Play Full Ground

Play Full Ground

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Dream Lab at Play Full Ground is a creative learning studio for curious teens in Monterey, California.

Through independent projects, collaborative experiences, and open studio practice, we cultivate creativity, confidence, and meaningful connections.

07/23/2026

What happens when we make space for collaboration beyond ourselves?

Participants in The Wahine Project ( thewahineproject ) painted together on a shared piece of fabric, then carried it into the ocean as a group. When the waves washed over the surface, the colors began to move, blend, and transform.

The process invited us to work not only with one another, but with the ocean itself.

Rather than focusing on a predetermined outcome, we followed curiosity, paid attention, and watched something unexpected emerge.

A reminder that some of the most meaningful experiences happen when we create the conditions and allow the process to unfold.

Thank you, The Wahine Project, for the opportunity to share this experience.


Photos from Play Full Ground's post 06/16/2026

Learning side by side

One hand guiding another
A drawing becoming clearer through conversation

Co-Creation Studio
Tuesdays + Thursdays, 3–5 PM


06/16/2026

What stays after making
Egg forms, fish blocks, stitched experiments on a hat

Co-Creation Studio
Tuesdays + Thursdays, 3–5 PM


05/22/2026

What began as an open structure slowly filled with shared dreams, conversations, drawings, languages, and wishes.

Thank you to everyone who helped shape this piece together.


05/21/2026

Through conversation with another artist, I began thinking about adding a Japanese element to the piece.

I added the character 夢 (dream) behind the woven web, not as explanation, but as a quiet connection within the structure.


05/11/2026

Creating Conditions

A small studio study on process, collaboration, and learning.

Play Full Ground began from questions about what kind of spaces allow curiosity, experimentation, and collective thinking to emerge.

Nothing finished, everything open.

Full writing on the blog. Link in bio.



05/07/2026

White paper
Charcoal
Shadow

Starting here
..

05/07/2026

Responding to what is already there

Lines follow edges, light, plant forms
Nothing fixed
..

05/07/2026

Another layer enters

Blue over charcoal
Nothing erased
..

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550 Lighthouse Avenue Suite E
Monterey, CA
93940