I decided to keep the medium and tools the same for the adult workshops as the children's, however with the one addition of spray paint. The spray paint has the same qualities as acrylic paint in that it can be expressive and  unpredictable or used to create specific images depending on the use. I made the choice to not include spray paint in the younger workshop due to the toxicity, but felt it more appropriate for use by an older audience. I also thought this may be interesting to document a more realistic progression in material use as we get older. 

A key finding from this first workshop was the participants association of expression with  painting faces and features that resemble a person and literal expression. There was much more of a desire to paint specific images rather than just throwing paint at the canvas like the children did. 

A key difference in this workshop versus the younger workshop, was the use of words asa  form of expression. This participant felt more inclined to write their name or other words, and then use the mediums in ways that further emphasis their expression such as letting the paint drip and layering. 

The participant left using their hands for the very end of their workshop because they didn't want to have dirty hands for the whole workshop and gets paint on other tools. But when they did use their hands, they felt that it was even more therapeutic because they did not have to control and tool and they could just express. 

The contrast between the children's desire to get their hands in the paint versus the adults hesitation to do so, reaffirmed with my whole years research. As we grow up, our mark making and raw expression is not nurtured in the same way as when we are a child. Older people feel more pressure to get it right, they feel like they are messing up rather than just experiementing. It will be interesting to observe whether this theme of 'messing it up' carries through on through the next workshop.