Design and carve your own stamp with a linoleum block.
Registration required. Supplies provided.
A symbol is a single image—a leaf, a spiral, a key—that can become a kind of visual shorthand for something much more meaningful. This workshop will get you thinking about what symbolic imagery feels personal and impactful for you; then you’ll design and create a stamp of your very own to ink up & share everywhere– letters, journal pages, books, etc.
Stamp-making challenges us to think about negative space & mirror imaging as we create– negative space is the area around your design that helps define it—think of it as the silence that makes the music stand out. In stamps, the background space is just as important as the image itself. When you create a stamp, you’re carving into a surface that will be flipped when stamped onto paper. That means your design needs to be drawn in reverse, especially if it includes text, arrows, or directional imagery. This activity is a great challenge for your brain as well as a fun exercise in personal preference–you’ll leave with a symbol of who & what you are to share and make your mark!
Kaija Marshall is a yoga instructor, birth & postpartum doula and holistic workshop facilitator. She earned her Master’s degree in Social Work from San Diego State University in 2015, her 200 RYS Yoga Instructor certificate in 2016 and her Birth Doula & Postpartum Doula training in 2019. She currently serves growing families as a doula all over Bend. Before moving into the perinatal sphere, she worked at Girl Scouts San Diego as an Evaluation Specialist, Camp Counselor & Outreach Program Leader, all while moonlighting as a nanny for families in San Diego county. She firmly believes in the purpose of play, and seeks to encourage mind, body & soul connections through movement, productive dialogue and authentic connection. She believes that data synthesis and gut feelings both have a place in decision making-- this is also reflected in her background: a unique mix of higher education & holistic training-- and this foundation allows her to help folks bridge the gap between institutional & instinctual knowledge to a place of understanding. Learn more at https://www.adventuresinyogapants.com/
Questions? Contact laurelh@deschuteslibrary.org
AGE GROUP: | Adult |
EVENT TYPE: | Adult Program |
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