Workshop: The Art of Becoming - Finding Your North Star, Oct 20

This workshop is for transgender, gender diverse, and non-binary people age 18+ THE ART OF BECOMING - Finding Your North Star Join Skye Paez (she/her) for an interactive workshop exploring identity, self-expression and the person you are becoming. Finding Your North Star is about looking beyond expectations, rules and ideas of who we think we should be, and beginning to discover what genuinely feels like you. Through conversation, guided reflection and creative exercises, participants will explore their identity, personal style and the ways we can use visual expression to communicate who we are to the world. What to expect • We’ll begin by exploring the idea of a personal “North Star” - the qualities, feelings and values that can guide the way you want to present and express yourself. Participants will be invited to reflect on the words, images, colours, people and inspirations they naturally gravitate towards, and consider what these might reveal about their own identity and aspirations. • We’ll explore how clothing, colour, beauty, grooming, silhouette and other forms of visual expression can become tools for communicating identity and building confidence, while recognising that there is no single right way to look, dress or express gender. • Through journalling and creative visual exercises, participants will begin developing their own personal North Star: something they can continue returning to as their identity and self-expression evolve. Participants are encouraged to come wearing an outfit in which they feel most like themselves (whatever that means to them). • We’ll finish with an interactive group session where participants can ask questions about personal style, beauty, grooming, self-expression or anything explored during the workshop. Skye will offer individual guidance, while also inviting participants to share their own experiences, knowledge and ideas. This creates an opportunity for the group to learn from and support one another as everyone explores their own path towards their North Star. • No previous knowledge of fashion, beauty or personal styling is needed. The workshop is designed to be exploratory, supportive and fun. About the facilitator: Skye Paez (she/her) is a transgender woman, speaker and creative with more than 15 years’ professional experience in luxury beauty, spanning makeup artistry, skincare, fragrance, training and client education. Drawing on both her professional experience and her own journey of transformation, Skye is passionate about the relationship between identity, beauty and self-expression. She believes personal style isn’t about following rules or becoming somebody else - it’s about developing the tools and confidence to express more fully the person you already are and the person you are becoming. Who is it for? This workshop is for transgender, gender diverse and non-binary people age 18+ who would like to explore their identity, confidence and self-expression in a welcoming environment. Whether you’re at the beginning of your journey, experimenting with how you would like to present, or simply wanting to understand your personal style more deeply, you are welcome. Accessibility: • Affirmation Station is a wheelchair accessible venue. • There is parking on side streets and a tram stop out front. • We have several air purifiers in the space. • Fidgets and quiet spaces are available. Email [email protected] if you have any questions.