**Please note, this learning experience is a virtual event and will not be hosted at a physical site.**
Karen Blessen, Founder and Director of 29 Pieces leads the SANCTUARY: Imagine and Create Your Place of Peace Lesson. The SANCTUARY Lesson (1) Shows students examples and ideas for creative sanctuaries, i.e. - places where they can find peace, (2) Makes students aware of how they may benefit from a personal place of peace, (3) Shows students how to imagine and create their own personal place of peace, (4) Instructs students in making a simple hand-made book that is a representation of a personal place of peace, and (5) Enlightens student awareness of everyone’s need for sanctuary and personal space.
Please note: You must register for the webinar in two places:
- Register for the event on the Region 10 Calendar of Events.
- Register for the webinar on the Zoom link.
All participants registered on the Region 10 website will receive login information prior to the webinar date.
Format of lesson:
5:30 - 6:15 - Lesson Presentation
6:15 - 6:25 - Break
6:25 - 7:15 - Art making
7:15 - 7:30 - Conversation, sharing and questions
Supply List for SANCTUARY workshop:
*Paper: 10 in x 24 in, Hole punch, Scissors, String or ribbon, Markers, Glue sticks, Beads and other small decorative objects, Colored papers, White glue, Colored pencils, Crayons *(Paper size can vary according to what you have available.)
This session is free and lessons can be downloaded at no cost – in English or Spanish.
PRESENTER BIO:
Karen Blessen became the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of 29 Pieces after a long career as an artist and writer. 29 Pieces is a Dallas based organization which uses art to awaken, uplift and give voice to the creative human spirit. Through the 29 Pieces Education Program: Artists Making a Kinder World, 29 Pieces has worked with more than 650 teachers and more than 100,000 students in the North Texas area. Karen Blessen was the first graphic artist to be named as a winner of the Pulitzer Prize.