After the first session with both the Monday and Tuesday groups, I feel much more able to plan the coming weeks of the project. Last Tuesday the class seemed excited and engaged when I placed unusual objects around the room and set them tasks to examine them and then create imagined narratives connecting two of the objects together. We tried out one of John's writing exercises and they were set some homework to place themselves in the perspective of their local area and answer some 'getting to know you' questions. We will do a lot more imagination massaging tomorrow, by turning their homework into a collaborative poem. And with the use of some of the Touchstone archive photographs I selected we should be well on the way to creative our ghostly stories by the end of the session. Can't wait to hear the results!
Monday's class was a little quieter initially, but very smiley, focussed and engaged. I talked to them about artists' books and showed them some examples of how I gather inspiration from the everyday and banal and create little worlds in book form about those themes and stories. We talked about local myths and oddities and then we used the brown suitcase of objects once more to inspire new narratives. Each table of students took it in turns to stand up and present their short story to the class to 'convince' us all of their inspired connections! A lovely session with a wonderful and energetic teacher.
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