Jay O’Callahan: Creativity Through Storytelling

Explore your own creativity through storytelling!  Jay will tell some stories and talk about a few of the secrets of storytelling that have helped him.   He will lead you in some simple exercises using what he calls “sparks” to explore the beauty of sound and imagery.  In addition, you will work with details, character and the power of place in a story. Picasso said his job was to get back to when he was five, meaning when his imagination was truly open. This workshop will be informal and playful.  No one is put on the spot. This is a time to explore the mystery of story and the mysteries within you.

“No one has had a greater effect on developing my hidden talents than Jay. Any gift I have for witnessing and writing narrative can be attributed to his awe-inspiring model, subtle guidance, and repeated affirmations of my stories. He opened windows in me that I didn’t know existed.”“Jay O’Callahan makes memory jam: childhood and adolescence preserved in a form more colorful, sweeter – and easier to pass around than the original might have been.”“Jay O’Callahan’s remembrance of his uncle will stun listeners with its sincerity and drama.”

Friday, October 17, 2014, Time: 1:00 – 4:00. Peninsula College PUB Room – J47 (There has been a change in the time for this workshop. It was initially planned for 12:30 to 3:30, but is rescheduled to 1:00 to 4:00.)

Workshop is limited to 30 participants. Priority will be given to those with the earliest postmark who have paid for a Full Weekend pass to the Forest Storytelling Festival. Remaining spaces will be filled according to earliest postmark.

Cost is $75.00 per person. Please make a SEPARATE check payable to Jay O’Callahan and mail it with your Forest Festival registration and festival check to:

Forest Storytelling Festival, P.O. Box 285, Port Angeles, WA 98362