About this Event
About the Workshop
Step into a creative sanctuary where art-making becomes an act of mindfulness and renewal. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll collect and arrange reclaimed materials into your own unique mandala — a symbol of wholeness, cycles, and transformation. Guided by artist and facilitator Miranda Ratner, you’ll explore mindful movement, creative play, and the beauty hidden in the discarded.
As you weave colors, textures, and shapes into a harmonious whole, you’ll learn to see the magic in the mundane — and discover how reclaiming materials mirrors our own capacity to heal, reimagine, and renew.
No prior art experience is necessary. Materials are provided, but we encourage you to source your own discarded materials through a trash treasure hunt and start the creative process!
About the Instructor
Miranda Ratner is a professional artist, educator, and facilitator whose work blends artistry, ritual, and environmental stewardship. She holds both a BFA and MFA in Fine Art (Painting/Drawing) and is a 500-hour certified yoga teacher trained in three distinct yoga traditions. Miranda’s workshops weave together embodied movement, meditative art-making, and a deep reverence for the cycles of nature — inviting participants to connect with themselves, the Earth, and the beauty in what was once overlooked.
Website : www.mirandaratner.com
Linktree: linktr.ee/mirandaratner
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Collecting is where mindfulness begins! Examples of recycled/discarded materials *to collect* for the upcycling art workshop:
Colorful cardboard
- Cereal boxes
- Granola/power bar boxes
- Soda boxes
- Snack boxes
Colorful bottle caps
Soda can tabs
Colorful produce mesh/net bags
- Avocado bags
- Orange bags
- Lemon bags
- Lime bags
- Garlic bags
- Tumeric bags
- Ginger bags
Colorful fabric/torn or used clothing
Corks
Colorful aluminum cans (rinsed)
- La Croix
- Soda
- Waterloo
- Spindrift
- Energy drinks
Plastic water bottles
Colorful plastic bottles
Old CD's
Bubble wrap (all colors and sizes)
Newspapers
Magazines
Buttons
Packing Material
- Brown paper
- Cardboard
- Plastic
- Foam
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Checking In: We are located at 553 S. Lake Ave and will begin check-in at 12:40 PM. Please arrive on time as we will be locking the doors at 1:05 PM. You can park in the Pavilion's parking lot located on California Ave. There's a flight of stairs that leads up to the studio.
Please email [email protected] with any questions!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
553 S Lake Ave, 553 South Lake Avenue, Pasadena, United States
USD 117.09
