Creativity and Your Well-Being

Faculty/Staff Wellness

Creativity and Your Well-Being

Engaging in creative activities can help lower your blood pressure, reduce stress, strengthen your immune system, and improve productivity. Be Well at Work provides a variety of workshops designed to introduce you to various creative activities. Discover more about our past and upcoming workshops below!

Instruction Sheets

Furoshiki Gift Wrapping
 Furoshiki examples - 3 packages wrapped in cloth
Homemade Gifts 
white ceramic mugs with a variety of black smiley faces drawn on them
2 plaid print reusable hand warmers and 2 candy cane shaped birdseed ornaments
DIY Household Goods: Beeswax wrap, foaming soap, room spray, seed paper
 White fabric with colorful polka dots coated in melted beeswax
Upcycling T-Shirts: T-shirt bag, face mask, t-shirt yarn, adjustable ear loops for face mask 
 bag made out of a black t-shirt

Upcoming Workshops

Videos

    • Supplies for tape technique: canvas, painters tape (we used 1/2 inch), small paint brush, palette/paper plate, acrylic paint, cup of water, something to cover your table (could use an old paper bag).
    • Supplies for chain/string technique: canvas, wide paint brush, acrylic paint, string or chain (we used 2.4mm ball chain), scissors, acrylic paint (plenty for the background), palette/paper plate, cup of water, something to cover your table (could use an old paper bag).

Resources