Seedpod Creative Arts Studio

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio Creative Arts Therapy for Mental Health and wellbeing. Individual sessions currently available. in Therapeutic Arts Practice.

Briony is a qualified Arts Therapist, with experience working alongside children and adults in a creative capacity. She holds a B.A in Psychology, an Adv.Dip in Transpersonal Art Therapy and a Post Grad Dip. She is down to earth, an avid lover of the creative process and is passionate about supporting people on their own healing journeys.

Last Thursday night, I facilitated a special evening workshop with Project Respect. We listened to jazz, ate pizza, and...
31/03/2026

Last Thursday night, I facilitated a special evening workshop with Project Respect. We listened to jazz, ate pizza, and created this beautiful piece of art inspired by nature and kitchen materials such as tea and tumeric!

To get the flow going, we each chose a stone or crystal, and then followed it around with a pen to make curious and playful lines across a big sheet of paper. This was inspired by a practice I came across recently and it felt like such a simple yet playful exercise which really helped open up our creativity. I’m thinking "playful pebble pathways" could be a such a great term for this process! 🪨✨

We then created our nature and kitchen-inspired inks and let our conversations and experiences deepen in the curious, emergent way that they often do.

This was such a beautiful and deeply immersive process. Sensorially, it was also pretty amazing- with multiple rich aromas, textures and colours to explore.

Deliciously delightful. Fun and sensory, and I truly hope enriching for everyone involved.

I also really love thank ink making, mark making and community seem to have been the themes of the week!

Inks:
Tumeric
Charcoal
Coffee
Cranberry & Pomegranate Tea
Ginger & Apple Tea
Gold Mica powder
Gum Arabic
Water

Thanks so much for the inspiration for the stone and pen idea- Active Kreative!

For more information about Project Respect please go to: https://www.projectrespect.org.au/

As 2025 comes to a close, I would like to take a moment to reflect on what an amazing year it has been for Seedpod Creat...
21/12/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, I would like to take a moment to reflect on what an amazing year it has been for Seedpod Creative Arts Studio.

I have had the privilege of working with so many wonderful people this year, exploring healing through the arts and creativity 🎨🌿✨ Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me and been part of this journey. Your trust and courage have made this year truly special.

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio will be taking a short break from 22nd December 2025 to 13th January 2026. During this time, I will be recharging my batteries and preparing for yet another year of creative exploration, continued growth, and positive change.

Wishing everyone a peaceful and joyful festive season. I look forward to reconnecting with both new and longer-term clients in the new year and continuing our therapeutic journeys together.

With gratitude and warmth,

Briony
Seedpod Creative Arts Studio 🌿

New blog post just out!! ✨ "Rhizomic Musings: Finding the Unexpected in Art and Healing"Creativity isn’t a straight line...
11/02/2025

New blog post just out!! ✨ "Rhizomic Musings: Finding the Unexpected in Art and Healing"

Creativity isn’t a straight line. It twists, it sprawls and takes unexpected turns.

Much like a rhizome—branching, rupturing and re-forming—our creative process doesn’t always follow a predictable path. Instead, it moves through feeling, memory and intuition… often unfolding in ways we haven't planned and don't expect.

Lately, I’ve been leaning into this idea: what if creativity (and healing) isn’t about moving forward in a straight line but about surrendering to the ways it wants to emerge and transform?

https://www.seedpodcreativeartsstudio.com.au/blog/rhizomicmusings

Note: This one took me some time to write- phew 😅

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio is such a beautiful space. It is light and bright and full of art materials to explore! For...
03/02/2025

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio is such a beautiful space. It is light and bright and full of art materials to explore! For me Seedpod can sometimes feel like a little world away from all the pressures of the outside world. I hope it does for you too. It is more important than ever that we make time for ourselves and our healing.

For those interested, I try and source furniture, and quite a large proportion of my art materials secondhand (e.g. from local Good Karma Networks, secondhand furniture shops, and op shops etc…). For me this remains an important ethical aspect of my practice.

If you would like to know more please visit my website www.seedpodcreativeartsstudio.com.au.

Strengthening community connection is something I value highly. Connecting with others through artmaking can be really b...
12/08/2024

Strengthening community connection is something I value highly. Connecting with others through artmaking can be really beneficial for both our health and wellbeing, and can also be fun and playful. I have really enjoyed facilitating these Art and Wellbeing sessions over the past 18months. Thanks Project Respect!

Project Respect is an intersectional feminist, non-faith based organisation, providing support to women and gender diverse people with experiences in the s*x industry, and also women and gender diverse people who have experiences of s*xual exploitation.

For more information go to: www.projectrespect.org.au

Watertank Project This mural was created by participants of the monthly 'Art for Wellbeing' group at Project Respect in ...
02/07/2024

Watertank Project

This mural was created by participants of the monthly 'Art for Wellbeing' group at Project Respect in collaboration with Seedpod Creative Arts Studio. Watching the evolution of this tank was awe inspiring and it evolved just as it should have- with plenty of community spirit, creativity, enthusiasm and lots of tea and paint!

This landscape was created by participants to represent both ‘light’ and ‘dark’, recognising that we all have light and dark within our lives. The moon shown against a purple sunset represents women’s empowerment, and the tree is symbolic of strength.

It is hoped this artwork will continue to emerge as current and future service users of Project Respect are invited to add their very own personalised leaf to this tree. As each individual leaf is added with its own character and significance, it is hoped they will also begin to emerge together to symbolise a sense of community and togetherness.

Project Respect is a specialised support and referral service and peer community for women and gender diverse people with experience in the s*x industry, and for women and gender diverse people with experiences of trafficking for s*xual exploitation. https://www.projectrespect.org.au/

*xworkers

In this fun artistic process ‘No-Look Contour Drawing’, participants were encouraged not to look at their paper, just to...
23/02/2024

In this fun artistic process ‘No-Look Contour Drawing’, participants were encouraged not to look at their paper, just to place their pen to paper and in one continuous line (without lifting the pen from the paper) draw the object in front of them (in this case leaves and flowers). This practice invited us to pay close attention to the ‘edges’ of the object and slow down the process of observation- creating a sense of mindfullness and calm.

I found this process was really successful in a group setting. In a way I felt it let us all off the hook in worrying about the outcome, something participants also reflected upon. However, it was also a lovely surprise that everyone appeared to enjoy the outcome of their artworks as they were beautifully abstract, and very effective. We then added our own creative expressions to these pieces by adding colourful additions with watercolour paint. No expectations plus a great outcome- who could ask for more!

Note: The natural materials chosen for this process were picked by participants from the community garden 

Artworks shared with permission.

The process of artmaking can be a powerful way to express our bodies felt sense and explore our emotions, often also all...
06/02/2024

The process of artmaking can be a powerful way to express our bodies felt sense and explore our emotions, often also allowing us to tap into our inner landscapes and letting our unconscious bubble to the surface through imagery and symbolism. Both the artmaking process and the artworks themselves can reflect much about our stories, identities, histories, dreams, desires, values, beliefs, and the ways in which we interact with the world.

Through artmaking we can find out more about ourselves, and although some of this can be beautiful and eye opening, it is not always ‘pretty’ or easy. Most of us hold parts of ourselves that have experienced pain, grief, loss, shame, guilt, anger etc…. so, it makes perfect sense that these emotions can also surface through the artmaking process.

As a qualified Arts Therapist I can support individuals through the process of identifying and processing these difficult emotions as well the difficulties people may face the world. I work in a person-centred and strength-based based way, honouring people where they are at (and their lived experience) as well as moving towards self-healing, growth and positive change.

Collage artwork created by me.

Just playing around with some wood slices, acrylic paint and Posca pens today at Seedpod Creative Arts Studio. Making so...
27/01/2024

Just playing around with some wood slices, acrylic paint and Posca pens today at Seedpod Creative Arts Studio. Making some time for a wee bit of playfulness and experimentation, listening to music and feeling in the flow. A dear friend joined me with our doggo's in tow! A good reminder to make time for art, friends and also our furry friends :) Art-making can be such a great contributor to our ongoing wellbeing. Today, taking the time to get out of my head felt important somehow.

Intersectionality recognises that we all bring along our own personal values, interests and beliefs based on our lived e...
31/10/2023

Intersectionality recognises that we all bring along our own personal values, interests and beliefs based on our lived experience. Each of us is an individual with unique identities, and each of us can experience discrimination and oppression depending on these overlapping identities.

For me, working through an intersectional lens means deeply listening to others and their own experiences of the world, whilst acknowledging my own privileges and oppressions. I strive to work alongside individuals and groups, to encourage positive mental health and wellbeing across multiple identities in different contexts.

Seedpod Creative Arts Studio celebrates and values people of all backgrounds, cultures, genders, s*xualities, bodies and abilities.

Recently working with an awesome group with my work . Creating terrariums for self-care using recycled glass jars colle...
12/10/2023

Recently working with an awesome group with my work . Creating terrariums for self-care using recycled glass jars collected through the community. Reflecting on what we value and need in our lives. We then painted little rocks with symbols to add to these miniature worlds. Such a wonderful and celebratory process of what makes us feel nurtured and nourished.

TOOLBOXIts on again!! A monthly skill sharing and peer support group for Creative Arts Therapists.A space to play and fe...
12/10/2023

TOOLBOX

Its on again!! A monthly skill sharing and peer support group for Creative Arts Therapists.

A space to play and feel re-energised about your therapeutic arts practice, as well as connecting with others in a safe and supportive community of peers. Expand your creative skills and explore new ways to utilise arts-based methods with clients. This is a space for us all to learn and share!

Third Friday of every month
10am-12pm
Seedpod Creative Arts Studio, Northcote 3070
Cost $25

Morning tea provided + tea and coffee of course 🙂

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https://www.seedpodcreativeartsstudio.com.au/practitioner...

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Northcote
Northcote, VIC
3070

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