Wednesday, January 22 from 6 to 8 pm and Thursday, January 30 from 6:15 – 8 pm.
This is a training for new and prospective volunteer peer-facilitators for our support groups at Hope Floats. The two-part training is led by Maureen Walsh, NP, FT, Meaghan Hayes, LICSW, and Heather Gray, MSW. The training covers the fundamentals of grief, how to facilitate a group, importance of self-care, and more.
Pre-registration is required. If you are interested in learning more about being a Hope Floats facilitator or are interested in attending the training, please contact 781-585-4221 ext. 7 or email info@hopefloatswellness.org.
Join us at Hope Floats for Family Night, a night for children and families grieving the death of a loved one. Children and their families are invited for a December movie night. Pizza dinner provided!
Pre-registration is required! Please register all children and adults who plan on attending. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Heather or Abby with any questions or for additional information at 781-585-4221.
Oil Painting Workshop with a Twist for the Beginner to the Intermediate…(Adults)
Oil Painting Workshop with a Twist for the Beginner to the Intermediate…(Adults)
Reawaken Your Creative Soul and Learn to Paint
Tuesdays 9:00 am -12:00 pm
Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Tuesday December 10, 2024 (6-week session)
Instructor: Laura Tryon Jennings, CAGs
Fee: $198 (plus $28 supply fee paid to Laura if needed or desired). Limited space available.
Tap into an extraordinary resource: the vibrant, vital force of your own creative character in a nurturing, encouraging, and safe environment and discover your distinctive path to oil painting. You only need bring the willingness to give up any attachment to feeling you have no talent or creativity. The focus of this workshop is to enjoy the creative experience and self-nurturing qualities oil painting can provide to your soul. It offers a unique blend of learning the basics of oil painting materials, foundations of color theory, color mixing, composition and working with the flow of the creative process to awaken creative spirit, remember playfulness, and open a fuller expression of authentic self by nurturing your essence. Artist Jennings approaches teaching each student individually, so they can paint freely, at their own level, and paint a subject (landscape, still life, portrait, abstract, interior, etc. from life and/or from a photograph) befitting their skills and needs. The workshop can be used as a vehicle for expression, playing with paint, learning the techniques of oil painting, and/or to have instructional oil painting, which means you truly can be a beginner, intermediate, or simply get a feel for oil painting. All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer.
For students who have absolutely no background in painting and desire instructional painting, I sometimes recommend one or two private classes with me before jumping into a six-week session. If this isn’t feasible, I ask for patience, particularly on the first day, and encourage you to contact me with your email and phone # so I can connect with you at least one week before class. (LTryonJennings@gmail.com, 781-837-7982 landline)
All supplies will be provided or bring your own supplies if you prefer. There is a 12-student maximum.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED. For more information contact Hope Floats at 781-585-4221.
Make-up classes will be scheduled by the instructor only in the event they are cancelled due to weather or if the instructor cancels. No refunds, credits, or pro-rates except for COVID-19 related events.(Given only if the event is cancelled or at the discretion of the Hope Floats Director) ….and the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury and Hope Floats in Kingston have kindly agreed one make-up class per session can be made up at the other venue. This gives you five days to choose from to make up a class if you need to make-up a day. (No make-up on the first day of a new session) At least twenty-four hours’ notice is required to make up a class.
In case of inclement weather there will be a make-up class scheduled after the last class of each session.
Join us at Hope Floats for Family Night, a night for children and families grieving the death of a loved one. Children and their families are invited to work together on a family art project. Pizza dinner will be provided!
Pre-registration is required! Please register all children and adults who plan on attending. Space is limited and registration is on a first come, first served basis. Please contact Heather or Abby with any questions or for additional information at 781-585-4221.
The Creative Arts Day is a self-care, experiential workshop for those who love or are interested in learning how to cope through the utilization of song, dance, and improv games. No experience is needed! Led by the Master’s Level Interns at Hope Floats, the creative arts day workshop is an event for all abilities and flexible participation, at your own pace. This event is an opportunity to gain awareness of how creative arts modalities can help manage symptoms of grief and empower individuals to embrace life’s new realities.
Monday, November 11, 2024
Workshop 1: High School Student Participants (Grades 9-12) from 10am-noon
Workshop 2: Adult Participants (18 years old and over) from 1pm-3pm
To register, please call our Hope Floats offices at 781-585-4221, Ext. 9.
Pregnancy Loss: Bereavement Support Group for Parents
This group is open to any parent experiencing the loss of a child at any stage of pregnancy. This is a peer-led support group that will meet via Zoom. Peer facilitators are parents who have experienced the loss of a child and are trained by Hope Floats as volunteer peer facilitators.
