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Writer's Lab: Visual Storytelling Workshop

with Allison Horner

Allison Horner presents a hour and a half long hands-on workshop on visual storytelling.

Join us at this workshop to learn all about visual storytelling and leave with brainstorming exercises that can help you work through creative blocks in the early stages of visual storytelling, and some tools to break down a large project (like illustrating a 32-page children's book) into smaller, manageable steps. Allison will share how she develops visuals for a story from thumbnail sketches to finished artwork. Attendees will learn about visual storytelling as well as engage in prompt-driven drawing exercises (stick figures welcomed!).

Allison Horner is an artist and illustrator from the Midwest. She spent her early years in Ohio, before earning her BFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art & Design in 2011. After several years teaching drawing and design as an adjunct at Ivy Tech Community College in Columbus, Indiana, she became the Program Chair of the School of Visual Communications (2022 - 2024).

As an enthusiastic collaborator and visual storyteller, Allison has worked on a variety of creative projects ranging from public artworks to illustrations of legendary fables. Picture books like Turtle Goes to War and Meadowlark & The Rattlesnake are among those she has illustrated for The Language Conservancy, a not-for-profit based in Bloomington, Indiana. Recent public artworks include murals for Morgenstern Books in Bloomington, Indiana.

Register to save your seat. Registration must be completed two hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN are required for registration. If you do not have a card, click HERE to obtain one.

Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please allow 1–2 business days to process. Last-minute requests will be accepted, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for Learning Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.

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