Creative Writing for Artists with Lana Porcello
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TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 5:00 - 6:30pm PT
This is an online workshop held via Zoom.
For many artists, creative practice is an interdisciplinary process. Many of us read to gear up for drawing, listen to music while painting, or take walks to clear our minds and make room for inspiration. Oftentimes, the answer to a tricky creative problem arises when we’re busy doing something else—when our minds get a moment of distance, and experience a new angle from which to pull ideas.
In this session, we’ll explore writing as its own practice, and also as a tool for cross-pollination. Thinking and working outside the box, we’ll do a few playful warm ups, then settle into a longer writing prompt. Through these exercises, we’ll observe how the sound, meaning, and organization of words can stimulate the visual. We’ll also discuss the ways that conscious use of alternate creative forms can broaden—and invigorate—our creative process. No experience necessary!
Join Zoom 15 minutes early for an informal meet and greet with the instructor and class participants! Class will begin promptly at 5 minutes past the hour, so everyone has plenty of time to create!
SUGGESTED MATERIALS
These guidelines are here to help you gather supplies from home—feel free to use alternate options you love or have on hand!
- A journal or unlined writing notebook
- Writing pen or pencil
- Any drawing or sketching materials you like, such as colored pencils, drawing pens, or markers
ABOUT INSTRUCTOR
Lana Porcello is a writer, artist and educator who loves digging into new projects and figuring things out. She earned her MFA in Fiction at Pacific University, and has attended and facilitated workshops and salons in poetry, fiction and essay. After a fifteen-year stint as a local restaurant owner, she's excited to be part of the CfM team, writing newsletters and learning about watercolors! Outside of CfM, she also works as a creative coach and small business consultant.
THINGS TO KNOW
Zoom links are emailed 24 hours prior, and again 15 minutes prior, to the workshop start time. Please check out using the email address to which you’d like the link sent. If you have not received the link within 24 hours of your class, please check your spam folder first, then email friends@caseformaking.com.
Workshop recordings are sent automatically the day after class to everyone who paid for a spot, and are available for 30 days after the date of the workshop.
If you need to cancel, please let us know as soon as possible so we can open up your spot! We are only able to refund if we’re notified at least 48 hours prior to the workshop.
If you are planning to teach in the future using anything you’ve learned from us, we kindly ask that you credit Case for Making + the individual instructor where applicable.
Thank you so much for taking our workshops!!
