🎁 This time last week we were wrapping up our final public event of the year! 🎨🍸 #ChristmasBonanza Soo lovely to finally see members of the SIPPERS Family 💟 seeing old faces and new faces at the event brought back soo many memories! 🙌😊 After a few mince pies 🥧 some cheeky sips of mulled wine 🍷 everyone was up for the festivities! 🎅🏻 The creative juices really started flowing... With an extra little shot of this random, but ridiculously tasty sip @Frangelico 🥃😍😛 #GoodSpirits You all smashed it with this painting 🙌 Take a look at these 'Penny The Penguin' artworks 🐧 #ArtSippersChallengeComplete ✅️ Sending BIG hugs and love 🤗 for everyone who joined one of our in-person or virtual events during this crazy year! 😜 NorteyPitcher 👨🏿‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨

👋 Let us transform your office into an event space! 👋 Let us transform your team into artists! Taking you from from Zero to Picasso in 120 minutes 🤩🖼 With BOTTOMLESS sips giving you that little extra creative-confidence to make bold decisions. 🍾 Check out these amateurs creating incredible 'Northern Night' artworks! 👏🌌 Why not bring your colleagues together for a creative experience to remember!! 💟🎅 Is your team ready to take on the #ARTSIPPERSCHALLENGE ✅ Stay Curious. Stay Creative. NorteyPitcher 👨🏿‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨 #TeamBuilding#TeamSocial#Creativity#ChristmasParty#OfficeParty#OfficeRoom#CorporateGifting#BottomlessDrinks#ArtSippers

Well this is not surprising... With rising inflation, supply chain issues, office heating and lighting bills increasing faster than the Bank of England’s new interest rates. 📈 This has resulted in many companies having little or no budget to reward employees’ (aka your very own Santa’s little helpers) to a fancy end of year Christmas party. 🎅🏻🎄🍾 If you on the other hand really want to celebrate your superstar employees, but… ✅ Struggling to find what to get them? ✅ Can’t be dealing with another Secret Santa! ✅ Don't want to buy anyone useless or throwaway tat!! ART SIPPERS are here to save Christmas, with creative corporate gifting! 🎨🥂 Make your team feel recognised and appreciated with entertainment in a box. 🎁 Each experience box comes pre-wrapped in a lovely flamingo bag and includes premium art materials, a tasty chocolate treat and a cheeky alcoholic sip to inspire creativity. Conveniently delivered to your employees' front door. 🏡🙌 Be Mindful. 🧘‍♂️ Consume Less. ♻️ Create More. 🖌️ Want to find out more: 💌https://www.artsippers.com/corporate-gifting

I passionately believe that curiosity and creativity has never been more crucial to encourage innovation and provide nuanced perspectives to support inclusivity, diversity and wellbeing within the workplace. I previously delivered successful brand activations within the experiential marketing and events industry for 10 years: Product Launches, Pop-Up Stores, Retail, Sporting Events, Festivals, Corporate and VIP Experiences. ⭐ So, why did I start ART SIPPERS? In my early 20's, I used to suffer from a lack of confidence (I lost my mojo and fell into a bit of a funk), which I managed to hide really well from friends and family. However, it manifested in my daily life with feelings of imposter syndrome, lack of direction and the inability to be assertive with my decision making. ⚖️ I understand that having low confidence and harbouring limiting beliefs can reduce one's personal drive and ambition, which can prevent you from achieving or simply pursuing your goals. I never saw myself as a “creative”, but after a trip to Japan visiting teamLab Inc. Planets TOKYO. I picked up a paper and crayon for the first time in many years for the ‘sketch aquarium’, where the picture you draw was digitised and brought to life in the massive aquarium in front of you, swimming together with the fish drawn by other people. 🐡 I quietly sat down and coloured in my little Seahorse and to my surprise I found myself melting into what I can only describe, as some sort of zen ‘flow state’. 🧘‍♂️ There was a profound moment of bliss where all of my internal noise reduced, my mind calmed and I felt immense pride and genuine joy, which was a feeling that had been alien to me for so long (hence the massive grin in the picture below 😊). After witnessing its effects, I noticed that ART is a perfect low risk medium, which allows individuals to step outside of their comfort zone. By looking at a blank canvas, guests are able to face underlying anxiety, explore self-doubt or any internal judgements. 👀 Trying to learn a new skill or anything with unknown variables at any age can lead to feelings of discomfort, uncertainty, vulnerability, and the fear of failure. So, by taking on a creative challenge in a controlled encouraging environment, participants can slowly build up their own creative-confidence muscle and mental fortitude. 💪 You can measure profits and loss, but you can't measure corporate culture and creativity. With many companies now offering work-from-home or remote options, employers need to BE MORE HUMAN in order to cultivate collaborative and connected workspaces. 🤝 By championing team bonding experiences, employees will feel more engaged and aligned with the business, in-turn generating a positive ROI and improving general productivity. 📈 Is your company ready to take on the #ARTSIPPERSCHALLENGE? 🏆 Let us guide you on a transformational journey from ZERO to PICASSO in 120 minutes! 💡 #CreativeConfidence #Culture #CorporateWellbeing #Creativity #MentalHealthAwareness #TeamSocial

People always give me and Josie Anna Pitcher lovely kind words of encouragement like "you guys are smashing it!" 💟 But, honestly running a small business feels like an emotional rollercoaster...🎢 some days you are screaming with joy and others days you are screaming for the ride to stop! 🤢 Many entrepreneurs say that starting a business is HARD... I’m starting to think running one is even HARDER. Elon Musk is quoted as saying that "running a startup is like chewing glass and staring into the abyss" 😬😳 This comes as no surprise, when every part of your business has the potential to stress you out and keep you up at night… be it the lack of sales, supplier issues, technical meltdowns and even co-founder meltdowns (with all events taking place before you've had a chance to have your lunch!) Simon Sinek calls this journey ‘the infinite game” and it can be mentally exhausting on days to find the positivity to keep persevering with your quest.📍 With the ongoing economic uncertainty and geopolitical issues, many small business owners like us are feeling the pinch, as consumers are tightening their belts and household spending habits are becoming more regulated. 🤓 Despite the long hours, the financial stress and the general ups and downs of running your own company… We still see immense personal and relationship growth and are ready for the challenge ahead! 🙌🏆 "Hope lies in dreams, in imagination, and in the courage of those who dare to make dreams into reality" - Jonas Salk If you are running your own business... hang in there! ✅️ If you are thinking of starting a business. Go for it! ✅️ We are optimistic that YOU can make it on the other side. With that said our new motto is “Look at the blank canvas… FEEL the fear and do it anyway!” 💪✨️ Stay Curious. Stay Creative. 👨🏿‍🎨 👩🏼‍🎨 #NationalEntrepreneursDay#CreativeConfidence#Culture#WorkWellbeing#SmallBusiness#Events#ArtSippers

🐟 The average goldfish attention span: 9 seconds 👤The average human attention span: 8.25 seconds... this number is 4.25 seconds less than in the year 2000, according to recent studies. Could technology be interfering with our ability to concentrate? Perhaps! Evidence suggests that 67% of us have a reduced ability to complete simple tasks after switching our attention between social media, smartphones, tablets, TV, or other media. 📺 Even a quick glimpse to check a Whatsapp message or watching an impressive dancing cat TikTok video in between tasks shows that it can take up to… 23 minutes to refocus after checking your phone! 🤳 In our age full of distraction, having the discipline to apply intentional focus to one task is one of the most valuable skills in our economy, but recently it has become increasingly rare. 💎 This is why it is a muscle that we need to work on daily! Especially, as it's not uncommon for our distraction devices to be the first thing we see in the morning and the last thing we see before closing our eyes at night. 😴 Cal Newport states in his book ‘Deep Work’ that for any of us “to produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction.” This approach reduces anxiety and has the added benefit of feeling accomplished when completing a meaningful task. 🙌🏿 Here are a few mindful activities to exercise and restore your intentional focus: ✅ Daily Journaling ✅ Drawing or Painting ✅ Meditation ✅ Do a brain teaser or puzzle ✅ Use the Pomodoro Technique ✅ Read fiction or non-fiction books P.s. Attention is the new currency, so if you have managed to get to the end of this post - thank you for this priceless exchange of time. 🙏🏿💟 #Attention #Focus #MindfulActivity #CorporateWellbeing #Creativity #ArtSippers

I’m talking about the brain… The theory is that people are either left-brained or right-brained, meaning that one side of their brain is more dominant than the other. Growing up I used to pride myself as a ‘lefty’ aka someone who leaned more towards a logical and critical approach. I even used to call myself Mr Knowledge! Yes, don’t judge me, it was my self-assigned poker pseudonym… (because knowledge was power… cringe!) 😅 Studies show that many companies seem to have a strong leaning towards lefty’s in the workplace - Of course it makes ‘rational’ sense, as this approach is highly structured and analytical which can be clearly objectified and backed with statistical data to corroborate any findings. 📊 Even though this data-driven decision making is ideal for efficiency and productivity, it can alienate those employees who prefer to ‘feel’ their way around problems with tacit knowledge, which relies on a more holistic or nuanced approach for discernment with intuitive pattern recognition and trusting your gut. 🤔 Characteristic of right brain thinkers: ✅ Creative & artistic ✅ Free thinker ✅ Imaginative ✅ Guided by feeling and intuition ✅ High emotional intelligence ✅ Visual spatial learner Not a natural right side of the brain thinker? Why not try these methods to exercise your muscle: 👉 Practice mindful activities, like yoga or art or dance. 👉 Try using your non-dominant hand for writing. 👉 Breathing through your left nostril, this can also help to activate your right brain. Concentrating on these activities allows you to quieten the logical and over critical part of the mind allowing you to explore and play without judgement, which can stimulate creativity - leading to deeper insights and new found perspectives. 🙃 Understanding that both sides of the brain have many pros and cons, if you are able to blend these two cognitive groups together, you might be able to create neurodiversity within your teams and organisation to produce true ART and innovation. 🚀 P.s after working on ART SIPPERS for 3 years I've come to notice my slightly irrational and out of the box nature in formulating creative ideas and strategies… Guess, that I am a righty after all! 💡 #RightBrain #LeftBrain #Neurodiversity #Creativity #Perspective #Innovation #Culture #ArtSippers

Many of the @Ernst and Young Team had not painted in years and this meant the initial fear and anxiety from seeing a blank canvas was clear to see. 😐 ...but after a few brush strokes and a several cheeky sips 🍷😛 the over critical voice of self judgement began the melt away and the team were quick to get into the 'creative flow state'. 🧘‍♀️ ART like business is not a straightforward process... there are many crucial stages in-between before you get a glimpse of any positive results. 📈 Yes, it's true EVERY single masterpiece usually goes through bit of a slightly awkward and uncomfortable stage - We like to call it the 'ugly duckling phase' before you get to the 'glow up phase'. 🤩🖼 This is why our #OneRule is No Judgement!!! This permission allows you the freedom and light-heartedness to really EXPLORE and PLAY with your imagination and curiosity... and not take yourself or the painting too seriously! 🙃 The objective of ART SIPPERS CHALLENGE is to bring people together and get them stepping out of their comfort zone to encourage creating thinking with arty-facts and creative-confidence with step-by-step paintings. 🎨🖌 💌 Get in touch if your employees need a creative team-bonding experience? Stay Curious. Stay Creative. NorteyPitcher👨🏿‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨

It was a fang-tastic evening full of treats and no tricks, employees brought along family members young and old to join in with the #ARTSIPPERSCHALLENGE With a Halloween themed trivia quiz, including skele-puns and dad-jokes the team were coffin with laughter throughout. 💀 Sorry, but these puns are totally eerie-sistible... call me the pun-king! 👑 Check out the gourd-geous masterpieces that were created by our amateur artists. 🖼️ Remote team? Get creative entertainment in a box, sent directly to your employees home. 🎁 #TeamSocial #Halloween #Creativity #CorporateGifting #ArtSippers

The famous quote by Alan Kay states that “a change of perspective is worth 80 IQ points.” It sounds like intellectual common sense to suggest that teams which contain a variety of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, are more likely to solve problems and be more innovative. Understanding that representation, recognition and appreciation matters, Principality Building Society wanted to create an inclusive team bonding activity to support employee well-being and diversity for Black History Month. Art is a unique medium that allows individuals to communicate feelings, make mistakes, reflect and PLAY in a safe and light-hearted setting. Whether it's cake in the break room or a minute in a meeting, take a moment to pause and appreciate your teams "diversity: the ART of thinking independently together" - Malcolm Forbes Take a look at some of the final paintings of "Mama Africa" the team created! 💟 #BlackHistoryMonth #Creativity #Diversity #Confidence #TeamBonding #ArtSippers

To celebrate and raise awareness of Black History Month and to support corporate wellbeing, we hosted a lunch and learn session with the incredible team at Principality. 🎨🖌🍸 Inspired by the brief, we created a bespoke artwork 'MAMA AFRICA' 🌍 After the creative session we received some feedback by the participants: 💟 🎨 "Thank you so much both! The session exceeded my expectations, you two are so skilled at what you do and I loved the whole no judgment/ inclusive sentiment!" 🎨 “Thank you so much for arranging the art class, I had a great time ended up with more paint on me than the canvas, but it was good fun. Would really support more creative things like this even if its an after working hours event.“ 🎨 “Absolutely FABULOUS session, I’d do one of them again” Do you want to take on the #ARTSIPPERSCHALLENGE with your team? 🎨🖌🍸 Get in touch 💌 info@artsippers.com Stay Curious. Stay Creative. 👨🏿‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨

After a tough and intense assessment week, the Reckitt leadership team had to take on one final challenge... 😯 The #ARTSIPPERSCHALLENGE! 💪🏆 Set in the beautiful Burnham Beeches Hotel, the early risers started the day on a transformational roller-coaster from 'I can't paint' to 'I can't believe I made this'. 🎢🤯 With the simple step-by-step instructions and some chilled out morning tunes, this was the perfect creative wind-down activity to end the week on, before the SIPPERS flew home. ✈️ Check out these im-peck-able Rockin Robin masterpieces! 🎨🖌️ Looking for a creative challenge for your team? Get in touch with ART SIPPERS 💌 Info@artsippers.com 👨🏿‍🎨👩🏼‍🎨