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Forest Bathing and Writing: Hoyt Arboretum

Hoyt Arboretum 4000 SW Fairview Blvd., Portland, OR, United States

This class, held outdoors at Hoyt Arboretum, will guide you in practicing skills associated with shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing—a gentle, meditative approach to being with nature. The class will include several invitations to explore your senses and your relationship with nature, time for written reflection, and opportunities to share your observations and your writing, if you wish. In each class, you’ll learn approaches to writing and to being with nature that you can use in your everyday life to help promote a sense of relaxation, connection, and wonder. No prior experience with writing is required. All forest bathing and writing prompts may be practiced seated, standing, or walking, depending on your comfort, ability, and interest. Classes will be held rain or shine, so please dress…

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$75

Summer Series: Paper Marbling

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

This workshop is in person: Masks / Proof of Vaccination Required Register here Join us for an evening of paper marbling with artist and printmaker Jillian Barthold. Learn about different types of paper marbling, and set-up and come away with several examples of marbled paper. Instructor: Jillian Barthold Capacity: 8 Sliding scale $10-55 2 no-cost spots available; BIPOC & 2S prioritized

$10 – $55

Summer | Write from Life w David Biespiel | July 16 + 17 | In-Person + Online FULL for in-person; ONLINE available

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Praise for Writing from Life: "It was unbelievable. I feel like I just skied down Mt Hood." ~ Phil Meehan This popular tune-up workshop will be run twice this summer, in July and August. It's the kind of study every writer needs, an opportunity to write from studying your own life experiences and then seeing what new subjects that leads you to. The supportive approach emphasizes observation as the route to achieve new material, new possibilities, and new pieces, whether you are writing fiction, memoir, or poems. The approach teaches you new skills that you can use for all your future writing, as well as how to transfer your observations into clear notes, jottings, studies, and pieces of new writing. This method of writing is one of the foundational skill sets that all…

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$215 – $244

Summer Series: Cyanotypes

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Summer Series: Cyanotypes Register here Instructor: Katherine Spinella This workshop is in person: Masks + Proof of Vaccination Required Capacity: 8 Sun, July 17th 11am – 1:30pm Sliding Scale $10 – 55 2 no-cost spots available; BIPOC & 2S prioritized Join us to explore the photographic alt-process of cyanotypes! Cyanotypes, otherwise known as blueprints, are one of the earliest forms of photography used by engineers and astronomers as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings. In this workshop, we’ll experiment with fun and easy ways to create cyanotypes. By laying film negatives and/or 2D objects on top of the chemically treated material, you’ll create a deep blueprint with bright, ghost-white silhouettes. Feel free to bring your own film negatives, spring botanicals, or…

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$10 – $55

Write Your Rant with Lisa Loving

Rose City Book Pub 1329 NE Fremont, Portland, OR, United States

"Whatever stories in your community most need to be told, the best person to tell them is you." What really burns your toast? And what’s the best way to tell the world about it? Rose City Book Pub is extremely thrilled to host Lisa Loving's first of three writing workshops: "Write Your Rant." Join journalist and retired talk radio host Lisa Loving for the basics of online research, writing tips, narrative structure and where to bring it. Tickets are 25$ and include a copy of Street Journalist: Understand and Report the News in Your Community as well as a drink and some phenomenal shared appetizers. Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/374866454657 Lisa Loving’s Website: http://www.street-journalist.com/ Lisa Loving’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Media4thepeople

$25

Summer Series: Origami Summer Flowers & Creatures

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

Register here Instructor: Yuki Martin This workshop is in person: Masks / Proof of Vaccination Required Capacity: 8 Sliding scale $10-35 2 no-cost spots available; BIPOC & 2S prioritized Tuesday, 7/19 Part 1; 6:30 – 8pm Tuesday 7/26 Part 2; 6:30 – 8pm Join Yuki Martin for an origami workshop focusing on summery flowers and creatures. This is a two-part workshop, with the first workshop geared towards beginners, and the second workshop designed to build on the skills in the first workshop. The second workshop is recommended for individuals who have taken the first workshop and/or have prior experience.

$10 – $35

The Prose Poem

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

The Prose Poem: This workshop is in person: Masks + Proof of Vaccination Required Register here How can we create poems when we no longer rely upon (or when we free ourselves from) one of poetry’s most powerful tools: the line? In this class, we’ll dive into this question, drawing inspiration from a diverse array of writers as we investigate how to heighten language to create the intensity of a poem within the short space of a paragraph. We’ll also examine writing that defies conventional genre classification, straddling the lines between poetry, fiction and essay. Through in-class exercises, weekly prompts, and supportive discussion of one another’s work, we’ll immerse ourselves in our creative processes, generating our own prose poems and pieces of writing that push…

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$65 – $185

Write Around Portland: Bi-Monthly BIPOC Online Writing Workshop

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

"I love being witnessed, and I absolutely love witnessing the words of everyone else in the group. It’s our own kind of magic." —BIPOC Online Workshop Participant For people who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Color (BIPOC). 2nd & 4th Friday of every month from 4 to 5:30 pm (Pacific Time), Free. Workshops are held via Zoom. Pre-registration is required. Registration opens the 1st of the month every month and closes when filled or at 12noon the day before the workshop. Pre-register for our 2nd Friday workshop here. Pre-register for our 4th Friday workshop here.  Click here for more workshop details. 

Free

Summer Generative w/ Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Squad: July 22nd-24th

The Corporeal Writing Center 510 SW 3rd Ave #101, Portland, OR, United States

Sex. Heat. Abundance. Excess. Juice. Long hot nights, cool rivers, the moon the only witness. In this face2face generative workshop with Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Writing squad we will take “excursions” into the belly of summer to generate writing and art. For the adventurous and sly. Experimental, mixed genre, utterly liberating. Check out all the details, and please read the COVID note carefully. Summer: A Seasonal Generative Writing Lab with Lidia Yuknavitch and the Corporeal Writing Squad: Domi Shoemaker, Anya Pearson, Katie Guinn, and Daniel Isaiah Elder WHEN: July 22nd to 24th Friday 7/22: 7pm-9pm meet-and-greet over ZOOM Saturday 7/23 11am-4pm in-person with a 45minute break for lunch Sunday 7/24: 11am-4pm in-person with a 45minute break for lunch WHERE: The Corporeal Writing Center in…

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$450

Summer Series: Intro to Natural Dyes

IPRC (Independent Publishing Resource Center) 318 SE Main Street #175, Portland, OR, United States

*This workshop will take place on zoom PST Register here Instructor: Willa Goettling Capacity: 20 Sliding Scale: $25 – $55 5 spots available at no-cost; BIPOC & 2S Prioritized In this 2 hour online workshop, participants will learn the basics of using plant extracts to naturally dye plant-based fibers such as cotton and linen. The class will cover how to prepare fabrics for dyeing, create dye baths from a variety of plant materials, learn techniques for patterning, and tips for post-dye care to achieve rich, long-lasting colors. This workshop is demonstration-based, so participants are not required to purchase materials beforehand. A material list is provided below in case participants would like to follow along. Materials List: Aluminum acetate Soda ash Stainless steel or enamel pot…

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$25 – $55
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