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Paper Craft Workshop with René WestbrookTell your story through art! In this hands-on workshop, participants will create a one-of-a-kind autobiographical art book inspired by the people, places, memories, and moments that make up their lives.
Using photos, keepsakes, collage, drawing, writing, and other creative techniques, you’ll transform personal memories into the pages of your own illustrated story. Bring photographs, copies of photographs, ticket stubs, postcards, letters, or other small pieces of memorabilia you’d like to incorporate into your book.
No art or bookmaking experience is necessary, and all ages are welcome. All crafting materials will be provided—just bring the personal items you’d like to use and your stories to tell.
Register Here: https://timberland.bibliocommons.com/events/6acfc726de300e00451a6d96
Artist Bio:
René Westbrook is an award-winning multimedia artist and educator whose creative practice spans five decades and includes painting, sculpture, photography, collage, writing, and digital media. A graduate of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, she has served as an artist in residence with programs including the African American Master Artists in Residence Program (AAMARP) at Northeastern University and the California Arts Council. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is held in public collections including Kaiser Permanente and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Since moving to Olympia from San Francisco in 1993, Westbrook has become an active part of the region’s arts community. Recent honors include a Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation award in 2020, selection as the featured cover artist for Olympia Arts Walk in 2022, an Artist Trust Grants for Artist Progress (GAP) award in 2022, and a SOLA (Support Old Lady Artists) award in 2023. Her artwork was also selected for an Olympia traffic box installation at Pacific Avenue and Lilly Road. Eclectic, colorful, and continually evolving, Westbrook’s work explores both the beauty and complexity of the world around us, combining imagery, color, memory, and personal inquiry in unexpected ways.
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500 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States, Washington 98503
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