Manic Dizzy Dream Girls: Clay Night

Manic Dizzy Dream Girls is a female-only, survivor-led creative workshop where we turn chaotic, dizzy thoughts into colorful squiggly earrings you can actually wear. This evening is for dream girls: kind-hearted allies and survivors of SA who want to sit together, make art, and remember we are more than our worst nightmares.

You’ll be gently guided through working with polymer clay—from conditioning and rolling coils, to using unique-to-the-event Squiggly Therapy templates, to assembling your own earrings. You’ll leave with two pairs of handmade earrings and a deeper sense that what’s been spinning in your mind can live somewhere sweeter: in color, curve, and community.

This workshop is inspired by lived experience with PTSD and sexual assault survival, but it is a creative, peer-support space—not professional therapy or a substitute for mental health treatment.

Over about 2–2.5 hours, we will:

1. Warm up with a brief grounding exercise and story behind Manic Dizzy Dream Girls x Squiggly Therapy.
2. Learn the basics of working with polymer clay (conditioning, rolling coils, forming squiggles).
3. Use printed squiggly templates with quiet mantras to guide your own designs or try your hands and emotions at the Manic Dizzy Dream Girl Method.
4. While our earrings bake, we hold space for gentle conversation, laughter, and sisterhood.
5. After our coils cool, assemble your jewelry using simple tools and findings (hooks, posts, and backs).

No experience is needed. If you can roll a little line of clay between your hands, you can do this!

Your ticket includes:

• All clay and tools used during the workshop.
• Earring findings and backs for two pairs.
• Access to unique squiggle templates + mantras.
• Firing/baking of your pieces on-site.
• Light guidance and support from Samantha Robyn Norrah, a PTSD/SA survivor, storyteller, and creative.
• Squiggly Therapy creative clay kits to take home – $20 through Eventbrite check-out.

Optional add-ons at the event:

• Squiggly Therapy creative clay kits to take home – $25 each.
• One-of-a-kind squiggly statement earrings, priced by size and design.
• Drinks and snacks are available for purchase at Black Coffee ATL in the same building.

This space is designed for:

• Survivors of sexual assault and complex trauma.
• Friends and allies who want to create alongside us with care.
• Anyone curious about nervous-system-friendly creativity and sisterhood.

You do not have to share your story, label yourself, or explain your past to belong here. You can just come, make squiggles, and sit with others who get that life can be a lot.

• No prior clay or jewelry experience needed!
• Ages: insert your preference, e.g., “18+” or “16+ with an adult.”
• This is a substance-free, gentle space.
• This workshop is not clinical or licensed therapy; it is a survivor-led creative gathering meant to complement, not replace, professional care.

• General admission: $30 (includes materials to make two pairs of earrings).
• Add the Squiggly Therapy clay kit for $20 through Eventbrite.

Spots are limited so everyone gets enough attention and oven space—save your seat early <3

This event is hosted at The Vivian Apartments in their private meeting-room area located in their main office building. Behind this building is Black Coffee ATL, facing the Beltline, if you would like to purchase snacks or drinks before or during the event, they are open until 8pm on weekdays.

• Free parking for 2+ hours for those who pre-register with the host. Either message us here or dm @manicdizzdreamgirls on IG.
• Sign-up for free parking with Black Coffee ATL with up to 2 hours as a paying customer. Stop in the shop before our event to grab a snack or beverage! Additional $2 per/hour after.
• Additional free parking comes with a short walk under the Beltline from the gas station next to the Chevron on Metropolitan Parkway.

Take the Marta to the West End station, accessed by both the Gold and Red lines. The Vivian is about a 30min walk from the station down the Beltline, or a `10min bike ride. Bird scooters and bikes can be found along the Beltline. Look for signage for "The Vivian" and "Black Coffee" on your right.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Vivian Apartments, 1246 Allene Avenue Southwest, Atlanta, United States

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