ONE HEART ARTS: Bookmaking workshops with Jeannie M. Hunt, in schools, libraries, and community arts.
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Here’s what people are saying about Jeannie's workshops:
- I loved this workshop! I'm
still talking about it...Jeannie’s classroom looked like a virtual
Santa's workshop of bookmaking...piles of papers in every color and
texture…baskets of beads and buttons, and ribbons and strings...lots of
different printed clip art and stamps with ink…the books are
gorgeous. Jeannie didn't just show us how to make them...she told us
where to get the materials cheaply, what kinds of papers we were
dealing with, what type of projects they worked best for...she
suggested ages and themes and actual materials set ups for different
book projects...she gave us handouts, a dozen at least, so we could
remember in say, 3 months or 6 months or a year how to make an
exploding map book or a nature journal…I've made books with kids twice
now… It takes a little time and patience but the payoff is huge: the
kids…loved the experience and were so proud of the books they created.
- Ann Langone, (Grad Student, Simmons College, GSLIS-School Library Teacher Program)
- Jeannie Hunt's workshops take us beyond the basic book to a place
where we can play imaginatively with the material and shape of ideas.
Kids were buzzing. And so were the adult volunteers!
- Sharon Shaloo (Executive Director, Massachusetts Center for the Book)
- Children and parents were talking about this program all summer. Highly recommended!
- Rebecca Brady (Librarian, Pelham Free Library)
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Jeannie Hunt was terrific! She had an impressive collection of
materials that depicted the history of book making. She presented them
in an interactive way and the kids were interested and excited. Her
activities were fun, accessible and cool!
- Alfie Alschuler (Teacher, Poet Seat High School, Greenfield MA)
- Your passion for books spread like fire through the children.
- Paula Yolles (Teacher, Hilltown Charter School, Williamsburg, MA, Picture Book Residency)
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I’m so glad you taught us how to make books. I will pass it down my
family. I love making books because it’s so fun!!
- Tess (Student, grade 2/3, Hilltown Charter School)
- As we were involved in the workshop, I found myself thinking of all
the different areas in the classroom I could use this… Every teacher
could use this creative tool to support the concepts in their
classrooms.