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Allerton Park & Retreat Center

Therapy Monsters

with Orrin Taylor

$65

Experience Level: Beginner (Ages 21+)

Combine artwork with self-care at Therapy Monsters on Monday, Oct. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Mansion Carriage House.

Instructor Orrin Taylor will guide students through using an imaginative approach to self-love and self-care. Using mixed media, students will learn a variety of ways to create humorous and therapeutic personalized characters to help deal with everyday life, ranging from paint to illustration, in a process that is not only therapeutic, but helps promote fun in art and connecting with one’s inner child.

A cash bar will be available.

$65/person. Registration will close Sept. 29 or when capacity is reached. All sales are final.

If you will need disability-related accommodations to participate, please email Olivia Bunting at owarren@illinois.edu.

By attending, you consent to your image being used in Allerton marketing, social media and publications. Please alert the photographer or videographer if you do not want your image taken.

About the instructor

Orrin Taylor is a self-taught outsider artist from central Illinois. Working primarily in painting and illustration, most of his artwork is based on dreams and random mental spasms. He currently resides on a farm in the middle of nowhere with his wife and two dogs.

  • Oct 6th, 2025
    from 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Allerton Mansion

217-333-3287

515 Old Timber Road
Monticello, IL 61856 Get directions

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