The Unmarked Margin: noticing what’s overlooked

Summer Workshops at The Green Barn by Debs Stott

Workshop 2: The Unmarked Margin: noticing what’s overlooked

Loosen the rules you’ve been following and discover how meaning hides in the messy, overlooked edges of your work. Through playful, rule-breaking exercises, you’ll learn to trust what shows up - even when it doesn’t look “right.”

Focus: I can loosen and play

Core

• Disrupt creative rules
• Meaning in the margins
• Play + permission

Key Elements

• Scribble / mess as material
• Rule-breaking prompts
• Playful constraints
• Reinterpreting the ordinary

You’ll spend time in and around The Pod.

Workshops are calm, experiential and non-instructional, allowing participants to form their own connections and discoveries.

Practical Details

• Duration: 2 hours
• All materials provided
• Includes hot refreshments and nibbles

What previous participants have said about my workshops

"I didn’t know what to expect from “moodling” but wanted to be open to whatever experience/emotion would come up so didn’t read anything about the workshop before. What a lovely way to spend a couple of hours, letting go of everyday life and being fully immersed in your senses. It has certainly made me more aware of my environment around me and to be more in the moment. Thank you Deb." [Sue]

Who is this for?

This is for you if you’ve been feeling a little disconnected - from yourself, your creativity and you’re not entirely sure how to find your way back to yourself.

You might feel full of ideas, thoughts or experiences, but unable to see how they fit together. Or you may simply be fed up with trying to think your way through things and are looking for something more experiential and grounded.

This is not about being “creative” in a particular way. It’s for anyone curious about paying attention differently, and discovering what becomes possible when you begin to trust what you notice.

Do I need to prepare anything?

No preparation is needed. Just bring a notebook, a pen, and a willingness to slow down and pay attention.

What can I expect?

• A gently guided session lasting around 2 hours
• A calm, welcoming space where you can slow down and focus your attention
• Simple practices that help you notice what draws you and stay with it
• Time to explore your responses through words, marks or images
• A small group setting with space for reflection, without pressure to share

What will I leave with?

You may leave with something subtle but significant.

• A sense that your attention is not random, and that what draws you has value.
• A feeling of relief as the need to figure things out begins to soften.
• A growing trust in your own responses, and a quieter way of finding direction by listening to what is already there.
• Many people leave with the feeling that something has shifted and a desire to return to this way of seeing in their everyday life.