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Book a workshop time for you and your friends, family or co-workers, to give yourself the gift of deep reflection, a rekindled sense of place, and the delight of creative expression.
My classic, tried and true workshop is approx. 3 hours and leads 4-8 participants through a fun and supportive process of identifying, sharing and celebrating their own sacred places. I guide everyone through designing, drawing and painting their own finished hand-made watercolor “mappette” to take home. No prep or artistic skills required! You just have to be a human who has lived on this planet.
COST:
$380 for 4 ($95 per person)
$425 for 5 ($85 per person)
$450 for 6 ($75 per person)
$490 for 7 ($70 per person)
$520 for 8 ($65 per person) (a bit tight, but fine for a tight knit crew!)
In addition, I also design custom workshops for folks who’d like me to help with a particular map-based project they have in mind, or do something together as a family or group. (Details: Cost $250/hr for up to 6 people, advanced planning needed.)
More info on workshops:
Who: There is no one type of participant.
Some participants have lived in their town for 30 years and know every street and hilltop, and some just moved there. Some people feel they have ‘no artistic talent,’ while others come excited to use their abilities to make masterpieces. Everyone is welcome, and everyone will leave with an astonishingly exquisite map of a personally meaningful place. Interested adolescents and young adults welcome. I cap in-studio workshops at 8 participants, since interpersonal dialogue and instruction is vital to the process (and space to create!)
What: The two hour classic workshop goes a bit like this:
I introduce myself and what I do - and how these workshops came about. I then led participants through a process to identify a place that has personal significance. Then I led them step by step through the stages of making their own map, including the following: 1) using an assortment of maps to find out more information about your meaningful place, 2) isolating key geographic features to draw on your own map, 3) the use of watercolor paints for large washes and small details, and 4) the use of permanent pen to add clarity, toponyms and other details to the map. At all stages of the process, participants are welcome to follow their own ideas or impulses. Some participants have time to make a second map as well.
"Last night was so much fun! Molly was an articulate, interesting and knowledgable presenter. I can't wait to try my new map making skills at home now. This was a great workshop... I thoroughly enjoyed myself. It is so cool that our library does workshops like this....Thanks again!" -- Alina
Workshops is a wonderful mixture of personal sharing, town history, geography and art-making. In addition, the end result is a beautiful mosaic of hand-drawn maps of places in the town that are meaningful to local residents. An ideal project to display in the library or other community centers.