Unique Union, Inc.'s #SelfCareSunday Craft Workshop

5001 Central Avenue Southeast,Washington DC 20019

20 February, 2022

Description

Come indulge in #SelfCareSunday & enjoy self-expression at our community Craft Workshop! We are finally back to offering monthly themed #SelfCareSunday Craft Workshops in person to encourage a healthy mental relationship with self-expression and applied art in a safe and conscious environment. At Unique Union, Inc., we have always believed that self-care is a positive habit and we use DIY projects in our creative community as a way to "put in the work" that is needed to maintain our emotional well-being. Our workshops are held in the Marshall Heights community of Ward 7 SE, Washington, DC-- an area with a rich local history, at the Capitol View Neighborhood Library. This DC Public Library is only steps away from Benning Road Metrorail Station. February's theme is Self Care + Renewal. These Workshops are all about connecting with you with peace and reflection. We will show you how to make your very own indoor tabletop Zen garden with basic materials! You will learn all about miniature versions of the large-scale Japanese zen gardens, which are dry-landscaped gardens often decorated with rocks, water features, or sand. These tiny versions are thought to help increase mindfulness and meditation. An indoor Zen garden doesn't take much to create. All you need is a creative mind and a few easy-to-find supplies. Your Zen aims to serve as an aid for self-reflection and helps to reveal the true meaning of life to you. The first 5 tickets to our Craft Workshops are FREE. You can also join us with the "pay what you can" option (suggested $15 per craft item) -- to keep future #SelfCareSunday Craft Workshop attendance free of charge for local, underserved individuals on a journey to maintain their mental health through creative well-being. Save your space today! We follow all CDC and DCPL guidelines, including mask requirements and room ventilation. We will have light refreshments available and craft instruction will begin at 2 pm. Visit UniqueUnion.org for more details or click HERE to donate. The Unique Union, Inc. is a local gathering place at the intersection of applied art, urban culture, mental wellness, and creative community in Ward 7 SE Washington, DC. We formed in September 2019 as a not-for-profit organization to provide a safe place where creatives of all abilities are encouraged to develop their full expressive potential through art. We are offering our dynamic, constantly evolving and monthly-themed #SelfCareSunday Craft Workshop program to encourage a healthy mental relationship with self expression and visual art in a safe and conscious environment.  We are working to facilitate local connections through guided art therapy and art-as-therapy practices in a trauma-informed, group setting, to ultimately provide a therapeutic, inclusive and creative environment for our inner city community.