— Art Connects Us

Reconnect with your intrinsic creativity and prioritize your own well-being.

Are you forgetting about your own mental and physical health while caring for your loved-one with dementia?

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Caregiving can be very overwhelming, and the mental and emotional toll is undeniable. And amidst all the decision-making and worry about your loved one, you’re probably carrying many feelings at once. You’re not alone: up to 59% of family caregivers rate their emotional stress as high or very high. Many caregivers feel chronically stressed, lonely, or experience burnout.

Hi, I’m Sonya

I’m a working artist and educator. My 10+ years of experience working with dementia caregivers confirmed what I already knew was true:

Engaging with art has the power to transform lives.

Working with family caregivers has redefined my ideas about who and what art is for. As it turns out, the people who need art the most are the ones with heartache to process. Art is about having an outlet to work through what’s troubling you. Making art has changed my life, as my personal art practice has given me a place to process my own grief and loss—a lifelong journey I continue to be on.

Imagine having a positive space and outlet to express your complex emotions! Caregivers I’ve worked with report feeling more calm, less sad, less angry—and they feel inspired to continue using art as self-care.

Join me from your own home for this special online workshop:

Drawing The Everyday: Darkness and Light

Connect with your own story and use drawing to express yourself in this 2-Hour Creative Drawing Workshop.

Date and Time, 2026

Step outside of your caregiving role and use art to give voice to your thoughts alongside other family caregivers.

This workshop will show you that

  • Engaging in a creative practice for just 20 minutes can lower your stress and anxiety

  • Connecting with other caregivers—and being a person in the world, outside of caregiving—can make you feel whole again

  • Drawing is empowering—and is empowerment you can bring with you into caregiving and other parts of your life

  • Making art can bring the same benefits as mediation, breathwork, and exercise

Join me as we:

  • Engage with other caregivers in slow and intentional looking

  • Connect with art that helps you see different perspectives

  • Discuss your personal point of view using art as our subject

  • Create a drawing rooted in your own experience

  • Share what you’ve made with a group of like-minded people

You’ll learn

  • An easy grounding technique to use anytime, anywhere

  • Drawing skills to help your continued creative practice and stress management

  • How artists—historic and contemporary—use dark and light literally to express darkness and light metaphorically

You’ll get:

  • An intro to drawing materials plus a pdf and link for easy purchase before the program

  • Live 2-hour Zoom session (with a short break!)

  • Recap of session

  • Follow-up exercises for continued creative practice

— Testimonials

Client Reviews

“This fed my soul. And it made me less angry and less sad.”

“I cannot thank you enough for your work and the magnitude of how you have helped me.”

“This program deepened my sense of myself as an artist, and reminded me how important it is to make time to make/discuss/take-in art.

I am experiencing the purest potential of art not only to inspire and make change, but also to make living bearable…”

— 2-Hour Online Workshop

Drawing The Everyday: Darkness and Light - $79

You may not realize just how much caregiving is impacting your health and well-being. Making art can help you let off a bit of steam. Imagine feeling lighter when you reconnect with yourself, feel more empowered, and find calm through drawing.

Yes, save my seat!

This is for you if:

  • You love art and museums, and you’ve always wanted to be creative

  • You used to have a creative practice, but you don’t know how to find your way back to that part of your life

  • You appreciate art, but you’re scared to make something because you “can’t draw”

  • You know you need to do something for yourself, but meditation and mindfulness feel too out of reach

  • Your loved ones talk to you about “self-care,” but you don’t even know what that could look like right now

  • You know it would be helpful to feel like you’re not alone

  • You know making art could help, but you’re not sure how to fit art-making into your already over- stretched life

This isn’t for you if

  • You’re looking for a traditional support group

  • You’re not willing to try making something

  • You’re looking for art to engage your loved-one, not yourself

  • You don’t believe there’s anything that could lower your stress right now

Will you put off doing something for yourself, or will you give yourself 2 hours to create and connect, to remind yourself your needs matter too?

Yes, save my seat!

— Help When You Need It Most.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I think of drawing as a verb, and everyone can engage in the act of drawing! To me, drawing is about looking, seeing, experiencing, and expressing—drawing doesn’t need to be about making something look “realistic.” What you’ll do in this workshop will strengthen your drawing skills no matter what level of experience you’re starting from.

  • Just paper, a pencil, and eraser are all you need! However, after sign-up you’ll receive a detailed list of materials along with an intro video so that you can decide whether to purchase additional drawing supplies.

  • This workshop is for anyone who believes drawing might help them—this is for the experienced and inexperienced! The workshop is limited to 16-18 participants, to allow for a small group experience where every participant will get personal attention and be able to contribute.

  • If you self-identify as a dementia caregiver, this workshop is for you. Caregivers who have attended my workshops range from primary 24-7 caregivers, to caregivers helping to arrange care for their family member from afar. Participants have been adult children, spouses, cousins, siblings, and friends of someone living with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.

  • If you’re a caregiver whose family member or spouse has recently passed away, you are welcome here! And I extend my sincere condolences to you. If you’ve handed caregiving duties to someone else, you’re welcome here! It can be challenging to right yourself after the responsibility of caregiving, and making art can help you find your way back to feeling more balanced and in control.

  • Participation looks different for every caregiver! You decide how you’d like to participate and if you’d like to share your thoughts and your artwork.

  • To build trust and protect participants’ privacy, the workshop will not be recorded. If you’re unable to attend the live session but are interested in this workshop, please email me to let me know your interest and availability, and I will take it into consideration when scheduling future workshops! I can be contacted at sonya@sonyablesofsky.com

  • I’m happy to answer any and all questions so that you can decide if this workshop is right for you. Feel free to email me with ANY questions at sonya@sonyablesofsky.com