De-stress doodling the light of hope ✨

At our de-stressing and relaxing drawing group we enjoyed an illuminating theme of returning light. That light of hope as the sun starts rising in the sky each day – changing the earth, skies and ourselves – as we move away from the darkness of winter, gradually opening up and making space, seeing anew ⛅ 

We explored freely following where our doodling and imagination led us. Some of us used pens and watercolour to try to capture light and space. It was a lovely session drawing and chatting and encouraging each other. Here is the poem by Dogen Zenji –

Long night,
Long as the
Long tail of the pheasant:
The light of dawn
Breaking through

Dogen