Meet the Irish 'Colourtokers' who use colouring books to get through a stressful day

Adele Miner is enjoying the TikTok trend for colouring books.  Concentrating on what colours to use and staying within the lines is her playful way to unwind. 

Adele Miner with her colouring book at her home in Kilbarrack, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Sitting down with a colouring book and markers at 29 is not exactly how I imagined spending my evenings, if you asked me 10 years ago. However, opening a blank page in my Girl Moments colouring book and working on a colourful scene is sometimes the only thing that gets me through a stressful day.

No matter how pressured my day has felt, taking time to curate an image carefully always leaves me feeling grounded and relaxed. In that moment, my main focus is on choosing the best colours to bring my image to life, staying inside the lines and creating shadows and textures. The sound of the marker moving back and forth on the page lulls me while I work.