Art and Reflection prompts to help you come home to yourself through creativity
This deck is an invitation to create space within, not just to make art.
The Rooted Creativity: Art & Reflection Deck offers 50 embodied, process-based art and reflection prompts designed to slow you down, open you up, and help you listen to what's already within you. No artistic skill required. No right way to use it. Just you and some gentle curiosity is all that’s needed here. Explore the deck →
Rooted Creativity is a physical deck of 50 therapeutic art and reflection prompts, designed to help you slow down, enter a creative flow state, and reconnect with yourself more deeply. Each card holds an art-making invitation and a reflection question. Designed by a registered psychotherapist and art therapist, the prompts draw on expressive arts therapy, mindfulness, and somatic awareness.
The deck arrives in a matte rigid box with delicate embossed accents, and the cards are printed on soft matte artist grade cardstock. It is made to be gifted, and made to last.
50 art and reflection prompt cards
Clinical insight for personal exploration
Embodied & mindfulness based art making
Suitable for personal use and professional settings
Flat rate shipping across Canada | Free local delivery available in Perth/Ottawa area
Preorder today and receive the deck by mid-August.
A gentle way back to yourself through creativity.
Created by an art therapist, this deck brings professional insight into a self-guided format for gentle inner work. Some cards invite embodied and grounding art making. Others open space for deeper reflection, imagination, or something harder to put in words. A few are "off page invitations" that carry the creative practice into your day beyond the page.
- Mindfulness creative practices
- Intuitive art making
- Grounded, process-based art making
- Reflective writing prompts
- Nature-inspired art
this deck is for you if…
You're a journaling or art journaling enthusiast looking to deepen your practice.
You've been meaning to get back to being creative and just need a gentle invitation.
You're a therapist or coach looking for prompts to integrate into your client work.
You want a creative practice that doesn't demand anything of you except your presence.
Rooted Creativity was created by Emily Paris, a Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO) and Certified Art Therapist holding a Master's level education in Art Therapy from the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. Emily brings professional depth into an accessible, self-guided format for personal practice.
This deck is not art therapy, nor is it a substitute for therapy. It’s a self-guided creative companion, thoughtfully designed to be open-ended and accessible, rooted in the same care and containment that guides clinical work.
Rooted Creativity is a physical deck of 50 therapeutic art and reflection prompts, designed to help you slow down, enter a creative flow state, and reconnect with yourself more deeply. Each card holds an art-making invitation and a reflection question. Designed by a registered psychotherapist and art therapist, the prompts draw on expressive arts therapy, mindfulness, and somatic awareness.
The deck arrives in a matte rigid box with delicate embossed accents, and the cards are printed on soft matte artist grade cardstock. It is made to be gifted, and made to last.
50 art and reflection prompt cards
Clinical insight for personal exploration
Embodied & mindfulness based art making
Suitable for personal use and professional settings
Flat rate shipping across Canada | Free local delivery available in Perth/Ottawa area
Preorder today and receive the deck by mid-August.
FAQ
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Not at all. All art is good art here! This deck is about the process of creating, not artistic skill. The prompts are open-ended and welcoming to beginners and experienced makers alike. Simply bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore. You may choose to respond by writing, painting, drawing, sculpting. Follow whatever form your creativity longs for.
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For anyone who longs to reconnect with their creativity, deepen self-reflection, or create more intentional moments in daily life. It's especially resonant for journaling enthusiasts, creatives, caregivers, helping professionals, and those seeking a gentle way to slow down and listen inward.
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A sheet of paper and a pen or pencil are enough to begin. You may also enjoy working with markers, coloured pencils, watercolours, or collage materials. There is no need for a fully stocked art studio.
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Created by a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Art Therapist, the deck is informed by art therapy practices, psychology, and years of supporting others through creative expression. While people often find the prompts calming and insightful, Rooted Creativity is a self-guided creative companion, not art therapy, and not a substitute for therapy.
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Yes. Many of the prompts can be adapted for use in therapeutic, coaching, educational, or group settings. Please note that purchasing the deck does not transfer copyright or reproduction rights to the contents.
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Orders are typically processed within a few business days and shipped across Canada from Ontario. Shipping times vary depending on your location. Flat rate shipping across Canada. Free local delivery available in Perth/Ottawa area
If your deck arrives damaged or there is an issue with your order, please reach out and we'll do our best to make it right. If you’re not happy with the product, we have a 30 day return policy for unused products.