by Tanya Steele
The Mind Drawing Children’s Stories exhibition will be holding a workshop over the school holidays on Wednesday 12 April from 1.30 to 2pm at The Memo.
Jenni Ivins, the artist and writer behind the exhibition, is excited to run the session, where kids and adults alike can hunt for her signature four leafed clover and more.
“As I gather and prepare the materials for this, I keep smiling as I envisage the participants’ wonder and laughter,” she said.
The workshop has been designed to strengthen relationships with fun in mind.
Jenni will bring exhibition books, cards and prints, with lots of activities for the participants and she encourages people to come earlier and explore the exhibition before the workshop begins.
“I can’t wait to guide the kids through the various parts and to see the outcomes as we explore how effectively we communicate,” she said.
One of the unique outcomes in Jenni’s work is the chance for discussion to emerge around what people see and how they see it, she has noticed over the years it is never what she expects.
“Sometimes it’s remarkable that we understand each other at all,” she said.
Jenni’s mind drawings contain marks that can be seen or interpreted in more than one way, depending on which part you are looking at, sometimes even the angle makes a difference too.
The workshop’s activities have been created to get participants thinking about how people communicate, about making art and finding stories.
The Mind Drawing Children’s Exhibition has been running for the last month at The Memo and front of house staff have heard positive feedback from patrons.
Bookings can be made via The Memo, Healesville.
