"The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The work of life is to develop it.
The meaning of life is to give your gift away"
David S. Viscott
These workshops offer an opportunity for CREATIVE COLLECTIVE ACTION, in which skills, memories and connections are taken home, but your creation is left on site, to become part of a future art installation. Everything material that is produced within these sessions will be collated into a bound album for display. The purpose is to embody a more interconnected collective approach, as participants are working together to create this final piece. It is undeniably challenging to expend time, passion and creativity on a piece of work, only to hand it over...but you will be a part of co-creating something beautiful, whilst honing new skills and feeling the benefits of creative therapy.
As well as having the opportunity to learn new techniques and build community, it may be feasible for you to make a further piece to take away. This might incur an additional cost, to cover materials, which can be settled on the day. These factors will be dependent on the structure of your chosen workshop.
Keep a look out, as more workshops will be added over the next few weeks...
All workshops: suggested donation £10/person
We have a small fund set aside to allow those, who might be financially constrained at this moment, to participate. Please get in contact with us confidentially at hello@throughthecracks.co.uk to book your slot.
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WORKSHOPS
with Misha
Get lost in an immersive narrative woven by master storyteller Misha.
This workshop is designed for children who must be accompanied by an adult.
Saturday 9th November
09.30-10.30 am
with Matthew Dennis
Learn the process of emulsion lifts with photographic artist Matthew Dennis.
Saturday 9th November
11:00 am - 13:30 pm
with Ana
Ahimsa, or non-violence, is a moral value in yoga philosophy, which teaches causing no harm in thought, speech, or action to any living being, including ourselves. It is believed that those who cause no harm emit 'harmonious vibrations', which in turn encourages others to live peacefully too. Throuh physical practice in this yoga session, we will look into our hearts, open them, and offer peace and kindness to our past.
Bring your own mat if you can...but don't worry, there will be mats available to use.
Sunday 10th November
09:30 - 10.45 am
with Melissa Hurst
Responding through clay
Sunday 10th November
11:00 am - 13:30 pm
with Dionne McCulloch
For over a year we've been suffering feelings of grief and powerlessness as we watch a genocide unfold. Connection and community with others who share our pain offers solace. In this workshop, we'll use the creative therapy of FreeWriting (no writing experience required!) to put our messy, unstructured emotions onto paper (sharing optional). At the end of the workshop, together, we will create a Poem for Palestine.
Tuesday 12th November
10.30 am -12.30 pm
with Sue Appleby
As well as being a tangible metaphor for making visible the damage happening in Gaza and the necessity of repair, this workshop offers a 101 in the techniques needed to start using this skill at home: to create art with your own wardrobe and to practice recycling through the decorative repair of wear and tear.
Tuesdsay 12th November
2-4 pm
with Ana
Ahimsa, or non-violence, is a moral value in yoga philosophy, which teaches causing no harm in thought, speech, or action to any living being, including ourselves. It is believed that those who cause no harm emit 'harmonious vibrations', which in turn encourages others to live peacefully too. Throuh physical practice in this yoga session, we will look into our hearts, open them, and offer peace and kindness to our past.
Bring your own mat if you can...but don't worry, there will be mats available to use.
Wednesday 13th November
09:30 - 10.45 am
with Kate Holland
Rediscover the joys of making with your hands and engage with the ultimate portable technology - the book.
In this workshop, Kate will guide you step-by-step in the traditional craft of bookbinding. You will come away with a hardback book that you have made from scratch and all the basic bookbinding skills that will enable you to continue and elaborate upon at home. Once you’ve been bitten by the bookbinding bug you’ll be back for more. All materials and tools will be provided. Some of those tools are sharp!
Suitable for all ages from 8yrs+ (children to be supervised).
Thursday 14th November
10 am - 1 pm
with Joud Nassar
Joud would love to pass on the beautiful art of Tatreez embroidery, which people in Palestine have being practicing for thousands of years. This ancient embroidery skill provides both a meaningful way of connecting with Palestinian culture, whilst its meditative process also offers soothing to the mind and soul.
Saturday 16th November
2.30 - 4.30 pm
with Joud Nassar
Joud will share personal stories to impart the reality of living under occuption in Palestine. Sharing wisdoms and lessons learned through storytelling, she will also offer guidance on how to harmonise activism and self-care, in order to implement change whilst protecting grieving hearts. The workshop will end with a singing element.
Saturday 16th November
time TBC
with Nicks Corbett
A space to come together to re-centre, re-align and feel. Feeling is healing, but sometimes we just don't know how ... or the sensation seems too overwhelming. By moving, connecting to our breath and allowing the energy to flow, we encourage the feelings to do the same. We replace fear with love, anger with purpose and judgment with peace.
In this session, we might chat, we might move, we might breathe together, we might laugh, we might cry, we might meditate…. We might experience all of the above. Whatever the process, we will return to our bodies and connect together in peace, love and connection.
17th November
9.15-10.30 am
Find us at Bath Artists' Studios
Bath Artists' Studios
The Old Malthouse, Comfortable Place
Upper Bristol Road
BATH
BA1 3AJ
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