The Myth of Creation
The Myth of Creation is a workshop-style gathering that helps participants get out of their heads and into their own creativity.
There are many myths we tell ourselves about our ability to create: that inspiration must strike; that it’s a grueling, lonely process; that the point of creating is what gets created rather than how it is created. In each session of The Myth of Creation, we explore a different (and undisclosed) artistic medium, guiding participants with new tools, narrative prompts, and unexpected questions. Participants are encouraged to attend as many or as few sessions as they’d like in the series. These gatherings are for everyone – absolutely no arts background or previous experience required – and seek to plant seeds of inspiration that encourage lifelong art-making & creativity.
The first iteration of The Myth of Creation was hosted by JETco. in partnership with the Office for the Arts at Harvard over four days (January 19th to 22nd, 2021). We’re continuing to refine and expand these workshops and would love to have you join us at one of our future public-facing iterations (sign up for our newsletter to learn more).
You can find sample text and screenshots from The Myth of Creation below. If you’d like to learn more about these workshops or if you’re interested in partnering with JETco. to bring The Myth of Creation to your organization, please reach out at heyjetco@gmail.com.
from Making
When I think about “making” and “being a maker,” I often worry that I don’t have what it takes – that I’m missing some kind of trained creative eye or aesthetic vision or dexterity with my fingers – and I don’t usually get past that mental block to the point where I can just begin. Now that we’ve got the basics assembled, we’re going to begin and begin and begin until we’ve all convinced ourselves – myself included – that we are makers.
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We’re going to begin by making faces. You’ll need to represent the five core facial features in your creation – the eyes, the nose, the mouth, the hair, and the ears. Take a mental tour of your space. What might you use to create each of those features? What do you have in your cabinets or your pantry? Do you have a box full of random crap that might be useful? Are you going to create the entire face out of crumpled up paper? There are no wrong answers.
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