(When your thoughts are messy but your doodles don’t have to be.) This workshop is basically a permission slip to doodle, zone out a little, and let your hands take the wheel. Neurographic art starts with simple scribbly lines and turns them into a surprisingly cool abstract piece by rounding corners, filling shapes, and playing with color. All participants will submit their pieces via mail back to Cactus Cancer Society to be featured in our 11th Birthday Virtual Auction! Please note: All art must be mailed back to CCS no later than Monday March 16th. 

Ever find yourself wanting to build something beautiful with your hands? Same! This time, what you build doesn’t need sunlight, water, or emotional energy afterwards. Bamboo-zled is a low-pressure, hands-on Builder’s Workshop where we’ll build the bamboo from the LEGO Botanicals Evergreen Collector’s Set together, brick by brick, at a very chill pace. It’s soothing, tactile, and surprisingly satisfying in a “wow my brain needed this” kind of way.

We are gathering the cactus crew and building the LEGO Mini Orchid! She is serving sculptural elegance without the emotional turmoil of a real orchid. Together, we’ll transform a tiny pile of pieces into soft peach petals, bold green leaves, and a little pot that looks like it belongs in a design magazine. It’s methodical in the best way. Click. Turn. Snap. Repeat. Your brain gets something structured to focus on while your nervous system quietly exhales.

This month at Art & Conversation, we’re flipping the script on perspective. We’ll create a circular cityscape using the color wheel that looks up from the center of the street into a galaxy-filled sky. Think bold buildings radiating outward, sections of vibrant color, and a dreamy universe anchoring it all in the middle. As our colors blend and our lines stretch toward the sky, we’ll move into a guided conversation around the theme “What I Wish They Knew.” We’ll create space to reflect on what you wish others (doctors, family members, friends, medical professionals) better understood about your young adult cancer experience.