Writers workshop with Christina Riley

Join our writers workshop with Christina Riley

Join published writer and artist, Christina RIley to create written work on the creatures of the coast in your own voice and through a different species' eyes.
As founder of The Nature Library, Christina's workshop focuses on the power of words and books for sharing underwater stories.
In The Argyll Hope Spot, Christina was moved by the malleability of perspective experienced underwater. Considering life from the eyes of a scallop (all 200 of them), sea squirt or brittle star. Her responses decentre the human experience without removing it completely—given that her group was wholly in the water alongside them. Rather than these astonishing marine lives being ‘alien’ or ‘not of this world’, to witness them was to see more clearly what this world truly is and holds, as though turning a mussel shell inside out to revealing its hidden luminescence.
Books are one of the most powerful ways of getting stories out into the world. Created by and for the community, handmade zines and artist's books have been used historically by social and political activists to get their message out by inexpensive, creative and accessible means. In this workshop, participants will be led through creative writing prompts inspired by the Argyll Hope Spot and create their own handmade artist's book. No writing experience is necessary and all materials will be provided, but participants are welcome to bring notes, drawings or other ephemera to incorporate into their books!
All skill levels are welcome. Please attend with an adult if you are under 18.
Part of the Argyll Coast and Islands Hope Spot events programme for the Snorkelling Artist Residency Retrospective exhibition at The Rockfield Centre.
https://argyllhopespot.scot/
https://christinariley.co.uk/

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Rockfield Centre, Taylor's Brae, Oban, United Kingdom