About this Event
Hi darling 💗💖🌈
My name is Maria Escarpenter. I’m a queer artist and I identify as non-binary.
Through my artistic practice, I use drawing as a way to understand myself, my emotions, and the world around me. By giving a shape to fears, insecurities, inner voices, desires, and emotions, I can look at them from another perspective, understand where they come from, and sometimes even accept them.
But our inner world is not only made of fears and insecurities.
It is also full of strength, skills, dreams, tenderness, weirdness, beauty, and all the little things that make us special and unique.
That is what I want us to explore together.
I created this workshop especially for the queer community, but everyone is welcome. No matter how you identify, we all have something inside us that we may need to face, understand, listen to, accept, or celebrate.
During the workshop, we’ll start with some talking and sharing, followed by personal questions to help us look inward. Then, we’ll use our answers to draw our emotions, fears, or inner monsters and give them a shape.
You might draw your fears, insecurities, vulnerabilities, or inner voices — but also your strengths, your spark, your skills, and the things that make you feel special and unique.
Your inner monster doesn’t have to be something negative. It can represent any part of yourself that you want to understand, explore, or celebrate.
You don’t need to know how to draw. This is not about making something perfect, it is about expression, curiosity, and getting to know yourself through art.
🗓️ When: Sunday, 20 September 2026
📍 Where: Treehouse NDSM — T.T. Neveritaweg 55–57, 1033 WB Amsterdam
⏰ Schedule:
- 18:15–18:30 — Arrival, coffee & tea
- 18:30–19:15 — Introduction, sharing & questions
- 19:15–20:00 — Creative process
🎟️ Tickets:
- Regular ticket: €25
- Stadspas: €5 , please send an email to [email protected] to book separately
Let’s create something together without judgment only openness, kindness, and acceptance. 🖤
⚠️ Important: I am not a professional therapist, and this workshop is not therapy or a substitute for professional mental-health support. I am an artist sharing a creative tool that helps me understand myself and face the world. This is a space where we listen to and support each other, but we cannot offer professional advice.
Event venue & nearby stays
Treehouse NDSM, 55-57 T.T. Neveritaweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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