The Art Of Becoming
A 6-week Journey Through Clay
This course is for anyone who wants to make space for themselves, whether you're navigating something new, letting go of something old, or just ready to explore what’s beneath the surface.
The Art of Becoming is a six-week art therapy experience that combines hand-building with life coaching, reflection, and personal growth. Through the tactile, transformative medium of clay, each week explores a different emotional theme, like boundaries, letting go, compassion, and strength.
We’ll shape, break, mend, and create. You’ll move with your hands, connect with your body, and access insights that don’t always surface through thinking alone.
Why Clay?
There’s something steadying about working with clay. It slows you down. It gives your hands something to do while your thoughts settle and your body catches up. Clay doesn’t require you to explain or perform. It lets you process, release, and express differently, especially when words don’t quite get there.
You don’t need any clay experience. This isn’t about making perfect pieces, it’s about making a connection with yourself.
What You’ll Take With You
A small collection of ceramic pieces, each one symbolizing part of your process
A journal filled with reflections, prompts, and personal insights
Tools for navigating emotions, transitions, and relationships
A stronger sense of self-trust and emotional clarity
A way back to your body when the thinking mind takes over
The Journey
Over six weeks, we move through a series of emotional themes that mirror the natural arc of inner work; from grounding into yourself, releasing what’s no longer needed, and stepping into what’s next. The experience isn’t about fixing or solving. It’s about tuning in—through your hands, through your body—and noticing what shows up.
Week 1
Grounding & Self-Connection
Theme: Feeling safe and regulating through sensory awareness.
Week 2
Boundaries & Containment
Theme: Exploring personal space, limits, and emotional structure.
Week 3
Processing & Letting Go
Theme: Transformation through breaking, repair, and re-creation.
Week 4
Compassion & Self-Love
Theme: Honouring softness, care, and self-acceptance.
Week 5
Resilience & Strength
Theme: Recognizing your adaptability and inner power.
Week 6
Celebration & Closure
Theme: Acknowledging your growth and integrating the journey.
What a Session Looks Like
Each 2.5-hour session follows an intentional rhythm. We begin by introducing the theme and journaling prompts, then move into a full clay session. After cleanup, we close with reflection and integration.
Session Flow (2.5 hours):
20 minutes – Theme introduction + guided journaling
1.5 hours – Clay work (hand-building and sculpting)
20 minutes – Cleanup + break
20 minutes – Reflection and optional group discussion*
Participants are encouraged to follow their rhythm. Sharing in a group setting is always optional and journaling can continue throughout the session.
Ways to Join
You can take this journey one-on-one in my private studio, or as part of a small group at [Location TBA]. The structure stays the same, but the container is different, and that shapes how you’ll experience the process.
Intimate Group Course
If you’re drawn to shared experience and being in connection with others, the group version offers a steady rhythm in a supportive, small-group space.
You’ll move through the journey with up to five other participants. Each person works at their own pace, creating their own pieces, with optional time for reflection at the end.
There’s no pressure to share, just the option to be witnessed and held if it feels right. It’s a beautiful way to be in process together, without needing to perform or explain.
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CAD 540 including tax (6 x 2.5 hour sessions)
Location: TBA
Private 1:1 Journey
If you’re craving quiet, personal space the 1:1 version might be the right fit.
We’ll meet in my East Vancouver studio for six weekly sessions. There’s more room to follow your rhythm, go deeper into what’s coming up, and shape the experience around what you need most that day.
This format is especially supportive if you’re in a more tender chapter, prefer not to share in a group, or simply want more flexibility and focus.
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CAD 960 including tax (6 x 2.5 hour sessions)
Location: Kat Pino Ceramics in East Vancouver.
What’s Included
Clay, mosaic, and Kintsugi materials
Hands-on guidance and emotional exploration
Weekly coaching themes and guided journaling prompts
A personal journal for continued reflection
A safe, supportive space to move at your own pace
Take-home prompts after each session
All firings are included. For the group course at [Location TBA], a separate glazing session can be booked through the studio after the course. For the 1:1 course in East Van, pieces are left raw or glazed white, with the option to book a private glazing session for an additional fee.
This Might Be for You If...
You’re in a moment where you want to check in with yourself—whether something is shifting, or you’re simply ready to explore what’s beneath the surface.
You don’t need experience with clay or a clear reason to begin. Just a little curiosity, and a willingness to show up.
You’ll leave with:
A deeper relationship with yourself, through body, creativity, and reflection
A collection of ceramic pieces that hold meaning (even if they’re messy)
A journal full of insight, and a clearer sense of where you are, and what matters most right now
Ready to Begin?
The group course runs a few times a year and spots are limited. The 1:1 version is available year-round, based on studio availability.
Still have questions or want to feel it out first?
