Giving Voice 2010 Workshops
WRITING Poetry
Andrew Hudgins
In this workshop we will focus on one of the crucial jobs of poetry: creating strong images that stick in a reader’s mind and convey ideas.
WRITING Fiction
Leif Enger
No fiction satisfies without great characters -- raw, plaintive, hopeful people we love or fear or wish we knew. In this workshop we’ll explore what lifts a character off the page and into the imagination, and work on ways to build them into our stories and books.
WRITING Nonfiction
Sari Fordham
Writing Home: "We're not in Kansas anymore," Dorothy said when she landed in Oz. The land was wondrous and bright and dangerous. In this workshop, we'll explore our own versions of Oz and Kansas. We'll seek out the specific details--the peanut butter and the facebook pages and oak trees of our childhood.
SONG WRITING
Traci Letellier
Songwriting 101: During this workshop we'll talk about the basics of
songwriting: where to find inspiration and how to go from raw material to lyrics.
WRITING Nonfiction
Patty Kirk
Sowing, Weeding, and Harvesting True Stories: a workshop in creative nonfiction
WRITING Fiction
Gary Guinn
The power of indirection: writing a scene by showing, not telling
DRAMA Readers Theater
Jan Lauderdale
If you are interested in acting, come and try Readers Theater, which is a dramatic presentation of a written work in a script form. Readers read from a script, so there is no memorization. The focus is on reading the text with expressive voices and gestures. Participants will work on characterization, facial expressions, and use of inflection. A few participants will be selected to present a sample of Readers Theater in the showcase in the afternoon. Workshop is limited to 10 participants.
DRAMA Improvisation
Donna Rollene
In “Drama I: Intro to Improvisational Theatre and Other Scary Things”, all participants will be encouraged to exercise their creativity within through drama games and improvised settings. Presentation will be improvisational within framework decided by instructor and will include all participants. Workshop is limited to 15 participants.
ART Wire Drawing
Joel Armstrong
An introduction to working with wire as a drawing medium. During this session, students will receive a presentation and demonstration on wire and spend the rest of the time working hands-on with the wire. The student can expect to leave the classroom with a wire drawing.
ART Calligraphy
Dave Andrus
A brief introduction to lettering followed by a hands-on workshop in which we will work on Gothic letterforms utilizing flat-nib calligraphy pens, traditional turkey-feather quills, and cheap foam brushes from the hardware store
ART Plaster Molding
Neil Ward
A hands-on workshop that introduces the fundamentals of life-molding through a plaster molding process. The end of the workshop will be a mold from which we will be able to create a solid reproduction from your hand!