uncensored drawing. Doodling helps us process our emotions, alleviate stress and develop new possibilities for creative expression.

In our initial Art Lab session we will be doodling and then collaging with our doodles, and we may combine torn or cutout images from other sources. We will explore ideas and storytelling related to our collages. Come to this session with a few simple ideas, themes or subjects you want to explore. New themes and projects will be introduced each month.

Art Lab will be about making art as well as the different ways we experience art and how it affects us. We will integrate movement and playful sharing into our art making experience sharing insights, joys and concerns.

Suggested Materials*:

*any collage materials and supplies you may already have will work just as well for this project; the materials suggested below are just some of my favorites.

• 8 sheets of 8×11 paper or larger / 28 (minimum weight) – 60 pound paper
• Scissors
• Suggested: SINGER 00557 4-1/2-Inch ProSeries Detail Scissors with Nano Tip, Teal (Amazon Smile)
• Glue stick
• Suggested: UHU Stic – Clear Glue Stick (Amazon Smile)
• School pencil and/or mechanical pencil
• Fine-tipped & ultra fine-tipped magic markers and/or fine-tipped colored markers
• Suggested: Sharpies
• Optional: 
• Mod Podge glue
• Images from any source that you might want to combine with your doodles
• Colored pencils (Suggested: Prismacolor Premier soft core on Amazon Smile)
• Watercolor markers or brush pens (Suggested: ARTEZA Real Brush Pens, 24Colors for Watercolor Painting on Amazon Smile)

About Liz Lescault

Liz Lescault, a visual artist and sculptor, has practiced and taught art for over 40 years. Liz is Coordinator of the DC InterPlay Metro Region and is a member of the DC InterPlay Board. Liz leads Open Gathering days for InterPlay DC and organizes and leads workshops regionally and nationally.

Liz melds her art, teaching and personal philosophy with InterPlay wisdom, tools and forms. Formerly, Liz, was a hotline crisis counselor, for various suicide prevention lifelines and The Trevor Project providing help for LGBTQ youth in crisis. Liz also led InterPlay for elders with chronic illness and cognitive disabilities at Iona Senior Center up to the Covid shutdown and is currently a volunteer leader for Smith Center for Healing and the Arts.