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Can you picture a tree from when you were a child? Surprisingly, the answer is almost always yes! Find connection and mindfulness with this unique writing series. Attend one or all sessions.
Pair the below workshops with our Mindfulness Hikes series at Waterloo State Recreation Area this spring.
April 23: Welcome to Writing with the Trees of Childhood
In this first writing workshop, Julie will help you make a list of the trees that were important to you as a child. Learn how you can connect these trees to bodily sensations and generate stories through the process of clustering. This workshop will involve writing a story and sharing aloud with the group.
May 7: Delve Deeper into Childhood Trees with Art & Writing
Build on part 1 of the workshop by combining writing and drawing. Begin the writing process by drawing a tree you remember from childhood. Julie will guide you from there!
May 21: Let your Tree Tell Your Story
Expand your writing and experiment with perspectives and narration in part 3 of the workshop.
June 4: Use your Senses to Write with Trees
The final installment of the workshop has you focusing on your senses--sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch--to guide your writing and meditations.
About Julie Mariouw
Julie is an Amherst Writers & Artists affiliate and is certified to lead workshops in the AWA method as described in Writing Alone & With Others by Pat Schneider. Julie has a BA in English from the University of Michigan, studied Teaching at Eastern Michigan University, and attended Middlebury College Language Program. She has taught in the Ann Arbor Public Schools, Sylvan Learning Center, Maxey Boys Training School, and ran a journal workshop--Writing For Recovery--for 7 years. Julie's work has been published in Verdad - A Journal of Literature & the Arts, The Huron River Review , The Crazy Wisdom Journal, Ann Arbor Natural Awakenings Magazine, & The Brick Magazine. wellspringwritingworkshops.com
The Chelsea District Library is a single branch library serving the City of Chelsea and surrounding townships. The library has 4 small study rooms, one medium meeting room, and the McKune room, our main programming room.
