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| SELECTED RESIDENCIES |
| REFERENCES: Ellen Filar, MA AT Art Therapy Program Coordinator, Allegheny East MH/MR Center, Inc. 412-681-2404 Dawn Lawless Kings Highway Elementary School 601-383-3775 ARTIST STATEMENT: I love the feel and smell of fabric and use contemporary as well as old velvets, satin and taffetas I've managed to free from antique and second-hand shops. This commingling of eras brings a certain character to a project. Inspiration comes from nature, the certain turn of a leaf, the smell of freshly mowed grass or lightning flashing across a dark sky in a thunderstorm. Dreams and visions play a key role as well. These components are incorporated into my residencies and participants become acquainted with and learn to feel comfortable in their own creativity. Through the residency experience, participants come to understand that unleashing their creativity equals fulfillment, satisfaction, and balance. WORKSHOPS: Reflections of Our Spirit: a collaborative quilt that incorporates participants’ individual quilt squares. Techniques: hand-painted fabric, beadwork, embroidery, teamwork, creative writing. Length: minimum of 13 days. 4th grade through senior and special populations. Quilting in Self-Portrait. The lines and subtle nuances of our face capture the essence of our spirit. Through creative writing, stories, journaling and quilting, the portrait becomes a memory vessel as we celebrate challenges and victory. This workshop requires the use of personal sewing machines. Adults only. Magic Letter Box: a receptacle for hopes and dreams. Participants decoupage a magic box with fabric, lace, feathers, ribbon, beads, sequins, buttons, glitter, sweet smelling herbs and found and personal objects. Through writing exercises about layering, participants compose prose and poems. Dreams become realities and writing becomes a natural phenomenon to affirm the expansion of creative power. 4th grade through senior. |
| RESIDENCY INFORMATION |
| FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
| Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation - Artists & Communities. Artists & Communities is a program that offers support for partnerships between visiting artists and non-profit organizations engaged in community-based creative projects. The program supports residencies by visiting artists from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania at organizations located in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia. Guidelines and application can be found at www.midatlanticarts.org. Application deadline is Friday, December 2, 2005. Hard copies can be obtained through Jenny Kanzler at 410.539.6656 x 110. Pennsylvania Council on the Arts - Arts in Education (AIE) This program assists Pennsylvania schools by partnering teaching artists with educators and students. Pennsylvania schools, arts organizations, government agencies, local arts agencies, institutions of higher education and other not-for-profit, tax-exempt organizations are eligible for residency funding. Further information can be found at http://www.pacouncilonthearts.org/aie/educators.html |
| PLANNING WORKSHOPS |
| Click here for information on how to begin planning a workshop/residency with me. |
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