Journaling Workshop | Conversations with Style & Self

Are you interested in exploring your inner world and your personal aesthetic? Curious about how to use journaling to cultivate deeper self-awareness and core confidence?

Join us for Conversations with Style & Self, a guided journaling workshop presented by .

We’ll use thought-provoking prompts to examine our personal narratives around style, confidence, and self-expression. The space will blend ritual, retail, and reflection, creating an atmosphere where creativity and introspection intertwine.

What to expect:

• Guided journaling exercises to deepen self-awareness and build core confidence
• Thoughtful prompts exploring your relationship with style and identity
• A welcoming, intimate environment designed to foster connection and insight
• The chance to engage with a new creative community.

After the workshop, you’re invited to explore the curated vintage +thrift Pop-Up, shop our limited-edition zine and journals, and enjoy snacks and beverages from Youthful Vengeance Cafe.

Come for the writing, stay for the community, and leave with a renewed sense of self and style.

Reserve your spot now! Limited to 10 participants for the Journaling Workshop.

Choose your pricing for the Journaling Workshop:

$20 - Includes:

1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)

$30 - Includes:

1 mini hand crafted GRAND RISKO journal

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Digital Zine)

The CUT/PST Chronicle Volume 1 (Printed Copy)

About the Facilitator:

Dianne B. Francavilla (she/her) is the creative mind behind GRAND RISKO, a curated vintage +thrift boutique and community, where style, confidence and self-expression collide. GRAND RISKO is Dianne's response to the overwhelming and often-superficial approach to fashion.

With a background in theatre, music and marketing plus a deep love for vintage and thrift, she's passionate about building a community where people can embrace their personal style with confidence and creativity.

Dianne is interested facilitating this workshop as a collective movement toward deeper authenticity, self-discovery, and the art of being seen.

About Grand Risko:

GRAND RISKO is a curated vintage + thrift online boutique and creative community. Part self-expression and part self-discovery, this is where style is reframed as a ritual for self-confidence.

Join us on April 26th at our first pop-up event to experience the GRAND RISKO ethos IRL. Discover our limited-edition zine, The CUT/PST Chronicle, crafted with vintage collage art and thought-provoking visuals. Plus, take part in our journaling workshop and shop the spring collection of GRAND RISKO curated thrift apparel and vintage goods.

*As our way of giving back, a portion of proceeds from Grand Risko sales on this day will be donated to the , supporting youth-led social good projects.

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