Creative methods for adults – playing, drawing and writing

IMPORTANT: THE COURSE IS IN VOLATILE LANGUAGE, DON'T FORGET TO TURN ON LITHUANIAN SUBTITLES

This lesson introduces creative writing as a playful and accessible method of art mediation. Participants are guided through a creative process that begins with group interaction, continues with intuitive drawing, and leads into poetic writing through the form of a Rondel.

The session starts with a theatre-inspired warm-up exercise in which participants create a shared “web of words” around simple themes such as fruit, winter and summer. This activity helps the group to become more attentive, relaxed and connected. It encourages participants to stay in the moment, respond spontaneously and move beyond the pressure of doing things “right” or “wrong”.

The next step invites participants to transform words, associations and inner images into intuitive drawings. Instead of using letters or planned images, participants allow their hands to make traces on paper. This process helps them move away from overthinking and creates space for chance, feeling and personal expression.

From the drawings, each participant chooses forms, lines or symbols that feel meaningful. These symbols are then shared and developed collectively, allowing others to add small visual responses. In this way, the individual creative process becomes a shared experience, shaped by attention, trust and group exchange.

The final part of the lesson introduces the Rondel, a short poetic form with eight lines, where selected lines are repeated. Participants use the words, images, drawings and visual “gifts” created during the session as inspiration for their writing. No previous experience in writing, drawing or art mediation is needed. The emphasis is on experimentation, play and process rather than on producing a perfect result.

This method can be used in museums, galleries, community spaces, adult education settings, cafés, nature or other everyday environments. It is especially suitable for adult educators, cultural mediators, museum educators and facilitators working with adults, seniors and intergenerational groups. The lesson supports creativity, reflection, dialogue, cultural participation and wellbeing by helping participants discover that they are never too old to play, imagine and create.

Learning outcomes

After this lesson, participants will be able to:

• understand how playful group exercises can support concentration, trust and creative flow;
• use intuitive drawing as a bridge between association, memory and writing;
• apply the Rondel as a simple poetic structure in art mediation and adult education;
• design a process-oriented creative activity that does not require previous artistic experience;
• support group reflection, participation and personal expression through creative methods.