Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

On Saturday, we hosted our very first creative workshop… like… ever! The workshop was focused around creating images to include in a calendar (a possible business venture for anyone interested in art or stationary goods!). You may notice a few seasonal drawings or paintings.

We hosted it at Istvan Gallery in downtown Oklahoma City with the help of our friend and gallery owner, Stephen Kovash. Stephen has been our friend since this summer when he let us host The Big Swanky Art Camp in his beautiful space after our usual studio was hit by a tornado. He’s a great guy, his gallery is super cool and modern, and we feel so lucky to get to partner with him!

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Back to this workshop thing. We don’t know about you all, but the idea of gathering a group of 10+ artists and entrepreneurs who have autism or other developmental disabilities, who may have never known each other, and asking them to work together, for three hours, was rather intimidating. Not because there’s anything wrong with any of the people involved or the setting, but because it’s so difficult to know what to expect. The outcomes are limitless!

All that to say, the experience was awesome! We had a total blast and could not be more glad with all of the people who came to participate!

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

From the looks of how successful the workshop was, there’s a good chance we’re going to start hosting more of these creative workshops in the near future! We’re excited to have potentially stumbled upon a very valuable platform for sharing what we’ve learned about utilizing natural talents for business opportunities.

Want to see what the workshop was like? Take a look!

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and CreationThis is Jimi and his family. We had never met him before, but he’s super cool and knows how to create images from Minecraft like it’s nobody’s business!

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and CreationOur friend, Dr. Martha Garzon, came to spend the day with us! She was a huge help and a good friend to all of us!

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and CreationMeet Alusan and Janelle! They traveled 3 hours from their hometown just to spend the day with us! You could say we feel really special about that.

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation

What do you think? Tell us about it in the comments section below!

4 Responses to “Creative Workshop: Calendar Image Design and Creation”

  1. Dee

    Great blog Brandon, and great pics! I really enjoyed it! What a fun day, can we do it again soon?
    Dee

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    • Bee's Knees

      Thanks, Dee! Yes, I think we may have another one coming up in the next month or so! Stay posted for more details.

      Reply
  2. Mom

    OK, I might recognize the green sweater and CAN THE PURPLE CAT BE IN THE CALENDAR PLEASE? Well if not, we could have a happy cat day and pet cats in Bees Knees soon! THANK YOU BEES KNEES FOR SUCH AN AWESOME EXPERIENCE!

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  3. Cindy Dodge

    Wow, it looks like you guys had a great workshop experience. I am wondering if the gallery owner Stephen (Istvan) Kovash ever lived in Hungary, and if he still has ties there?

    I very much enjoy keeping up with the fabulous work each and every one of you turn out. So impressed indeed!

    Keep up the wonderful blog..thanks Brandon for posting pictures of the gang and thanks Gang for being so creative and inspiring.

    Cindy

    Reply

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