Participants will learn about the history of the crankie: "A 19th Century form of popular story-telling, a traditional Crankie is a long, illustrated scroll (also called a “moving panorama” or a “moving backdrop”) that is wound onto two spools, and loaded into a box which has a viewing screen.
The scroll is hand-cranked while the story depicted upon it is presented." Participants will build matchbox crankies as proof of concept.
Once the participants have completed and shown their creations to the other participants, they will decorate a pre-fabricated larger crankie box of their choice for their crankie. Participants will illustrate, collage, and assemble the visual elements of the stories they have brought onto the crankie scrolls and attach them to the box. Then, we will share all of the narratives we've been illustrating.
This is a 5 hour long workshop culminating in a performance. Please bring a small snack, waterbottle, and clean indoor shoes.
NOON to 5:00 pm on Oct. 11 at 4822 50 Ave, St. Paul, AB
$65/person - includes step-by-step instruction with artist (all supplies will be provided).
We do request that participants under the age of 10 are accompanied by an adult.
If you have any questions, please contact us using the email below or messenger.
PLEASE NOTE:
To secure your spot in the workshop, you must register by transferring:
bXBkb3dudG93bmFydHNzdHVkaW8gfCBvdXRsb29rICEgY29t (don't forget the double 's' in the middle). Please put the word CRANKIE in the e-transfer.
Your payment secures your spot. All workshop fees are NON-REFUNDABLE. For more information please FB message us or send us an email
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