Join us on February 24, 2023 at the MB Children’s Museum (8:15am) to explore the CreativeMornings global theme of TOUCH with the talented and engaging GABRIELLE TOUCHETTE!

Talk: Boosting Creativity Through Limitations

Do you see yourself as a creative person? What does “being creative” even mean? Is the term “a creative” limited to a very small, elite group of skilled artists? Gabrielle explores the idea that all humans have a touch of creativity in them, even if we don’t feel or recognize it. With the help of a brown potato, a harrowing ordeal on a California freeway and brain function research, Gabrielle shares how limitations and inadequacies could be the key to creative flourishing.

Meet our Speaker: Gabrielle Touchette

Gabrielle Touchette is a professional photographer in Winnipeg and is most passionate about projects that involve people, creative imagery and storytelling. She has been running her full time photography business since 2008 with a focus on portrait and commercial photography. She’s the creator and host of the Mobile Phone Photography Workshop and an enthusiastic member of the CreativeMornings WPG team. When not working, she enjoys taking photos of her food, travels and kiddos. Find her on IG @todrawlight and @gabrielletouchettephoto.

February’s Theme is Touch.

When we open ourselves to the ineffable — what cannot be transmitted through words — touch emerges as a language unto itself. The grit of the soil under our bare feet, the clay slip enrobing a potter’s wheel, the sun-warmed fur of a beloved pet — these sensations can be healing.

How will you stay in contact with the electric matter that keeps us alive? What will pass through your hands today?

Our Lisbon chapter chose this month’s exploration of Touch and Emma Lopes illustrated the theme.