Month: November 2017

In conjunction with the San Antonio Public Library, Xelena and Adriana led an early-literacy-based “Play & Learn” program that centred around their story. Themes included gardening, rainbows, circles, and family. Each activity included some component of early literacy practices (reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing). Please contact the creators to request a list of these activities to replicate in your library, home, or learning center. It is also possible to incorporate one or more of these activities into a scheduled visit.

Add a splash of color to your walls as participants create a group mural that combines images and words relevant to agreed-upon themes and intentions. Everyone will have the chance to contribute ideas in the form of sketches and creative writing, which Adriana and Xelena will help refine during the workshop. The final piece can be a stand-alone art piece for the space or the initial sketch for an eventual mural. (Adriana, an experienced muralist, can advise interested parties on mural development plans.) This program can be modified for early/pre-writers.*90 minutes minimum is optimal for the exercise, with the option to extend exercise up to 2 hours or longer.

This workshop asks participants go within and reflect upon their own unique gifts. We will connect with images from nature, as we build a poem that may play with metaphor, simile, or personification. Adding illustrations to our creations will enhance the experience and the final piece (which can be formatted on a single page or in “mini book” form). If time allows, we will extend the poem into expressive movement, with a focus on mindfulness / positive affirmations. *45 minutes minimum, with the option to extend exercise up to 2 hours.