art therapy colouring book series
(page updates in progress)
jan 2025 (vol 01) for busy minds
spring/summer 2025 (vol 02) for spiralling minds
fall 2025 (vol 03) made by the community, for the community *100% not for profit
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a colouring book series i started early in 2025 as a way to use some random black and white ink drawings i did in my spare time in the summer/fall 2024 as a way to relax my mind and mindlessly doodle.
made for: anxious minds, overthinkers, neurodivergent, or anyone who just likes meditative and relaxing art therapy type of hobbies.
print copies available
contact if interested
vol 03 available at select stores around saskatoon
colouring has the ability to relax the fear centre of your brain; it induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind and this generates mindfulness which allows your mind to slow down.
so then it is no surprise that anytime i am focused and deep into a creative project, my mind is so quiet i’ve yet to find a better alternative for quieting my mind.
it my not be a solution for everyone, but if one other person experiences this same mindfulness from these books, i’ll consider it a success.
vol 03 was a community project where i put out a call for local artists of any age or experience level to submit an illustration for one page towards the project.
i then directed and designed submissions into the book, printed a small run of 25, and sold out in a few days, making a profit of $445 to go towards @7thgenrising.
a second run is in the works and will soon be available at a few stores around Saskatoon.
to avoid making the illustrations double sided (since markers tend to bleed through paper), i wrote a short story or poem to go with each drawing in one night, read them over once or twice and edited for major typos, and considered it done.
for the sake of a quiet mind, i decided to just do it rather than continuously spiral thinking about the words.
