The Making Room

Watch me take 5 minutes to recenter after a stressful moment.

If you’re like me, sometimes you have too many thoughts at once. From housekeeping chores, to new projects you want to try; work tasks to building a work out routine— it can can hectic between these ears.

When all the lines of thought start to feel like they’re knotting together, sometimes I just need a minute (or 5) to straighten them out.

Thats where simple art exercises like this come in handy.

I split my page into different sections, and one by one, fill each section with its own pattern.

A simple task that I can feel accomplished after completing, accompanied by drawing patterns that will calm my system by repeating them.

Try this next time you’re feeling overwhelmed, and let me know how to like it. Better yet, try it right now and paste your creations in the comments! :)

This exercise takes inspiration from a Zentangle, a similar exercise that has a few more steps added to it. Definitely check out Zentangles if you wanna learn more!

Try this 5 minute drawing challenge to help calm racing thoughts and self regulate.

Having a set task for your hands to do—one with a clear start and finish—can help you refocus from racing thoughts. Drawing repeating patterns help you regulate your mind through your body, leaving you feeling a bit calmer and recentered.

Let’s see what your kaleidoscope of patterns looks like. Post your drawings in the comments!

Art challenge: Draw Anxiety

If Anxiety was a being, what would it look like? What physical characteristics would it have? What would its personality be?

Take five minutes and draw a quick sketch of what you think Anxiety would look like. Post a photo of it in the comments, or on your own page and tag us!

How would you redo the 6 of ♥️s? Share with someone who wants a creative challenge