Thursday, August 28, 2014

The Skulls of Human Kindness


Photo by Ansel Olson.

I recently had the pleasure of co-teaching a workshop with the amazing Patience Salgado AKA Kindnessgirl as part of the Shop Class program here in Richmond, VA. Our class was titled The Skulls of Human Kindness and was designed to be a mash-up of our two aesthetics and done in the spirit of our mutual interest in creating real connection through the practice of making and sharing art. For this class we focused on one big question: "What is one thing you know to be absolutely true in your bones?" We asked participants to answer this in a variety of ways and ended the workshop with a call to action. Each person was required to decorate a skull we provided and then add a tag with two things: a truth that they wanted to share with other people and the statement, "What is the #TruthInYourBones?" They were then given 24 hours to leave that skull in a public place and document and share it via their favorite social media platforms. The workshop was a really wonderful and moving experience and we hope you'll take up the challenge as well. Please comment below or post online with the hashtag #TruthInYourBones and let us know what one thing you know to be true in your own bones. Don't think to hard about it, just do it!

And if you'd like Patience and I to bring this workshop to your business or group reach out to us through the The Alternative Speakers Bureau

p.s. The truth in my bones: Everyone is faking it.



Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.
Photo by Ansel Olson.


4 comments:

Unknown said...

#TruthInYourBones
There is no such thing as Instant Karma - unfortunately.

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gemma said...

#TruthInYourBones
This really would be a better world if everyone would think just a second before expressing their 'truth'.

Unknown said...

A year later and still you amaze me like the very first time. 😉