Colleen Brown
ADDRESS
City: Maple Ridge, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
memoir
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
If you lie down in a field, she will find you there
Publisher
Radiant Press
Year
2023
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Colleen Virginia Brown
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
30
Presentation Genre
Drawing, Collage, Descriptive Writing
Presentation Length
120 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

The Little Box of What

Come draw and write together! There will be supplies on hand to light a creative spark in everyone. Colleen Brown will be facilitating an open-ended workshop that introduces techniques in drawing and writing that invite flights of fancy and rich observation. Colleen uses intriguing objects as prompts for writing and drawing that participants can use in their own art and writing practices. The workshop is open to all ages and skill levels.

 

Presentation Fee(s)
200
Workshop details
Audience Size
30
Intended Audience
All ages, venue must have a ciculating library, archive or other shared resource
Workshop Length
120 minutes
Workshop Description
Workshop description

The Good Neighbour 

In this workshop, we will work together to add small gifts and surprises to insert into the books in the library. Add your favourite recipe to a cook book, a drawing into a botanical guide, a new piece to a game or suggest a new character for a book. Your gifts will be found by the next person to sign out the book. Colleen has lots or writing and drawing prompts to light a creative spark! This workshop is open to all ages and skill levels.

Workshop Fee(s)
200
School presentation details
Audience Size
30
Intended Audience
all grades
Presentation Length
120 minutes
Presentation Description
Presentation description

The Good Neighbour 

In this workshop, we will work together to add small gifts and surprises to insert into the books in the library. Add your a panel to a graphic novel, a new piece to a game or suggest a new character for a book. The next person will find your gifts to sign out the book. Colleen has lots of writing and drawing prompts to light a creative spark! 

Presentation Fee(s)
200
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
All members are eligible for the Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program. Are you interested in participating in this pro
No
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
The Union’s Northern Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program funds in-person visits to northern Ontario schools when possible. Ar
No