Writer/Artist Michelle Collier is back at George Street Community Bookshop this Autumn, with her mushroom-inspired residency: MYCOMYTHOPOEIA.
Over the next few weeks, Michelle invites you – the Glossop community – to explore the bookshop through the lens of mushrooms and mycorrhizal networks – where stories, knowledge and ideas are what nourishes the bookshop network. And where our collective creative outputs are the fruiting bodies!
There are lots of ways to get involved over the coming weeks:
THE MUSHROOM MAP
Drop by the bookshop anytime in October and November to add to a mushroom spotters map – a collective impression of Glossop’s mushrooms and ancient mycelial networks.
MUSHROOM GROWING – Sat 28th Oct
Sign up for a free mushroom growing workshop in the bookshop, turning old books into organic sculptures.
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mushroom-growing-in-the-bookshop-with-artist-michelle-collier-tickets-741926140057?aff=erelpanelorg
WANDER WALK – Sat 4th Nov
Join Michelle on a creative Wander Walk around Glossop, following ancient mycelial pathways and sketching or writing as you go.
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-mushroom-inspired-wander-walk-with-artist-michelle-collier-tickets-742672031037?aff=oddtdtcreator
PRINTMAKING SESSIONS – Sat 11th Nov
Try your hand at cyanotype printmaking in the bookshop, using natural objects and the power of the sun!
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nature-based-printmaking-with-artist-michelle-collier-tickets-742671178487?aff=erelpanelorg
CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS – Sat 18th Nov
Flex your mycelial mind in an experimental creative writing workshop in the bookshop.
Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mycopoesis-a-creative-writing-workshop-with-michelle-collier-tickets-742667788347?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1
There'll also be a special 'in conversation' event at the bookshop later in November, where Michelle will talk about her project and chat with a panel of local artists and practitioners about their work.
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All events are FREE and delivered in collaboration with George Street Community Bookshop as part of Michelle’s artist residency. They are friendly, relaxed and informal – so come along to try something new.
You can read more about Michelle's project and the inspiration behind it over on her website: https://www.mickeypip.com/post/mycomythopoiea-an-artist-residency
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ABOUT THE BOOKSHOP
George Street Community Bookshop is an independent, second-hand bookshop, owned and run by the community of Glossop. We showcase a huge range of genre fiction, collectibles, local interest books and children’s literature.
https://www.georgestreetcommunitybookshop.co.uk/
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Michelle Collier is a writer and artist based in Manchester. She lived in Glossop for several years, during which she developed a fascination for the local landscape and the strange lore that comes with it. Michelle’s work tends towards the mythical or magical, from the tall tales we tell in the dark, to the strange folklore that endures through the ages. Her practice embraces the many ways to tell a story, from flash fiction, to narrative illustration, to immersive digital experiences. She has exhibited a variety of work with HOME, NOMA, the Manchester Print Fair, DepicT!, London Short Film Festival, Underwire, the Manchester Animation Festival and Manchester City of Literature’s Festival of Libraries. She’s also made work with/funded by BBC Arts, the National Gallery, StoryFutures and the BFI.
@mickeypip.
www.mickeypip.com
www.michellecollier.co.uk.
