Pictures from the April 1st and April 11th Workshops

Our next scheduled public workshop will be held in May on Sunday May 17th 5:30- 9 pm at Evolution Art collective- 202 S. Dickenson st. Saturday morning workshops will also be scheduled at the Goodman Community Center. Watch this space for a dates and times of additional workshops. Check out these photos from our April 1st and April 11th work sessions!


Kids getting into paper mache...

John with a cardboard inchworm in progress...
An awesome pig mask...

Cardboard sculpture mask with it's creator...

Next Workshop April 11th

Our First open workshop was a big hit! We have a salamander, a giant inchworm, a badger, a pig, birds, a great blue heron and many more creature masks under way. Pictures will be posted soon...

See the post below for the corn starch paste recipe.

Next workshop will be April 11th 8:30 am - 11:00 am at the Atwood Community Center

We will do more cardboard sculpting and start to paint and decorate our masks and costumes

contact me for more info:

Laurie 241 0259
laurie@thegreenparasol.com

Paper Mache paste Recipe

Dissolve 1/2 cup cornstarch into 1 cup warm water. Heat one quart of water on the stove. Slowly stir the dissolved cornstarch into one quart of boiling water. Once it thickens, turn off. Let cool before using. You will need 2 or 3 times this amount for a 3' x 3' mask. Make it fresh each time or store it in the fridge - it gets moldy fast. For a large amount at once use 2 cups cornstarch to 1 gallon of water.

April 1st- Mask Making teach in!

FREE mask and puppet making teach- in (donations gladly accepted)
for Procession of the Species
Wednesday April 1st 5:30- 9:00 pm
at Evolution Arts Collective
202 South Dickenson st. (Dickenson and Dewey court- one block from Willy st.)
all ages welcome...

Artist Laurie Rossbach will present an overview of making masks and giant puppets from cardboard, paper mache, paint and trash...

We will learn cardboard construction basics, paper mache techniques and how to transform your ideas into 3 dimensions

Then design your creature and dive right in and start creating your mask or puppet to take home and finish.

Procession of the Species will be held at the Summer Solstice celebration in Olbrich park on June 21st. 2009 sees the bicentenary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work ‘On the origin of Species- this will be the overarching theme of this years procession. Celebrate nature through art! All are welcome to participate in the free workshops and the parade.

Laurie- 241 0259

evolutionartscollective.blogspot.com

Procession planning meeting March 10th

Join us at ESCAPE coffee house on Tuesday March 10th 6:30 pm to learn all about Procession of the Species '09

We will see some images from other Processions that have been held around the country and discuss our ideas for how to make our procession come together.

on the agenda will be:

Learning about the kinds of different puppets, masks, banners, and decorations that can be a part of our parade.

Planning for work space and teach-ins to create our big props- What kind of creatures do we want to make?

Networking with interested groups who may want to participate.

And I'm sure many more ideas will surface!

If you can't make this meeting, there will be more in the future- and give a call or e-mail with questions:

xoxo
Laurie 241 0259

Procession of the Species- June 21st

Hello Madison!
Procession of the Species will be held on June 21st during the Summer Solstice celebration in Olbrich Park.
What is Procession of the Species?
The first Procession was held 15 years ago in Olympia Washington to celebrate earth day. It is a community artistic celebration of the natural world using puppetry, masks, music, and dance.