A Stroke of Creativity Term 4 2023

Term 1 2024
Thursdays
10.00am - 11.30am
1st February - 11th April

(11 weeks)


Tutor: Cath OBrien
about Cath

Our popular MOA programme A Stroke of Creativity is starting again on Thursday 1st February - and this year it’s open to everyone! 

Sign up today and become a Māpura Online Artist. 

Artist and tutor Cath O'Brien has designed this special programme as a way to explore your creativity and express your thoughts and emotions through drawing, painting, collage, poetry, reading, storytelling and more. 

Join this community and find a sense of belonging amongst a group of others who have had a similar experience. 

MOA is online so it doesn't matter where you live, you can be a Māpura Online Artist.

All classes are FREE - all you pay for is the art materials, if you need them, but we'll keep the cost low and send them to you wherever you live. 

A Stroke of Creativity - open to everyone including caregivers and support people. 

Thursdays 10.00 - 11.30am

1st February - 11th April (11 weeks)


The course is free - all you pay for is the art materials.

Materials

You can bring any materials that you have but the following is recommended

  •  An A3 visual diary or any book with blank pages

  • A set of acrylic or gouache paints (white, red , yellow and blue is enough to make a lot of colours or a cheap set of paints from Look Sharp or the Warehouse etc is fine. The Reno brand is a cheap good brand.

  • A set of watercolour paints (again cheap one are fine or you can just water down your acrylic paints!)

  • A paintbrush

  • Some pencils (recommend dark 4B OR 6B and an HB or lighter)

  • Charcoal is useful 

  • Felt tips are fun

  • PVA glue or a glue stick

  • Biro pens can be great for drawing.

  • You can also collect a kit of leftover things from life like cardboard boxes, cereal boxes, tapes, string, ribbon, wrapping paper, cardboard tubes etc

Course curriculum

    1. Artist Reflections

About this course

  • Free
  • 1 lesson
  • 0 hours of video content