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Writer's Craft
will be an “eye opener” - breaking down concepts so you can con dently convey light, volume, texture, and spatial relationships in any two dimensional medium.
Facilitator: Joyce Kline. See bio on page 54.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat & Sun, Feb 28 & Mar 1, 2015 Time: 10am-5pm
Cost: $135 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Feb 14, 2015
The Secret Life of Poems TAEA3926
Explore such aspects of poetry as image, sound, form, syntax and allusion, seeking to broaden into a tradition that, at its heart, carries the wisdom of humanity, ifonlyweareableto ndaway beyond its sometimes opaque surface. Considering poems mainly inspired by the natural world we will, with fresh ears and open eyes, strive to take each poem on its own terms, terms which may change from poem to poem and from poet to poet.
Facilitator: Denis Donnelly. See bio on page 50.
Length: 1 evening, 1 day
Date: Fri & Sat, Mar 20 & 21, 2015 Time: Fri 7pm-9pm, Sat 10am-5pm Cost: $125 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Fri, Mar 6, 2015
Solo Performance Workshop
TAEA4005
Choose a beloved poem or story and be guided to create
a short solo movement/voice scene with it. Learn how to study a text, nd the elements of performance in it, put them together, rehearse them and bring them to performance level. Participants will perform their scene in a sharing circle at the end of the workshop.
Facilitator: Lina de Guevara. See bio on page 50.
Length: 2 days
Date: Sat & Sun, Oct 18 & 19, 2014 Times: 10am-4pm
Cost: $135 + applicable taxes
Best to Register By: Sat, Oct 4, 2014
Sticks and Stones:
Making Art with Nature
TAEA3928
This course introduces artists (e.g. Goldsworthy, Mendieta) who spend their time in nature, working with sticks, stones, earth and mud, not just to make aesthetically pleasing artworks, but to speak with nature and, more importantly, listen to it. We will explore responsible, respectful, playful, and contemplative ways to interact and create with nature’s debris and structures...outdoors! Each participant will work on a small scale individual art piece and the group will also make a larger scale artwork.
Facilitator: Val Salez. See bio on page 58.
Length: 1 day
Date: Sat, Apr 25, 2015
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $95 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Apr 11, 2015
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Art from the Everyday:
Gaining Inspiration from the Haiku of Chiyo-ni
TAWC3956
In the beautiful Japanese Gardens at Royal Roads, you will have an opportunity to read and listen to the poems by Chiyo-ni, an 18th century Buddhist nun. Discover how her words invite you to see the contrasts and comparisons to your own work, and how their historical and cultural relevance is important in today’s world. Poetry and the gardens will provide inspiration for composing our own haiku and making kimono art books.
Facilitator: Terry Ann Carter. See bio on page 48.
Length: 1 half day
Date: Sat, Apr 25, 2015
Time: 1pm-4pm
Cost: $55 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Apr 11, 2015
Finding The Poem in Your Heart’s Garden TAWC3946
Everyone, no matter what their skill level, can learn to write a poem. With Wendy Morton’s guidance and encouragement, you will leave this creative afternoon workshop with at least ve poems to plant into
your life and into the lives of others. Discover what makes a poem and how to “pick” a poem from your experience and turn it into delight. Learn to become a poet or perhaps deepen into becoming a better one!
Facilitator: Wendy Morton. See bio on page 56.
Length: 1 half day
Date: Sat, Jan 24, 2015
Time: 1pm-4pm
Cost: $65 + applicable taxes
Best to Register by: Sat, Jan 10, 2015
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Getting Lost on Purpose: The Nomadic Learning Journal TAWC3947
Immune from ‘the rules’ journaling is a ne complement to other writing (including research) as it invites deep re ection and insight. Free- writing comes closest to capturing how we really think and feel; how consciousness evolves. Spontaneous and playful exploration will allow us to open to awareness, wander in imagination, and experience
Great energy - good knowledge, passion & presentation skills - lots of fun.
Continuing Studies student, 2013
THE ARTS