Reconnect to yourself, rekindle your creativity, and regenerate your body & mind through art-based workshops, tools, and practices

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For believers in a better tomorrow, changemakers, and people who hold too much of the world on their shoulders even if they don’t realise it yet

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Our art-based offerings

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Standalone workshops and tools

Our standalone workshops are a great opportunity to discover an art-based practice and reconnect to yourself, whether you choose a live or a self-paced option. Our workshops are typically between one and two hours long - short enough to fit into your busy schedule, but long enough to have a meaningful experience.

Some workshops focus more on a specific topic, whilst others place more emphasis on the practice, but all have a mix of both. We host online and sometimes in-person workshops for that extra burst of connection!

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Live and self-paced Journeys

Journeys are longer sequences of workshops, allowing you to dive deeper into the topic or practice. They offer a supportive and intimate container over time to deepen the positive impact the art-based practice has on your well-being and creativity.

Journeys are composed of 5-8 workshops depending on the one you choose, which you can go through in a weekly rhythm or however works best for you. Consider this your permission slip to take the time to regenerate your mind, body, and soul through creative self-expression

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  • “The experience was unexpected and transformative. It changed my state of being completely and at the end I felt intensely alive! This atelier offered a form of expression I definitely want to continue to explore.”

    ANNA KREBS

  • “The workshop was a blessing for body mind and soul. And also surprising: the art process helped bring what was hidden in my heart to the surface and I was able to express it. Afterwards I had so much energy that I still felt the need to go out into nature and dance!”

    AMELIE REIST

  • "The art making space and course enabled me to on one side, reflect on my own art making journey, and on the other side to express myself in new ways, while evoking different aspects of my own childhood. I especially enjoyed the wonderful meditations and guidances provided by Michelle and Nora."

    MARIE-CLAIRE GRAF

meet the founder

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meet the founder ◇

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Hey there! I’m Nora

Most of us have grown up being told that our productive outputs are what defines our worth. ‘Work’ is more valued than art, and creative pursuits are seen as hobbies at best. For those of us who care about the state of the world, we might additionally be driven by the urgency of the complex challenges humanity is facing, or the depth of the pain we feel.

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So for years, I focused all my energy on the so-called ‘productive’ contributions to making a change, which you might be doing too. But this can lead to burnout, like it did for me.

Rediscovering art-based practices as a form of emotional expression and as a tool for both healing and change-making made me realise that this intersection of self-care and creativity is needed in order for us to show up fully as the changemakers and caregivers we are.

We can't bring solutions and ideas that truly stem from a different place if we are not creative and innovative. And if we don’t care for ourselves, we can't be changemakers and do this work sustainably over time.

We need to replenish our own wells to truly be able to support others. Creative practices are a wonderful way to do so - and so the well was born.

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We hope you’ll feel at ease here at the well

Connect with yourself and others. Rekindle your creativity and hope. Find inspiration and resources to foster a better tomorrow – for yourself, too.

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The source of our inspiration

"Even those of us who take for granted a constant supply of water piped into our homes nevertheless understand the value of a good well. It's in our folk memory, an archetypal image in our collective unconscious. A good well will never run dry; you can always depend on it. And water is the source of life. But the source of life, like all things, must be cared for; a good well must be tended."

Sharon Blackie