Creativity & Creative Writing: Making Connections

A key aspect of creativity is making connections: between different objects, ideas and experiences, or between our internal and external worlds. These connections can emerge through conscious processes, such as comparing, contrasting, and structured creative thinking activities. The invisible processes of imagining, dreaming and intuiting can also lead to the creation of new connections, metaphors and art works.

In this workshop, we will experience different ways of making  connections, in order to develop new pieces of writing and/or ideas for creative projects. Prompts will include poems, prose, objects and images. Writers of all levels of experience are welcome, as are arts practitioners from other fields, such as visual art and music.  We will  base our explorations on the overarching theme of ‘journeys’.

Please bring along

1. a pen and notebook, or a device on which you can write. You may also bring dry art materials (for drawing)
2. An object or picture related to the theme of journeys.

About the tutor 

Shelley Tracey is a published writer and creative writing facilitator who has worked with groups in many settings, including reminiscence work and mental health.  Her experience includes journaling courses, writing classes in schools, prisons, health settings, higher education, in the community and voluntary sectors, and in arts centres.

She has facilitated many creative writing and memoir classes and workshops at the Crescent Arts Centre, as well as Poetry Therapy in Practice workshops for anyone interested in developing their creativity.