{"id":569,"date":"2025-01-03T16:31:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/?p=569"},"modified":"2025-01-03T16:33:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T16:33:51","slug":"creative-practice-hand-made-mindfulness-booklets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/creative-practice-hand-made-mindfulness-booklets\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Practice &#8211; Hand Made Mindfulness Booklets"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I had an idea with a friend who runs compassion based mindfulness workshops for LGBTQIA+ people with South Asian heritage, that I would make a booklet for participants to take away with them at the end of a new 4 week course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would be using my lived experience as a member of the same community and my professional and personal experience with mindfulness to write the content of the booklet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I then planned to use the facilities at WSA to print and hand make the booklet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been in discussion with the printmaking technician, Andy, about the best way to achieve my outcome and after making a prototype, I ordered the paper and constructed the booklet with Andy&#8217;s help and supervision. They are A5 sized and bound on the spine using linen thread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I loved the process of planning and making the booklets and my intention was for the outcome to feel like a special object. This is because the nature of the work can leave people feeling vulnerable and I wanted the booklet to recognise this and say that it is ok to feel like this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I included my contact details in the booklet so that people can feedback to me directly if they would like to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I sent out the booklet&#8217;s to the participants wrapped in tissue paper and have had feedback that they really appreciated the careful way that they were  constructed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some of the process images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The prototype <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"622\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-1.png 622w, https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-1-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 622px) 100vw, 622px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The PDF of the text (in booklet format)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/021224-Pamphlet-1.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 021224 Pamphlet.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-e7716015-50e7-45cd-92b3-5b322a9331a4\" href=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/021224-Pamphlet-1.pdf\">021224 Pamphlet<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/021224-Pamphlet-1.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-e7716015-50e7-45cd-92b3-5b322a9331a4\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Making the booklets <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Screen printing the design onto the paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-4.png 434w, https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-4-226x300.png 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding gold heat sensitive foil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"584\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-2.png 441w, https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-2-227x300.png 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Folding the booklets <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-3.png 443w, https:\/\/wsa-creativetechnologies.uk\/kb4n24\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/image-3-224x300.png 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" 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