Workshops 2022

PURCHASE WORKSHOPS

H BYRON BALLARD

Spirita Sancta: Fae Folk, Housewights, Piskies, Ghosts – Saturday @ 11AM

This wildly spirited wotld reaches out to us and the time has come to reach back. Helpful stories and hints for developing mutually respectful relationships with our spirit neighbors.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 15
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 18+
COST: $20
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Wild Ritual: Co-Creating Meaningful Ceremony in the Wild Wood – – Saturday @ 1 PM

Making meaningful ceremonies and rituals is an intentional and beautiful way to honor life cycles of all kinds. This workshop is a creative hands-on encounter with the classical elements, our life experiences and the spirits of place to mark time’s passages.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 15
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 18+
COST: $20
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Practical Fae Magic: Working with Spirits of Place to Transform the Multiverse -Sunday @ 11AM

After forming an alliance with the Unseen Folk, it’s time to have some agency in the world. And you can’t do that without these simple and effective magical techniques. Concepts range from deep grounding to nabbing “free” energy. This is a hands-on class in conjure with the spirit of the Realms. It includes guided meditation, instruction in energy uses and recipes for potions and oils for candle dressing.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 15
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 18+
COST: $20
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JON SIDERIADIS

World Building Essentials: A Visual Artist’s approach – Saturday @ 4 PM

World-Building covers plot devices, characters, and settings essential to the creation of fictional stories. Participants will learn such world-building tools and concepts as archetypes, allegories, monomyths, and character creation. They will also learn the writing and storytelling skills used by authors to create their own mythic narratives. Publishing and marketing strategies are discussed at the end of the workshop.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTICIPANTS: 20
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 16 +
COST: $20.00
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RUTH SANDERSON

The Art of Scratchboard – Saturday @ 4 PM

Explore the art of scratchboard with award-winning artist Ruth Sanderson. Ruth will demonstrate the basics of this medium and everyone will practice different ways of mark-making with the various tools. Then participants can create an image of their choice in scratchboard, from reference material provided, or from their own imagination. All supplies provided. ($20 per person Visit www.ruthsanderson.com to see her scratchboard work.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTIPANTS: 20
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 16+
COST: $20
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MOLLY STANTON

Enchanted Stone Lighted Necklace – Saturday @ 2 PM

Working with LED lights can be so much fun, and with some clever subterfuge people will ask you how your beautiful stone emits its magical glow. Was it blessed by pixies, or did something darker happen? In this class you’ll learn how to use conductive thread to wire a single LED light to a battery holder. Don’t worry, if you can sew on a button, you can do it.

You’ll learn how to use basic shapes to sculpt a beautiful design onto the stone. Even if you’ve never sculpted a single thing before, I can show you how to create intricate designs with ease. Your sculptural flourishes will both hide the presence of the tiny light and mask the presence of the leads connecting to the battery. All you’ll see is glow.

You’ll leave class with a materials list and a circuit diagram so you can make more necklaces on your own. I’ll also include an idea gallery filled with tips on taking your pieces to a whole new level of glam.

Duration: 2 hours
Cost: $38 / Materials fee: $7 = $45
Class limit: 12
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TIFFANY TRENT

World Building & Map Making – Saturday @ 4 PM

“One of my favorite exercises when worldbuilding is to take a map–any map–and use it as a springboard to help me worldbuild. My favorite maps are those old inserts from National Geographic Magazine.” Using topographical maps, Tiffany will take you through a series of provocative questions that will inspire your imagination, create stories and characters, and most exciting, new worlds that you have created yourself!

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTIPANTS: 20
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 16+
COST: $20
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Basics of Fantasy Writing – Sunday @ 11AM

Bestselling author Tiffany Trent takes you through her process and the fundamentals of writing fantasy including but not limited to: research as following Ariadne’s thread through the Labyrinth, drawing inspiration from outside of the fantasy genre, especially in the sciences,
the function of outlining and scaffolding, spontaneous creation, guidelines to using magic to advance plot, making plot twist work, and orchestrating a satisfying finale.

DURATION: 1.5 HOURS
MAXIMUM PARTIPANTS: 20
AGE RESTRICTIONS: 16+
COST: $20
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