FROM SKETCHBOOK TO CANVAS COURSE

Join artist Marcelina Amelia for a course exploring the sketchbook as a tool for creative practice.

This three-session course is designed for anyone who feels creatively blocked, curious, or simply ready to begin. No previous experience required.

In the first session, students will create their own simple hand-bound sketchbook and learn to use it as a pressure-free space for experimentation, reflection, and creative discovery. Through gentle prompts and material exploration, participants will reconnect with curiosity and rediscover the freedom of making without judgment. The sketchbook becomes a space where thoughts, images, and memories can unfold at their own pace, a personal archive as well as a working tool.

The course also introduces simple reflective and intention-setting practices that support clarity and creative momentum. Research in behavioural psychology suggests that writing down goals increases commitment and follow-through, while visualising ideas activates neural pathways similar to physical action. By combining making with…