Join us on MONDAY, April 6th 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for A CREATiVE SANCTUARY session with artist RAYCHELLE HEATH.
As an avid beader and dabbler in art supplies, Raychelle often finds the work of her hands to be meditative. In this workshop, we’ll explore the connection between meditation and art through guided meditation and making. You don’t have to be an artist or a meditator to enjoy this workshop. Instead, we invite you to come with the spirit of play and with a desire to explore possibility.
If you already have a creative practice, bring some of your favorite supplies to play with. If you are just getting into art, pull together creative tools that spark joy (magazine bits for collage, crayons, color pencils, watercolors, etc). You may also find it helpful to have a journal for any reflections that may bubble up.
Suggested Supplies:
- magazine bits
- crayons
- colored pencils
- watercolor
- whatever you want!
Raychelle Heath (she/her) is the Co-director of the Unicorn Authors Club where she also serves as a Sanctuary coach and Curriculum coordinator. She also works as the Workshop Programming and Curriculum Manager for Yellow Arrow Publishing. Outside of her work, she is a poet, artist, teacher, yoga and meditation guide, and podcaster. She holds a BA in languages with a focus in Spanish, an MFA in poetry, and is a VONA alum. While Raychelle primarily writes poetry, she considers herself a storyteller. Her work explores the multi-faceted experiences of black women in the world. She is also an avid traveler and often weaves her travel experiences into her work. She has been published in various places including Travel Noire, Fourth Wave, Feelszine, Yellow Arrow Journal, The Brazen Collective, and Community Building Art Works. When she is not writing, she is engaging with the wellness community as a certified Kripalu Yoga, Yoga Nidra, and Mind Body Meditation instructor.
This program is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.
This program is made possible in part through the Regional Arts Discretionary Fund of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the Wallace Foundation.
