Workshop 29 is hosting a two-part paper-making and sculpture workshop beginning tomorrow afternoon (March 3).
The workshops, led by local artist Jai Knight, will teach people to use recycled paper in the creation of vessels that symbolize the body’s’ experience of trauma.
Participants will be working to transform literal and metaphorical “waste” by forming a relationship with it, showcasing how people are shaped by their lives and have the ability to grow and transform. Knight will be assisted by Workshop29’s creative leadership mentees Brandon Bolds and Quisha Danae.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own scrap paper, but due to the programs focus on transforming trauma, it is recommended that participating children be at least 11 years-old and accompanied by a parent or guardian.
This free art program and workshop is hosted by Workshop29 and funded in part by the California Arts Council, and is sponsored by 29 Palms Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC).
The workshop begins at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Freedom Plaza Gym in Twentynine Palms. You can register at a link in this story at z1077fm.com, and registration is open until the workshop begins.
The organizers strongly encourage participants to attend both tomorrow’s workshop, and the follow up workshop scheduled for the following Sunday, March 10. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/paac29palms
