Hi ,

January always feels like opening a fresh sketchbook - full of blank pages and possibilities.

As the year begins, I’m dreaming about how Pattern Play Collaborative Art can grow, and how I can make it even easier for you to create fun group artworks with confidence.

I’m excited to share what’s coming up in 2026.

Over the first half of the year, my focus is on recovery and rehabilitation — with a big goal of walking without aids so I can get back to painting with groups (yay!). While things may look a little different behind the scenes, I’m still creating, refining, and building resources to support you every step of the way.

Here’s what you can expect over the year ahead:

Two brand-new resources:

• 🎨 Pattern Play Classroom Toolkit
  A Pattern Play resource designed for efficiency — an A4, at-a-glance guide to help educators and facilitators run collaborative painting with ease.
• 🧱 Pattern Play Group Murals
  Practical tips and guidance for taking my simple three-stage process onto a wall, with confidence.
• New volumes of my most popular products — Pattern Play Cards, Pattern Play Pages, and Group Art Colour Schemes
• One flash sale during the year (that means a short 4-email series - you can read them or skip them - with a special, limited-time discount or bonus)
• Regular blog posts + Podcast episodes that will gently drip-feed you the confidence to create group artworks with ease
• I can’t wait to open my Collaborative Art Vault soon! It’s my premium collection, giving you access to all my resources with a simple one-time fee.

You’ll get one email from me each Tuesday, plus the occasional extra when I’m launching something new or running that flash sale.
 

I like to (and need to) keep things simple:

• One email list (and you’re already on it 🙌)
• One freebie - the Beginner’s Guide, which I update from time to time. When there’s a new version, I’ll let you know so you can grab the latest copy right here: The Beginner's Guide to Collaborative Art (Save the link)
   

This mural was created with the same three-stage process you’re learning from me. A group of teenage girls worked together on it, and the experience was both fun and empowering. We used my 'Vibrant' Colour Scheme, which really makes it sing. The upcoming Pattern Play Murals Guide will share all my tips and strategies so you can create something similar with your own group - and yes, you get to join in, too, modelling the process as you paint alongside them. About eight people contributed to this project, which even wraps around to the left. I absolutely love how it turned out! This mural is called Find Your Confidence.
 

Thanks so much for being here with me at the beginning as I grow my online business to share Pattern Play Collaborative Art with the world. I’m learning and tweaking as I go, and your patience and encouragement mean so much.

If this isn’t quite what you need right now, that’s absolutely fine - you can unsubscribe at any time and come back later when you need the my support.

For example, you might want to rejoin if you’d like to go through the step-by-step mini email course that walks through the Free Guide again in the future.
 

Here’s to a fun, creative 2026 together!

Personally, I’m currenltly in the recovery stage from having my second hip replacement on Jan 6th. This was necessary due to having Generalised Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, which simply means I’m super flexible. Great for gymnastics and martial arts in my younger years, but it also causes hip instability, chronic pain, and early arthritis, especially after having three kids.

But the new me isn’t far away, and soon I’ll be back to painting murals and creating artworks with groups in the community, which is the part of my work I so dearly love. I can’t wait to share more creative adventures with you in 2026!

Happy Painting,
 

Charndra 😊

P.S. A starry sky is brighter with contrast - your 50% off code 'welcome50' works the same way*. See how in the product descriptions. *Code works for single products - Bundles are already discounted.

This week's blog post is Explore the Forest Colour Scheme in Collaborative Art, considering the colour scheme I recommend as a first option - combining the cool colours of blue, green and purple with white.