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PERSONAL STORIES IN THE PEARL

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Learning to use epoxy resin and engaging with individual's stories and memories, Creating worry beads that helps people to calm down, relax and pass the time. The object can have a special value for people in transit.

KEYWORDS

  • relax

  • epoxy beads

  • personal object

  • people in transit

  • creative

  • personal stories

  • storytelling

DURATION

2 hours

SKILLS

  • visual skills

  • use of specific materials

  • visual creation

  • empathy

  • listening

  • transferring feelings

  • and memories into visual tools

PREPARATION

  • Being familiar with the method. Making safety precautions for working with epoxy resin.

  • Acquiring a general knowledge about the history and culture of worry beads in different parts of the world and of the materials used for worry beads making and the techniques for it

  • Previous knowledge of the participants' composition and number;

TOOLS AND MATERIALS

  • scissors

  • pliers

  • UV epoxy resin

  • 1

    silicone moulds

  • toothpicks

  • UV lamp (> 50W)

  • silicone mat

  • gloves

  • small objects

  • thread

  • nail polish.