Draw to Write with Megan Elliott
£15.00 - £30.00
Draw to Write Workshop
Monday 24 November
7-9pm
Via Zoom
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***ABSOLUTELY NO DRAWING EXPERIENCE NEEDED OR EXPECTED***
Get those creative juices flowing!
Look beyond words and discover how visual art exercises can complement and free up your writing practice.
In this workshop, you will discover how visual art techniques can inform and expand your writing practice. You will learn drawing techniques to help free your mind before sitting down to write or to generate fresh ideas. You will learn how to apply these exercises to help you when you’ve got writer’s block or are feeling stuck.
What will you do in the workshop?
The workshop will be a mix of drawing and writing exercises with time for short discussions. You should bring a short poem or up to a page of prose you are working on that you feel stuck with or that you would like to delve into from a different perspective. If you do not have something you’d like to bring, don’t worry, Megan will be providing alternative prompts. You will also need 6 sheets of sketch paper or a sketchbook (A4 size) with pencils and pens of any kind, whatever takes your fancy.
What can you expect?
You’ll free up your mind with short, guided automated drawing exercises with writing tasks in response. We will first look at some examples of automatic drawing from Surrealists such as Hilma af Klint, André Masson and Joan Miró. Megan will also share some of her own automatic drawings. Responding either to your own work in progress or to one of Megan’s prompts, you will be led through a longer drawing exercise to help you flesh out your scene or move through writer’s block.
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for any writer who is interested in alternative ways to expand and support their work. It would also suit visual artists exploring writing for the first time. No drawing experience necessary!
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YOUR TUTOR
Megan Preston Elliott (she/her) is a writer and artist based in Brighton. In 2021, she was a recipient of the London Writers Awards. Prior to this, Megan studied for a degree in Fine Art at City & Guilds of London Art School where she ran her own art magazine for emerging artists. She’s published articles, poems and short stories online and in print in several publications, including BRICKS Magazine and Backlash Press. She is currently finishing her first novel.
Outside of writing, Megan is the founder of Clay Wild Studio, a travelling pottery studio teaching workshops and selling handmade wares.
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PAYMENT
Book below and pay whatever fee band suits your income level.
(Option to pay in instalments via PAYPAL or CLEARPAY below or contact us via [email protected])
