Poetry and Pictures (LHI-AS-13-EN)
Participants choose a poem to discuss. The participant and the facilitator discuss the content of the poem and its meaning. After the discussions, the participants illustrate a poem or poems with the help of the facilitator. Participants will have the opportunity to use different methods of image creation.
LessParticipants choose a poem to discuss. The participant and the facilitator discuss the content of the poem and its meaning. After the discussions, the participants illustrate a poem or poems with the help of the facilitator. Participants will have the opportunity to use different methods of image creation.
Participants choose a poem to discuss. The participant and the facilitator discuss the content of the poem and its meaning. After the discussions, the participants illustrate a poem or poems with the help of the facilitator. Participants will have the opportunity to use different methods of image creation.
- Focus on
- Open-mindedness
- Self-awareness
- Self-efficacy
- Self-expression
- Type
- With guidance
- Group size
- up to 10 participants
- Duration
- More than 60 min
- Settings
- Face-to-face
- Training field(s)
- Creativity Development
- Entrepreneurial Skills
- Competence / skill
- Ability to capture, grow and bring an idea to life
- Communication
- Self-motivation & perseverance
Title
Poetry and Pictures
Method
This is a course where the participants discuss specially selected poems. The participants then illustrate the poem with the supervision of the facilitator. The course can be either taken online or in the classroom.
Materials
Computer, paper, water colors, different pencils, oil colours etc.
Preparation
The participant takes whatever he/she thinks is necessary.
Time for preparation
Depends on the individual.
Tips for implementation
It is necessary to prepare participants to not being afraid of new ideas and not to expect perfection.
Resources/References
The idea of this course comes from the artist who has gained a long experience in teaching drawing, painting and creative writing.
Learning outcomes
Through this method/action, these benefits are achieved:
- Reading poetry and to look at the ingredients from a different perspective
- To illustrate a poem
- To look into one’s mind and try out new ideas
- To discuss one’s own idea Infront of others.
Description in clear steps
- The facilitator introduces the project to the participants and encourages them to look at poetry books and choose a poem they want to work on.
- The participants meet either online or in the classroom. They discuss the selection of poems.
- Each participant tells how he would describe the text of the poem he has chosen.
- Participants illustrate the poem under the supervision of the facilitator
- Two and two participants discuss each other´s illustrations
- Finally each participant tells the others their thoughts about the poem and the illustrations.
Contributor
Marta María Jónsdóttir
Website
martamaria.is
Links
marta.jonsdottir at gmail.com
Self-description of contributor and his/her offers
Marta Maria Jónsdóttir lives and works in Reykjavík. She has a Postgraduate Diploma in Character Animation, London Animation Studio, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK. Furthermore, MA in Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, University of London, UK and equivalent to BA Fine Art, The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavik, Iceland – Department of Painting. Awarded for excellent results from The Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts, Reykjavík. Diploma in Creative Writing from University of Iceland.
Marta Maria is open to dialog with those who are interested in her workshop or working with her and asks to be contacted through e-mail.
Art category
Writing and Fine Arts.
Spoken language
English, Icelandic
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