Tell Your Story Through Art!

We are excited to offer this whimsical art-storytelling workshop with Lauren Fornoles, a local writer, certified teacher and literacy specialist, and creator of the story channel, “The Storied Forest.” Come listen, play, create, and try your hand at your own storytelling through art!

The Workshop: Participants will start off our workshop by listening to an original interactive paper-craft story, “Meet Fen,” the story of the San Francisco fog and the place he calls home. Next, we’ll learn the basics of place-based storytelling, and work together to create an original story set in NYC, in the playful style of “Fen.” Then it’s time to create your own original works, telling your own story through art! We’ll have colorful NYC-inspired pieces for kids to use or you can make your own. We’ll end with a storytelling share, where we can celebrate our newfound skills and artful creations with each other.

Check out “Meet Fen” here: 'Meet Fen' - A Storied Forest Original Read Aloud

More about Lauren: Lauren is a certified teacher and literacy specialist who is passionate about early literacy, and helping others discover (or re-discover!) the joy of reading together. She has taught all grades on the East and West Coasts with a focus on English and Literacy, as well as Drama and Theater Arts, and has always dreamed of bringing her passions together to write and tell stories for children. You can find all of  her original stories at The Storied Forest here:  https://storiedforest.com/

Parents can drop off or stay and do some storytelling!

Ages: 7+

When: Monday morning, July 8, 10-12

Where: The Painting School Brooklyn, 65 Woodhull Street

Cost: $40/child- $30/child with siblings, includes all art supplies! (All kid programming at The Painting School can be scaled for need.)