METAGEUM '07
EXPLORING THE MEGALITHIC MIND
CONFERENCE, TOUR, AND WORKSHOPS:
Exploring the Consciousness of the Megalithic Temple Builders
Caraffa Stores, Birgu, Island of Malta
3rd - 11th November 2007
Insights - Opening Portals to Personal Creativity:
A Mixed-Media Workshop
Discover your own uniquely creative self
Julie Apap and Jeni Caruana, both experienced teachers and exhibiting artists, welcome you on a journey of self-discovery following the path of your own creativity. Julie and Jeni are well-qualified to guide you alomng this path, having explored many avenues of self-expression on their own journeys toward greater awareness and being.
These three linked afternoons are aimed at everyone who feels that they have more to discover about themselves. No artistic ability whatsoever is necessary.
First, you will be helped to record details of the world around you visually and emotionally, possibly for the first time ever! You will learn simple skills to enable you to 'feel' with clay and to 'see' with a pencil. This will give you a confident base to work from.
Then, with demonstrations and practical exercises, Julie and Jeni will introduce you to a myriad of media to explore and experiment and have fun with.
The knowledge and experience gained will form a safe platform to branch out into personal creativity.
In an atmosphere of total suppport and individual attention, your own inner wisdom will be set free to create its own work of art. Julie and Jeni will help to birth each unique piece.
This promises to be an exciting and transformational experience for everyone.
The prehistoric temples of Hagar Qim and Mnajdra have been chosen as a focus for this workshop as their enigmatic atmosphere can be interpreted on so many different levels, from sheer physical majesty to deep abstract mystery.
Outline of activities
- Talks by the artists on their own approaches and methods.
- Amazing exercises to release the hidden artist in everyone.
- Discovering that you rarely see what you are looking at!
- Learn a whole new way of seeing the world around you!
- A visit to Hagar Qim and Mnajdra temples.
- Exercises to help you feel 'energies' and 'vibrations'.
- Individual attention and support.
- Guided meditations to meet the source of your own creativity.
- Discover how to feel and express your emotions without words.
- Making and firing of your 'memory pot' and one other clay object.
- All materials required for the creation of your artwork, including clay, paper, paint, and a variety of inspirational materials for collage and three-dimensional work.
- Your artworks to take home, plus plenty of inspiration and ideas for many more.
- Tea, coffee, and cake will be provided when we are at the temples. At the main conference venue (the Caraffa Stores), complimentary tea and coffee will be offered, and other refreshments can be purchased nearby, on the Waterfront.
Jeni Caruana
Jeni studied art im Uxbridge, Hull, and Harrow in England before settling in Malta in the 1970s. She soon made a name for herself as a watercolourist, exhibiting regularly in Malta and abroad. Her paintings and sculptures now hang in many public and private collections.
A strong advocate of both good drawing skills and individual expression, Jeni has taught art since the 1990s and nowe tutors painting holidays for Malta Art.
Web sites:
www.jenicaruana.com
www.malta-art.co.uk
Julie Apap
Julie has been living in Malta for most of her life. She studied art at Cheltenham College, concentrating most of her creative attention on ceramics. After teaching art and pottery in a private school in Malta, she set up her own pottery studio in Msida to produce her own pieces and teach students.
Julie's pots and sculptures have been shown in several exhibitions and many are now in collections in Malta and overseas.
Web sites:
www.julieapap.com
www.clayartmalta.com
www.soulwork.julieapap.com
Dates, times, and booking
The workshop will be held in two groups:
- First group:
- Day one: 2:30-5:30 pm on Sunday 4th November
- Day two: 2:30-5:30 pm on Tuesday 6th November
- Day three: 2:30-5:30 pm on Friday 9th November
- Second group:
- Day one: 2:30-5:30 pm on Monday 5th November
- Day two: 2:30-5:30 pm on Wednesday 7th November
- Day three: 2:30-5:30 pm on Friday 9th November
Note that on day three the two groups will be combined.
The fee is Lm 42 for Maltese residents (US$170, GB £85, Euro €125). This includes tuition, materials, firing, transport to and admission into the temples, To book your place, please refer to the booking page.
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