so we have just de-installed our exhibition that marked the end of this phase of ‘drawing on the outside’. but i should probably stick to the expected chronology of a blog, and go back to the session that i missed. […]
meeting in a car park on a warm afternoon to spend 3 hours drawing – what could be better? we grouped, collected seats and materials from the van and then we wandered, soon identifying a fallen tree that would provide […]
often, our sessions are super chatty, with drawing as a side order. we have touched on wide-ranging topics over the last several months: a great deal of verbal government bashing, tales of travels and other life experiences, some light-weight frivolity, […]
early on in the planning of this project, we discussed taking the workshops to where the people are. we tried this at the church, and this garnered interest, but no new participants at our sessions. since last i wrote, we […]
in answer to the question posed in the last post, the extended strategy – taking our workshops out to pre-existing groups – has not yet led to new attendees at our own sessions. the last 2 we have held have […]
earlier in the month, katie and i met to review the first four sessions. we had some positive thoughts (we felt we were offering an enabling, welcoming environment, with a low-pressure structure allowing engagement on the men’s own terms and […]
writing this for a second time (chrome crashed as i was finishing off a post on the night of the session), several days (and some disheartening experiences) later, it feels important to note how tone and memory can be so […]
of course, i meant to write about intention and ideas before we started the delivery phase of this project. i didn’t. because the anxiety about whether anyone would attend was crippling. but we are up and running. session 1 […]