Colouring the Senses is an immersive creative workshop that invites children to translate sound, touch, taste, and emotion into visual art. Rather than focusing on artistic ability, the workshop celebrates curiosity, perception, and the many different ways we experience the world.

Inspired by research in multi-sensory learning and creative thinking, the workshop encourages participants to make connections between their senses, emotions, memories, and imagination. Rather than focusing on artistic ability, the emphasis is placed on curiosity, exploration, and celebrating each participant’s individual perspective.

Participants leave the workshop with a collection of sensory studies, a final artwork inspired by their experiences, and a deeper appreciation for the many different ways people see, feel, and express the world around them.

Table covered with plastic tablecloth, painted canvas, paintbrushes, small paint bottles, paper napkins, and a person wearing a purple and white zigzag patterned sweater and orange chair nearby, in a room with stacked red chairs and a glass door in the background.

What to Expect

  • Every activity starts with a question rather than an answer. Participants are encouraged to wonder, explore, and discover, allowing curiosity to guide their creative process instead of focusing on a predetermined outcome.

  • No two people experience the world in exactly the same way. The workshop celebrates these differences, helping participants recognize that each interpretation, idea, and creative response is meaningful and worthy of being shared.

  • Using music, texture, movement, storytelling, and observation, participants engage multiple senses to deepen awareness and transform everyday experiences into visual expression. By connecting the senses, creativity becomes both intuitive and memorable.

  • The workshop provides a supportive environment where there is no pressure to be "right." Participants are free to take creative risks, explore new ideas, and build confidence through play, reflection, and open ended discovery.

  • The experience doesn't end when the session is over. Participants leave with new ways of observing the world, encouraging continued curiosity, creativity, and meaningful conversations long after the artwork is complete.

A room with a long wooden table covered with a plastic sheet, surrounded by orange chairs. On the table, there are white canvases, paint palettes, brushes, and paint bottles. A stack of three folding tables leans against the wall in the background, and the room has concrete walls and floors.
People sitting at a long table covered with a plastic sheet, engaged in painting on canvases with paints and brushes, in an indoor setting.
A young girl with glasses and a white shirt is painting on a canvas using bright colors. The table is covered with a clear plastic sheet, and there are various art supplies around, including paint palettes, brushes, and a small bottle of paint. The girl is focused on creating her artwork, which features abstract and colorful patterns.
A conference room with a large table covered with a plastic sheet, art supplies including paint bottles, palettes, and notebooks, orange and blue chairs, framed abstract artwork on the wall, orange stacked chairs, a clock, and a closed wooden door.
Children and adults sit around a large table covered with a plastic sheet, painting with brushes and watercolor paints in a well-lit room. There are art supplies scattered on the table, and framed abstract artwork hangs on the beige wall behind them.
A person with a purple and white zigzag patterned shirt or jacket standing next to an orange chair at a table covered with a clear plastic sheet. On the table are a white plate, a cup with paintbrushes, small bottles, and canvas paintings with colorful abstract designs. In the background are stacked orange chairs against a window showing outdoor greenery.
A young woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a black t-shirt and light jeans, sitting on a chair with her left arm crossed and her right hand touching her chin, looking thoughtfully to her left in front of a white curtain background.

Minami Morris

Minami (Tagaki) Morris is a Tokyo based multi disciplinary artist and creative educator whose practice explores identity, memory, perception, and human connection. Working across painting, drawing, movement, photography, and installation, she is interested in how people experience, interpret, and make meaning of the world through their senses, emotions, and lived experiences.

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Your Questions, Answered

  • Kids aged 6 and up! I also do one-on-one sessions for adults who want a bit of creative time for themselves. I’ve got a Safeguarding Children Certificate too, so every session is a safe, relaxed space to play and create.

  • Sessions run about 60 to 90 minutes. We use music, textures, sensory prompts, and a bit of reflection to turn sound, touch, taste, and feelings into art. It’s not about making something perfect, it’s about having fun and exploring.

  • Nope, none at all. It’s all about how you see the world, not how well you draw, so every kid can jump right in.

  • Just drop me a message on the contact page with some dates that work and whether it’s for a child or an adult, and we’ll sort out a time.