This month, I was thrilled to give a new workshop at the wonderful Supermercator art space titled Self-portraiture as Soul Revival alongside my friend and collaborator, Shayna Schapp .
This workshop, which we offered twice, was an opportunity for participants to explore perspective and introspection through several conceptualizations of the self portrait. Attendees explored the self through stick figure, auto-writing and meditation, as well as drawing. It was really amazing to see so many folks swing by and take two hours away from their devices and other obligations to make art in a supportive space. Shayna and I loved hearing from participants how the workshop environment allowed them to play, explore, and to approach themselves and old wounds in a way that isn’t always available in their day-to-day lives.
Shayna and I will be giving another edition of this workshop, this time oriented towards queer identity, at Amsterdam’s Queer Hub on July 14 from 19:30-21:30. Thanks to the generosity of the Queer Hub, this workshop will be free of charge! Information can be found on the Pink Nieuw West website.
Finding Your Creative Spark
Additionally, I’ll be giving a creative writing workshop on July 9 at Supermercator called Finding Your Creative Spark.
Finding Your Creative Spark is about learning methods and creative habits that get words on the page. This is a class that embraces what inspiration has to offer, but also offers methodologies for creating when inspiration is being elusive.
Nobody needs to seek a fancy degree to create, or spend tons of hours in a classroom to be able to write. Classes can help you get better once you have really embraced the creative process, but they do not provide permission to write. The permission to create is already yours to begin with.
This class is for anyone who wants to write, regardless of their ability or experience, but feels blocked from the creative process. This is a safe space to try things out, discard what doesn’t work for you, fail a bit (in a good way), and find pathways for creation.
I’ll be offering prompts and out of the box ways to get the creative juices flowing, and methods participants can take home to keep words flowing on the page.
Again, I’m offering this workshop on the cheap—just €20 for a two-hour session. Tickets can be purchased here at Ticket Tailor.