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Craft in the Digital Age: Play & Mental Wellbeing

Name: Craft in the Digital Age: Play & Mental Wellbeing
Start: 2026-05-15T07:30:00+00:00
End: 2026-05-15T09:00:00+00:00
Location: Ladbroke Hall

Fri, May 15

09:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Ladbroke Hall 10 kr · Buy Tickets

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🎨 Craft in the Digital Age: Play & Mental Wellbeing

A special morning celebrating London Craft Week and the analogue series at Ladbroke Hall

🌿 About the Event

What happens when we put down our screens and pick up a paintbrush, a pen, or a piece of paper? This intimate and thoughtful morning gathering brings together artists, a psychotherapist, and a leading cultural voice to investigate how the act of making — in all its forms — can help us slow down, think with greater clarity, and feel more deeply connected to ourselves and to one another.

🎙️ The Panel

Moderated by Yasmin Jones-Henry (FT writer and trustee at Crafts Council), the conversation will weave together perspectives from artists on the Well–Crafted roster and Mazelle Siton, leadership coach and psychotherapist.

Artists joining the discussion include:

🖊️ Lauren Godfrey
✂️ Carry Hornby
🌸 Joanna Layla

Their practices — spanning pattern-making, calligraphy, and illustration — each offer windows into how focused, hands-on creativity fosters moments of calm, mental clarity, and genuine insight in everyday life.

The panel will explore how seemingly simple acts — drawing, dancing, writing — can reduce stress, support emotional regulation, and even help reshape the way we think and feel. You'll also hear candid stories from the Well–Crafted community about the unexpected "aha" moments that arise in workshops when people step away from the digital world and reconnect in a more human, meaningful way.

🗓️ Launching the Summer Analogue Series

This event marks the launch of Well–Crafted's summer season of hands-on workshops, running from Pride through to Summer Solstice and Carnival:

Date	Workshop
🌸 Sun 7th June	Wycinanki (Polish paper cutting)
🔤 Sun 14th June	Make Your Own Typeface (London Tech Week)
☀️ Sun 21st June	Light and Colour (Summer Solstice)
🐦 Sun 28th June	Origami Birds (co-hosted with a Japanese artist)
💐 Sun 5th July	Flower Crown Making
🎾 Sun 12th July	Wimbledon Hat Embellishment
🎨 Sun 19th July	Glass Painting
🏳️‍🌈 Sun 26th July	Pride Month Fan Painting
🧩 Sun 2nd August	Mosaic Coasters
🌿 Sun 9th August	Pressed Flower Art Frames
🧵 Sun 16th August	Embroidery
🪶 Sun 23rd August	Notting Hill Carnival Headdress (hosted by an artist of Caribbean/West African heritage)

🤝 Sponsors & Partners

This event is kindly sponsored by Adobe Express, the platform Well–Crafted uses to design all its branding and assets. Refreshments will be generously provided by Wednesday's Domaine.