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| Revising and Re-Seeing: Advanced Creative Writing Workshop Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron | |||
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workshop focuses on work currently in progress. A mixed genre of nonfiction
and poetry, we will continue to discover what one offers the other.
We will also discuss influences and inspirations. Text: Marie Howe-
The Kingdom of Ordinary Time Limited number of participants. Four
Sessions: $150. Tuesdays from 6:30pm-8:30pm. July 8-August 19(Every
other week) |
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| Finding
Story - Intention Meets Inspiration: Fiction Workshop Teacher: Leigh Rastivo |
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| You
want to write, yet you can't seem to begin. This get-to-it weekend
workshop will introduce intention to inspiration, providing direction
to writers of all levels who want to rouse the muse and focus on the
fundamentals of craft. We'll examine the impact of some of the most
effective beginnings in fiction and experiment with a variety of writing
exercises and prompts, and we'll each start writing a new story. We'll
also discuss a plan to maintain the creative impulse. Could be used
as a lead in to Leigh's fall course on plot. Reading materials provided.
Limited number of participants. Weekend $200. July 25, 6pm-8pm;
July 26, 10am-3:30pm (Break for lunch); July 27, 10am-12pm |
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| The Life and Letters of Vincent Van Gogh: Writing as Spiritual Guide Teacher: Melanie C. Reuter | |||
| Through
the study of Van Gogh's letters to his brother, we'll examine how
writing our personal stories serves as a spiritual guide. Participants
will write essays based on Van Gogh's life, then move to writing themes
on their personal experiences. Ultimately, we could move into writing
a piece of fiction based on what we've learned through the examination
of our personal experiences. Text: Van Gogh and God: A Creative Spiritual
Quest by Cliff Edwards DVDs: Lust for Life, starring Kirk Douglas
as Van Gogh, and Vincent Van Gogh: A Stroke of Genius, from A&E's
Biography series. Four Sessions: $150. Mondays from 6:30pm-8:30
pm beginning July 7 (Every other week) |
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| Midrash: Risking a Creative Journey as a Means of Spiritual Insight Teacher: Melanie C. Reuter | |||
| Midrash
seeks to uncover hidden meanings in Biblical texts, meanings that
do not lend themselves to analytical probing. Using particular texts
from scripture, this course could focus on either (re-)writing the
text or on creating visual art (or both) whereby the familiar can
be seen in a new way. Text: [if we go the visual art route] Handmade
Midrash: Workshops in Visual Theology by Jo Milgrom. Four Sessions:
$150. Every Tuesday beginning July 8, 8:30pm-6:30pm |
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| Praying
in Color Teacher: Melanie C. Reuter |
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| Using
sketchbooks and colored pencils or Sharpies, participants will engage
in new ways of conversing with God. Text: Praying in Color: Drawing
a New Path to God by Sybil MacBeth. One Session: $35 Monday, July
14, 6:30pm-8:30pm |
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| TO
REGISTER: Call Elaine or Leigh at THE WRITER'S STUDIO 757.486.6515 613 N. Lynnhaven Road, Suite B Virginia Beach, Virginia 23452 Website http://thewritersstudio.us Blog http://thewritersstudio.wordpress.com |
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| Poetry
Workshop: The Truly Shaped Voice of One's Self Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron |
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| James
Wright wrote in a letter to Donald Hall dated July 25, 1958 about
"the two necessary steps of creation of a great and original poetry:
1. Mastery of formal competence in one's tradition. 2. Then the breaking
through this formal competence, in order to create a poetry which
is unique and all one's own: the truly shaped voice of one's self."
In this eight week workshop we will read and study great poems with
the hope and expectation of breaking through to our own unique voice.
This workshop is designed to generate new poems. Revisions, as always,
will also be considered. Limited number of participants Eight Sessions:
$300. Every other Wednesday beginning September 17, 6:30pm-8:30pm.
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| Mothers
Who Write Teacher: Leigh Rastivo |
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This workshop
is intended for mothers who want to chronicle their experiences
in autobiography, personal essay or storytelling. We'll use writing
exercises, hands-on assignments and texts as springboards for recording
life as a mother and understanding "the true nature of creation."
Whether you want to craft a record for your family, a journal for
yourself or fiction for the world, this course will provide a path
to reconcile your responsibilities as a woman with your artistic
vision. Designed to generate new work or aid in the revision of
works in progress. Limited number of participants. Text The Mother
Reader edited by Moyra Davey Eight Sessions; $300 Every other
Monday beginning September 15 6:30pm -8:30 pm |
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| Creativity
in Action Teacher: Martha Hamilton |
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| What
to do when you are stuck? Set yourself in motion. This workshop uses
principles and techniques of psychodrama to get the juicy energy flowing.
Using exercises focused on claiming the "bright shadow," anxiety is
converted to spontaneity and new possibilities emerge. This class
is designed for anyone involved in a creative process or wanting to
begin a creative project. Limited to 10 participants. $40 Saturday,
October 4 10am-1pm |
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| Redemption
and Reconciliation in Drama Teacher: Melanie C. Reuter |
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| Through
the reading of scenes from various plays with spiritual themes centering
on the idea of redemption and reconciliation, participants will learn
about character development and playwriting. Plays: W;t by Margaret
Edson, The Piano Lesson by August Wilson, Racing Demon by David Hare,
Doubt by John Patrick Shanley, Top Girls by Caryl Churchill, and Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn. Eight Sessions: $300 Every Monday beginning September
15, 6:30pm-8:30pm |
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| Letters
As Literary Form: Teacher: Elaine Walters McFerron |
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| What
happens when artists write letters discussing their creative process?
A body of work is produced that is often overlooked as art. We will
examine the letters of Virginia Woolf, James Wright and others for
inspiration for our own writing. The participants in this workshop
will be writing poetry and nonfiction. Limited number of participants
Eight Sessions: $300. Every other Tuesday Beginning September 9,
6:30pm-8:30pm. |
