An Apothecary of Art: Journeys for emotional growth
21/10/2023 4:30 pm – 21/10/2023 5:30 pm | 1-10 Keeley St London WC2B 4BA
Join Lisa Azarmi at the Bloomsbury Festival this year for a talk on her newly-published book An Apothecary of Art to soothe your soul.
Welcome on a transformative journey exploring emotions and how the healing power of art can promote personal growth. Lisa Azarmi, founder of social media sensation Ravenous Butterflies, shares her own life experiences and will immerse you in a soothing blend of paintings and prose from her debut title An Apothecary of Art. Set up at a time in Lisa’s life when things were difficult, Ravenous Butterflies was designed to provide a safe sanctuary for emotional wellbeing through inspiring art and uplifting quotes.
In this illustrated talk, Lisa explores a range of emotional journeys that many of us will go through at some point in life and how art can be harnessed to lift the spirit, calm the mind and heal the soul.
About the book
An Apothecary of Art is the ethos of Ravenous Butterflies presented in a beautifully produced book. Readers are invited to take a transformative journey to improve their mental wellbeing through 24 emotional journeys that suggests routes in which to navigate the pages, from grief and loss to optimism, friendship and self-love.
Within its pages are the works of world-renowned masters and the paintings of lesser-known talents paired with uplifting thoughts from great poets, writers and thinkers. Readers will encounter paintings from the likes of Amedeo Modigliani, Hasui Kawase, and Berthe Morisot with accompanying words from voices including Sappho, Pablo Neruda and Harriet Tubman.
An Apothecary of Art | £18.99
About the author
Ravenous Butterflies is a popular and unique art and literature blog, which began as a Facebook page in 2013 and has since generated a devoted global fanbase. With a huge following on Facebook and Instagram, the Ravenous Butterflies brand is a transformative source of wellbeing to millions.
Lisa Azarmi is the founder of Ravenous Butterflies. She is also a practising artist, journalist, poet, curator, founding member of South London Arts Lab and founding editor of MÜ Magazine. She is a fine art graduate from Goldsmiths and believes that art is not just a luxury for the few, but has a universal power to sustain positive mental health. She lives in Surrey and is available for interview.
About Bloomsbury Festival
Bloomsbury Festival is an annual celebration of the area’s creativity, presenting an inspiring programme of culture, arts, science, literature, performance, discussion and debate. The programme includes an exciting mix of contemporary arts, music, performance, theatre, science displays, talks, walks and community events.
The festival programme has over 100 events including theatre, music, exhibitions, talks and walks. The events are presented by numerous creative partners from our unique Bloomsbury local community which includes leading universities, communities from across the world, a high proportion of young people both resident and visiting students, talent emerging from our leading art, theatre and music academies, and some of the country’s leading science and medical teams.
Our 2023 theme Grow has a direct relationship to the talent development opportunities we offer as well as to our wide and varied programme of music, theatre, art, walks and talks which make up our festival events, all of which have been inspired by one of many interpretations of the theme, and by our New Bloomsbury Set project -a cultural reimagining of Bloomsbury in the 21st century.
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