Masterclass Recording: Creative connections between humans and stones

Attention all Rock and Stone Lovers! This Masterclass is an Invitation to explore movement, rock and a kaleidoscope of connections between humans and stones. It will focus on exploring what it means to move a rock and what it means, as a human, to be moved by rocks and stones, through the mediums of both poetry and prose.

Ruth Allen and Alyson Hallett are immersed in the worlds of writing, geology, embodiment, experimentation and the development of relationships with stones. Both writers place stones at the centre of their personal and professional lives: what can be learned from them, how we communicate, how we can write about and with them.

During the session, Ruth and Alyson will share stories about their own experience of working with these elements, as well as encouraging participants to reflect on their own stories.

You will be invited to take part in inspiring writing exercises and, most importantly, there will be a sense of collaborating with rocks, with mineral intelligences and exploring new material entanglements. You will learn ways in which to explore and expand how you think and write about rocks and rocky landscapes, the outer and inner lives of stones.

This Masterclass will be playful, and it is hoped that all writers will come away with some innovative writing, provocations and thoughts to nourish them through the days and weeks after the session.

The Masterclass is for anyone, at any stage of their writing, who is interested in this fascinating subject and how it intersects with and feeds creativity.

This recording will be available to watch at your convenience. Please see the ‘Access’ tab for information on how to find it.

Online: £25.00

Concessions: £12.50

We are committed to making our Arvon at Home programme accessible to as many people as possible.

When you make your purchase, you will receive an email confirmation, including a link to the recording. You can access it at any time using that link. It can also be accessed by logging in to your account on our website, opening the course card on your ‘My Bookings’ page, and clicking on the green ‘Recording’ button. Any course materials that may have been shared for the live session will also be available via a button in the course card. All Masterclasses are recorded with auto-generated captioning, which appears on the recordings.

If you require any assistance or further information, please email arvonathome@arvon.org