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The MIECAT Institute is committed to training practitioners working in a variety of contexts including health, community development, education and arts therapy, to understand and represent multi-arts and experiential ways of being in their professional and personal lives.
Unfamiliar medium on an unfamiliar surface:
Black ink on white cloth
The unfamiliar made me feel comfortable, relaxed, adventurous, without fear of “doing wrong” or making “mistakes”, no pressure, no expectations.
Felt free to explore, play, and take risks.
Much more intuition and less thinking.
Looked at two rubber bands lying on the floor, rolled the fabric, secured with the rubber bands and started dripping black ink on it. “Tie-dye” style.
When I opened I was so surprised and excited.
Interesting shapes and forms. Pleasant sensation unraveling the long strip of fabric.
Right at the center there was a clear and neat love heart.
Pretty much exactly the same shape and size as the stone lying on the soil inside the container this morning!
So much to process...
My journal pages from today are full!
Thanks to Olaia Melo for sharing this exploration. Part of Unit 3: Engaging with Materials.
01/06/2026
UPCOMING WORKSHOP_ Threads in Motion
Join International MIECAT collaborator, Aleksandra Bożek‑Muszyńska for a movement and sewing improvisation experience.
This in-person workshop invites you to explore the meeting point between movement and hand‑stitching as a way of reconnecting with your body.
The practice grew out of 15 Safe Days, a project developed during the SaferSpaces residency in Warsaw, where Aleksandra spent fifteen days working with anatomical imagery, improvisation, and the calming repetition of sewing.
Together, we will:
• Work with poetic anatomical cards as prompts for embodied exploration
• Move between improvisation, stillness, and simple sewing actions
• Notice how rhythm, repetition, and touch can create a sense of internal spaciousness
• Allow movement to influence stitching, and stitching to influence movement.
This workshop is designed for anyone interested in somatic practice, creativity, or gentle experimentation.
You don’t need prior experience in dance or sewing, just openness and curiosity.
Book via link in bio.
https://events.humanitix.com/threads-in-motion-15-safe-days-workshop
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Aleksandra’s Australian residency is supported by MIECAT and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Republic of Poland, The Adam Mickiewicz Institute.
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