06 Jul Free Online Writing & Illustration Workshops on July 17 & 18
The Basics of Character Designing: An Intermediate Illustration Workshop with Marcus Nada
When: July 17, 2020 (Friday), 9:00 AM – 12:00 NN
Where: Online via Zoom
Recommended Age Group & Level: Intermediate | 13 years and above | can draw characters/people
Materials: Any available drawing materials (paper, pen/pencil, eraser)
Pre-Reads Requirement for Attendees: Read the text of ‘he Grand Parade (to be provided upon registration)
Technical Requirements for Attendees:
- Zoom
- Internet connection
- Laptop/tablet/phone
- Prop or set-up of camera overhead to see the work
*LIMITED SLOTS ONLY
About the Workshop
Marcus Nada, illustrator of Si Pitong Noong Panahon ng mga Hapon, will facilitate an intermediate session on character designing. Participants will be provided tips on the step by step process of character designing. They will also be learning how to apply the character design in a story, while improving their drawing skills!
This FREE program is part of the online efforts connected to the online exhibit: War Through the Eyes of the Child and Liberation: War & Hope series of activities in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Adarna House.
About the Facilitator
Marcus Nada is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Manila. His creative work revolves around graphic design, illustration, street art, painting and assemblage. Interactions with people, the stories they tell and his habit of observing everyday life outside are very inspirational to his work as an artist. Discarded material, “treasures” to be found on streets occasionally end up as his art materials. He is an artist by profession and a musician by passion. He is the illustrator of the book Si Pitong Noong Panahon ng mga Hapon (Adarna House) featured in our War & Children in Books: E-Storytelling & Q&A event last June 19, 2020.
Writing from Your Memories: A WOMEN-ONLY Beginner’s Writing Workshop with Maya Calica Collins
When: July 18, 2020 (Saturday), 2:00 – 4: 00 PM (Manila time)
Where: Online via Zoom
Recommended Age Group: 16 and above
*LIMITED SLOTS ONLY
What this course isn’t:
- Not for professional writers
- Not about how to write fiction
- Not about how to get published
- Not about how to make a career out of writing
This is for you if…
- You’re a beginner
- You want to share your stories
- You believe in the power of stories to connect people
- You don’t know how to start writing
Expectations:
- We will get you started with fun prompts
- Learn the basics of a story
- Help you turn your memories into a story
About the Workshop
Maya Calica Collins, editor and co-writer of Good Night, Lala, will run a workshop for women who’ve always wanted to write, but don’t know where to begin. The two-hour session will help beginners activate their memories as a way to jump-start their writing journey. This workshop will be a safe space for women to share their stories and tap into the power of storytelling to connect people with the past and heal relationships.
This FREE program is part of the online efforts connected to the online exhibit: War Through the Eyes of the Child and Liberation: War & Hope series of activities in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines and Adarna House.
About the Facilitator
Maya Calica Collins is a published author of two chick-lit novels. She edited and illustrated Good Night, Lala (Adarna House) – a children’s book on her mother’s experiences growing up during WWII in Pampanga. She fine-tuned her storytelling skills as a magazine editor for Cosmopolitan Philippines, Seventeen Philippines, Candy, Female Singapore, and Smile, the inflight magazine of Cebu Pacific Air. Now based in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband, she pursues her passion for storytelling using words and illustrations. Maya spends most of her days sipping too much coffee, teaching art to kids, doodling in her sketchbooks, and sailing with her husband.
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