Subversive Sundays

Mar 11, 2007 4 Replies
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Hejsan from the land of rainy Swedish Spring!



One cup of tea ingested and another on the way. :-) Meanwhile, I have to hunt-up my handcraft supplies since Spastikitty loves to "help" me. So far the kitty is winning!



This summer we are having a Festival here in scenic Ulricehamn, Sweden and, although the majority of the bands are rock bands, we have other music lined-up as well. We'll have other types of activities as well, which brings me neatly to my request:



I'm going to run a hand-craft workshop, something along the lines of the Anticraft and

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I don't want tofocus so much on teaching techniques as on "let loose yourcreativity!" The major rock festivals, such as Hultsfred, have hadthese types of workshops for years now and they are super popular!There is some money in the festival budget for buying supplies and Iam the Queen of getting stuff cheap or free, plus I have good contactswith some of the local shop-owners. I figure on spreading out a bunchof yarn, beads, etc. on cafeteria type tables and inviting folks todive right in! Anybody have any further ideas, suggestions, sources ofinspiration?



I further intend to have the word "subversiv" (same as English subversive) in the workshop title, but need something catchy to go with it!!! Any ideas?!!!



Erin



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Erin spun a FINE 'yarn':

Hi Erin! Again, welcome back! Noreen

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Since I don't know Swedish, I can't help you. I could probably some up with something in English, but that wouldn't be much good, would it?

Higs, Katherine

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You could try contrasting "subversiv" with something very opposite, maybe something traditional. Subversive Constructions? Subversive Creations? Subversive Handicrafts and Tea Party? (But then you'd have to have tea...)

=Tamar

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Hey, tea is good! So is "Swenglish" as long as the phrase sounds clever! And tea drinking is considered vaguely "odd" by older Swedes in this traditionally coffee drinking country. :-)

The main idea is to break-free from the "old-fogey" stigma that many handcrafts have and encourage people to DIY. I'm 42 now but still remember all too well how discouraged I became when I was a teenager and older people told me "you can't do that - that's not how they did it in Grandpa's day!!!" Plus, I'm big on the idea that people learn best by DOING; even if the end result isn't what you wanted/expected, you've gained experience in handling the materials, etc.

Erin (off to drink some tea myself!)

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