Telling Stories About The Things You Love
Participants will gain a better understanding of how to tell stories about the things in their lives that they love the most.
The need to share stories is embedded in our DNA. Through them we connect with loved ones, neighbors, colleagues, and even strangers. Stories are often sparked by an interaction with another person: a moment in the supermarket, a fender bender, a run in with a long lost friend. When we recall these stories, they are sometimes attached to an object; we remember the story, in part, because of the uniqueness of the art on the wall in the room we were in, the red sweater someone was wearing. Our objects have meaning: a cherished book, a needlepoint from a friend, the basket picked up at a yard sale that you've been carrying around for thirty years. We find stories in each other, AND through possessions we collect over a lifetime.
Through the work of founding Hammertown, the beloved lifestyle stores located in Pine Plains and Rhinebeck, Joan Osofsky has been helping people deepen their connection to their homes and community for over 40 years. Joan has spent a career hand picking exquisite antiques, house wares, clothing, and decor, and with this work, she has collected many, many stories.
Mary Randolph Carter, writer and longtime creative director for Ralph Lauren, has always celebrated beautiful objects and the stories they hold. In a recent interview with THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, she said of the ten books she has authored, “At the root of each is my love of collecting, the thrill of the hunt, and living surrounded by things that conjure up family, friends, and memories.”
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Paul Ricciardi is Co-Director of Ancram Center for the Arts and is the creator and director of the community storytelling program REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES.
Ancram Center for the Arts is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends and neighbors who produce exceptional experiential learning through open gardens and workshops on a wide variety of topics in the Roeliff Jansen region, where the Hudson Valley and Berkshires meet.
Participants will gain a better understanding of how to tell stories about the things in their lives that they love the most.
The need to share stories is embedded in our DNA. Through them we connect with loved ones, neighbors, colleagues, and even strangers. Stories are often sparked by an interaction with another person: a moment in the supermarket, a fender bender, a run in with a long lost friend. When we recall these stories, they are sometimes attached to an object; we remember the story, in part, because of the uniqueness of the art on the wall in the room we were in, the red sweater someone was wearing. Our objects have meaning: a cherished book, a needlepoint from a friend, the basket picked up at a yard sale that you've been carrying around for thirty years. We find stories in each other, AND through possessions we collect over a lifetime.
Through the work of founding Hammertown, the beloved lifestyle stores located in Pine Plains and Rhinebeck, Joan Osofsky has been helping people deepen their connection to their homes and community for over 40 years. Joan has spent a career hand picking exquisite antiques, house wares, clothing, and decor, and with this work, she has collected many, many stories.
Mary Randolph Carter, writer and longtime creative director for Ralph Lauren, has always celebrated beautiful objects and the stories they hold. In a recent interview with THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, she said of the ten books she has authored, “At the root of each is my love of collecting, the thrill of the hunt, and living surrounded by things that conjure up family, friends, and memories.”
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Paul Ricciardi is Co-Director of Ancram Center for the Arts and is the creator and director of the community storytelling program REAL PEOPLE REAL STORIES.
Ancram Center for the Arts is a member of TheWorkshopExperience.org, a group of friends and neighbors who produce exceptional experiential learning through open gardens and workshops on a wide variety of topics in the Roeliff Jansen region, where the Hudson Valley and Berkshires meet.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
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Location
Ancram Center for the Arts
1330 County Route 7
Ancram, NY 12502
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