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Play Full Ground is a creative microschool/learning lab in Monterey, Play Full Ground inspires young learners to explore, create, and grow as artists of their own lives through hands-on art, collaborative projects, and curiosity-driven learning.
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.
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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.
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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.
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05/07/2026
White paper
Charcoal
Shadow
Starting here
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05/07/2026
Responding to what is already there
Lines follow edges, light, plant forms
Nothing fixed
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05/07/2026
Another layer enters
Blue over charcoal
Nothing erased
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Starting from one object, students explored different directions while staying connected.
Focusing on parts and slowing down the process opened up more possibilities.
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This week, I noticed something about seeing.
At first, something just catches our attention.
It feels clear.
But her nerves return to it later,
we begin to notice more.
Not because anything changed,
but because we see it differently.
Seeing continues.
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04/16/2026
Earth Day at the tide pools 🌊
observe • sketch • explore
📍 The Great Tide Pool
📅 April 22 | 9–11 AM
Ecology + art with Emily Gottlieb
💛 Flexible pricing available | link in bio
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04/16/2026
🌊 Earth Day Tide Pool Art + Ecology Exploration 🎨
📍 The Great Tide Pool
📅 Wed, April 22 | 🕘 9–11 AM
A hands-on Earth Day experience exploring tide pools through observation, sketching, and creative art-making guided by ecologist & artist Emily Gottlieb.
🌱 Details + registration:
https://www.playfullground.com/what-the-heck-is-that
💛 $50 Explorer Pass (flexible pricing available)
Join us for the creative exploration or share with anyone who might enjoy a nature-based art exploration.
Contact: Mai @ Play Full Ground
[email protected]