Adult Art Workshops & Events
Our 'Creative Connections' weekly adult art workshops and monthly themed art evenings provide a relaxed, supportive environment for adults to unwind, learn new skills, and explore creativity. All materials are provided, and sessions are beginner-friendly.
Creative Connections - Weekly Daytime Adult Art Workshops
Tuesdays | 9.30am–12:30pm | £25 per adult
At Doodlebugs, creativity is more than making something beautiful — it's an act of service, generosity, and self-care. Our workshops are thoughtfully designed to offer space to slow down, reconnect, and give yourself permission to explore. Through mindful, hands-on creative experiences, you'll discover not only new skills but also the quiet therapeutic benefits that come from curiosity, play, and creative flow.
These sessions are an invitation to expand your creative repertoire, experiment with new materials, and open the door to fresh artistic ventures. Whether you're an experienced maker or just beginning your creative journey, Doodlebugs is a welcoming place to explore, learn, and grow — alongside other like-minded creatives who share a love for imagination and expression.
Fluid Expression: Exploring Alcohol Inks
A vibrant, intuitive, and immersive creative process that celebrates movement, colour, and spontaneity.
🕤 Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
💷 Cost: £25
🎨 What's included: All materials provided, plus refreshments and breakfast pastries (please let us know if you have any allergies).
Alcohol inks* are a wonderfully freeing medium, perfect for playful exploration and mindful creativity. Come and experiment, let go of perfection, and enjoy the magic of colour in motion in a relaxed and supportive environment.
✨ Come and explore with us — we can't wait to welcome you to Doodlebugs.
*masks and gloves are provided
Creative Connections - Monthly Themed Art Evenings for Adults
A Monthly Evening of Calm, Creativity & Connection
Looking for a fresh way to spend your evening? Whether it’s a date night, a catch-up with friends, or a night just for you, Creative Connections offers the perfect escape.
Join us for our monthly adult art evening – a relaxed, inspiring, and social experience where creativity flows and laughter is always encouraged.
With just 16 spaces available each month, these evenings sell out fast – and once you've been, you’ll understand why!
🎨 What to Expect:
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A calm, welcoming environment with gentle guidance (no experience needed!)
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A beautiful project to work on each session, from mandala-inspired pieces to mixed media and expressive painting
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All art materials provided – just bring yourself!
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Creative freedom in a safe, no-pressure setting – explore at your own pace
Whether you're a total beginner or someone looking to reconnect with your artistic side, this is your space to unwind, express yourself, and enjoy the process.
💬 Why People Love It:
✔️ A perfect alternative to the usual night out
✔️ A chance to meet like-minded creatives (or future friends!)
✔️ Great for self-care, mindfulness, and inspiration
✔️ You’ll leave with a finished piece you’re proud of ✨
🍷 We’ve Got You Covered:
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Art materials – from pencils and watercolours to beautiful paper and pens
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Light refreshments & nibbles (because art is better with snacks)
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A relaxed, feel-good vibe that will leave you inspired and recharged
📍 Details:
📅 One evening a month -
⏰ 7:30pm–9:30pm
📍 London Colney Baptist Church Hall (behind the Church) Kings Road, AL2 1EN
💷 Prices vary per evening (please see individual products for details)
👥 Adults only
🎟️ Only 16 spaces available per session – early booking essential!
Whether you're coming alone or with a friend, Creative Connections is a wonderful way to pause, play, and reconnect with yourself and others. There’s no right or wrong — just art, conversation, and calm.
🛒 Secure your spot – just pop it in your basket! - We can't wait to welcome you 🖌️💫
Creative Connections - Valentine's Couples Paint Evening (Friday 13th February 2026 7.30pm-9.30pm)
🎨❤️ Create Together This Valentine’s ❤️🎨
Looking for something a little different this February?
Swap the usual night out for an evening of creativity, connection and colour.
Join us for our Couples Art Evening — a relaxed, fun experience where you’ll paint side by side, laugh together, and create something meaningful to take home. No experience needed, just come as you are. ✨
🖌 Friday 13th February
💷 £50 per couple
🎨 All materials included
🍷 Light refreshments & tasty sweet treats while you paint
Whether it’s your partner, best friend, or someone special — this is about slowing down, being present, and sharing a creative moment together. 💕
✨ Spaces are limited — book and start your Valentine’s celebration with art.
Creative Connections Evening; Year of the Fire Horse (Friday 27th February 2026 7.30pm-9.30pm)
Year of the Fire Horse
The Fire Horse does not arrive quietly. It burns through hesitation and calls forward those ready to move.
This February, we gather to welcome a year of momentum, courage, and unapologetic forward motion. The Fire Horse embodies passion and purification, freedom and instinct — urging us to choose action over doubt and truth over comfort.
Through powerful artwork and shared creative energy, we celebrate a year that breaks restraint and awakens destiny. This is transformation through movement.
The Fire Horse does not wait for permission.
It runs. 🔥🐎
What's included:
All materials, light refreshments, tasty nibbles* and laughter !
So whether you are coming alone or with friends Creative Connections is a wonderful way to pause and connect. There is no right or wrong - just art, conversation and calm.
Secure your place - just pop it in your basket ! We cannot wait to welcome you.
*please let us know if there are any allergies.
Masquerade Behind the Mask – A Creative Connections Evening - Friday 27th March 2026 (7.30pm-9.30pm)
Masquerade is more than costume and concealment.
It is the quiet, everyday act of becoming who we need to be.
In life, we all wear masks—layers of protection, stories, habits, and expectations placed gently (or sometimes heavily) over who we truly are. They are not lies. They are responses. Ways of navigating the world.
This March Creative Connections evening invites you to explore that idea through art and junk journalling.
As we layer papers, stamps, marks, textures, and colour, we reflect on how identity is built in much the same way—one layer at a time. Rice paper imagery, distressed inks, and raised stencil details become metaphors for what we choose to reveal and what we keep hidden.
Some marks will soften.
Some will remain visible.
Each one tells a story—just like the parts of ourselves we carry forward.
This is not about perfection or "getting it right."
It's an invitation to create freely, intuitively, and without judgement.
To allow the page to hold what the mask no longer needs to.
Reflection
The mask is not a lie—it is a response.
Each layer on the page mirrors a layer in life.
This journal space holds them all, without judgement.
Masquerade – the marks we wear.
We hide behind many masks.
Here, we gently peel back the layers of who we really are.
Whether you are new to art journalling or already love creative exploration, this evening offers a powerful, reflective, and nurturing space to pause, create, and reconnect—with your creativity and with yourself.
✨ Come and discover how art can help you explore, express, and release.
✨ Book your place and step behind the mask.
