Process Art Journey with Bethrael

Inclusive, supportive, intentional space to art and show up for ourselves as if the revolution depended on it

Hearts and Crafts

Monthly, Inclusive, hands-on art experiences for lovers, dreamers, pan and poly, chrysalis goo and dragons taped together.

Every second Wednesday of the month. Intentional, safe space for diverse decompression, where sparklies can soften and fluid fantastics fly free. Stardust in meatsuits ,creatingwith kin.

All events:

❤️are suitable for all experience levels.

❤️offer a comfy, casual, creative space with kind community

❤️have a playspace, stretching space, sensory space

❤️provide materials, (unless stated otherwise)

Materials Include:

🎨Charcoal, conte, collage and cork; fabric, facepaint, glitter and chalk.

🎨Washers, washi, guillotines, glue; stickers, stencils, moustaches too.

🎨Paint, pencils, vinyl, dye, with dressups, rollers and sometimes pie.

We sometimes include:

🥳Featured Heartists sharing skills, knowledge and/or guiding experiences

🥳Prompts, projects, workshops or journeys that you are always completely free to engage with at the level you choose.

Process Art with Bethrael

A fun, playful, intuitive and intentional art journey experience. Engaging with various modalities, movement, materials and meditation, we'll be guided through a practice of freeform creation and discovery, allowing presence, intention and abstract expression to reveaL personal insights and possibilities.

All materials supplied but feel free to bring any favourite substrates or materials you like.

Bethrael

A rare blend of scientific rigour, artistic play, and heart-led presence, this month's heartist is an iconic leader of 'outside the norm' journeys. Drawing on a lifetime of unschooling, global exploration, deep dives into science, geometry, psychology, and animist ecology, Bethrael passionately designs hands-on learning experiences free from the constraints of conventional curriculum. A pianist, violinist, oil painter, poet and mother of 4, adept at identifying native plants, fungi, and animals—Bethrael inspires students of all ages and learning styles, centering joy, embodiment, and inclusivity. She's also discovered a handlebar moustache that can turn her prose into rhyme.

Hosted by Angelafaithheartist, our dynamic lover, feeler, writer, theatremaker, performer and general shenaniganist. She has big fat passion for making welcoming spaces where people can play. As panther as she is monkey, as buffalo, as hummingbird, Ange has been supporting emotional unravellings and transformational journeys for 20 years, likes to design flash mobs that go deeper, and regularly forgets that a maggot lived in her head once and she unwittingly smuggled it across several countries.

Heartist Events

Maybe you’re queer, neurodiverse, asexual, gender fluid, polyamorous, stardust

Maybe you’re an artist, lover, dreamer or 3 dragons taped together

Maybe you manage many masks to survive

Maybe you’re a caterpillar, a butterfly or in pre-winged goo form

Maybe not.

Our Venue is cosy af but has so much room for the kind and curious. The alternatives, the explorers, the misfits, the so-called ‘too much'ers, the ‘not enough’ers, the 'too sensitive's, the 'too weird's, the 'too loud's, the 'too quiet's, the too fews, the tutus..

We think humans are great but even greater together, with art.

Our art, heart and community driven events are about feeling safe, seen and welcome to be all you are. So, those of you with delicious, ambrosial flavours that may have become scapegoats for the dysgeusia of others ..we see you and we’ve made us all a comfy space to play.

Where?

Meeting point: 'Sacred Monkey Tattoo'

We'll walk attendees to the venue between 6:30pm and 7:00pm.

If you wait longer than 5 mins, call 0424 074 607

Tram: #48 & #109 from City via Richmond

Bus: #200 & #207 from City via Carlton, Fitzroy and Collingwood

Parking: Denmark St and Wellington St -check clearways and parking restrictions

Events at 'The Hearth'

-celebrate diversity,

-offer ND aware, trauma informed, informal and flexible delivery tailored to the group

-foster kind, intentional practices and community connection

-enjoy engaging accessible art and encourage art-curious folks to create and collaborate, regardless of their previous art experience.

-offer a kind and curious collection of Heartists on hand with love, skills and ideas to share.

'The Hearth'

-a casual, comfy, homey space with floor, chair or under the stairs sprawling options, sensory spaces and non verbal/non social needs systems in place ideal for small groups to commune and create.

-art supplies, flow toys, costumes, sensory furnishings, a dancefloor, a moustache station, a snug space and a kitchen we’d love for you to utilise.

Our 'Why'

❤️Creating is the best

A lot of people tell us they love to make things, or they want to, but they don't. Not only do we find this painfully relatable, it makes us sad in our feelings, so we're doing something about it

❤️People

We really enjoy meeting others and believe in the power of community.

❤️Self Love

We find that living in a city, -or just on earth during these times- in a society that seems to promote hustle and prescribe us obligation to everything but ourselves, we find it challenging to make time for connection, play, art and soft, joyful activities with kind people. So, we’re trying to rectify that.

❤️ADHD Hack

In our ADHD experience, no matter how much we love, need and recognise the importance of solo arting dates, staying in integrity with them hasn't been a thing we've achieved. Showing up for an artist date that we've made with others however, is a piece of delicious, dopamine cake. So, this is our hack. Feel free to use it.

❤️Kin

We are queer, late diagnosed neurosparklies. We did the curious, arty, rose-coloured glasses, unboundaried-dreamer game for a long while. And although we enjoyed the confusing and disappointing fruits of the 'codependent, tragic romantic' story and the 'hermitting weirdo,' story, now we wanna hang out with other sexy misfits and make stuff.

We may not know a lot, but we do know that we always feel better after we create intentional gifts for ourselves and we always feel better after connecting with kind, curious community. Maybe you will too.

Chocolates?

Maybe! There'll definitely be something you'll find enticing in our 'Snack Nicholson' or 'Snackie Collins' baskets.

We are big fans of ease, so if it offers you more spaciousness to eat your dinner here, we'd love you to bring it with you and utilise our full kitchen.

Your contributions help us continue to offer unique gatherings in a comfy, gorgeous, sensory space and provide refreshments and supplies however, It's important to us that our events be accessible to everyone and encourage you to get in touch should finances (or anything else) keep you from attending, please email angelafaithheartist@gmail.com

Join us!

We struggle with a lot of the content this whacky life provides, but one thing we know for sure is that we always feel better when we create and connect with kin. Maybe you will too.

Current monthly events

Writing,-Queer Writers Naarm

Crafting/Visual Arting- Hearts and Crafts

Consent centred Cuddle Puddle- Cuddle Club

Previous events include

Cardmaking, Watercolour self love reminders, Partner massage, Face painting, Ballooning, Improv, Flash mobs, Dance journeys, Sharing circles/ Intention setting circles, Play readings, Live performances, Wheel of consent workshops, Queer/kink/poly/ND socials, Poetry readings, Fairy parties and a neurodivergent Choir.