Today i have been observing and taking part in both a Timeslips and Penelope Project Workshop - which have been ever so interesting and very different to how i thought they would be delivered!
Timeslips:
One photograph (black and white) was given to each participant of the group (8 participants in total) they were given prompts about the photo and the aim was to develop a story. I was the note taker during the workshop and had to write everything down that they said along with their name in brackets if it was them who said it....at the end of the session - i re-read it out and the same piece of information came up three times, which was:
'The look very happy and content together' - i thought this was really interesting as the participants had obviously picked up on the emotions and relationships that they could see..
- This helped them look at imagery differently
- Think about emotions and relationships in an entirely different way
- Engagement
Penelope Project:
This was similar to Timeslips, however a new script had to be written with each participant representing a character in the painting we were looking at - this prompted words and helped phrases and communication.
I would certainly use either of these workshops as they are both platforms to experiment and be playful with - nothing is wrong and it can be humourous and exciting!!
