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A new contemplation and crafting technique!

Saturday, June 22, 11:30am-1:00pm
hosted by Falona Joy and Genevieve Tremblay

Join Falona Joy and Genevieve Tremblay for an inspiring session at our Vision Cubing Workshop. Dive into this transformative experience where you will learn a new contemplation and crafting technique called Vision Cubing! Drawing inspiration from the elements of Sun, Wind, and Water, this engaging session combines physical crafting with virtual design to help you envision a new possibility—a “seed concept” that you want to blossom in your life.

Workshop Overview:

Origami Crafting: Begin by creating a physical cube using Sonobe origami techniques. Each face of the cube will represent a different aspect of your personality and/or vision, encouraging a holistic reflection. Select symbols, colors, and patterns inspired by sun, wind, and water that resonate with what inspires you, grounds you, motivates you, celebrates your past accomplishments, and highlights your intuitive and intellectual talents.

Intention Object: During the workshop, select, customize, or make an object that symbolizes a personal intention or aspiration. This object will serve as a physical reminder of your goals and dreams and will be placed inside your cube. Optionally, this could literally be a seed that you place in soil and nurture daily with sun and water.

Virtual Cube Creation: After crafting your physical cube, you will create a virtual counterpart. This digital space allows you to step into your visions using the same symbols, colors, and patterns chosen during the origami session. It’s a unique way to deepen your engagement with the elements and create your own personal sanctuary to support your visioning practice.

Feng Shui Integration: Learn how to incorporate the Feng Shui principles of sun, wind, and water to enhance your cube’s design, further aligning it with your aspirations and the natural world.

About the Instructors:

Falona Joy is a social and civic entrepreneur based in Washington DC, dedicated to cultural and conservation initiatives. As the leader of SNP Strategies, Inc., she focuses on strengthening non-profits and enhancing their impact. Falona is also launching Joy Media, a new social enterprise using XR to extend collections beyond their walls and create meaningful cultural connections through immersive storytelling.

Genevieve Tremblay is a new media artist, researcher, and cultural entrepreneur whose work merges analog and digital realms. She is a member of SOIL Gallery, Passable and Sky Arts and an adjunct researcher at the Millennium Institute of Coastal Socio-Ecology in Chile, working on coastal community focused art + science projects. Her generative practice focuses on the ephemeral qualities of the natural world and our interactions with it, using emerging technologies to extend the art experience into public spaces in imaginative ways. 

Each year we orient our collaborative installations, workshops, and art show around a theme. We are pleased to announce for 2023 our theme is Circuit Tree.

We ask artists and tech creatives to dive deep into the nature of interconnected circuits in nature, electronics, and people. What is circuitry? The system by which energy or electricity circulates – whether in neurons, circuit boards, or trees! Through our arsenal of new art and tech mediums and tools, we will reimagine the movement of energy and information in interconnected ecosystems.

How it Works

For our group installations, we provide a basic framework around the theme, and then recruit artists, technologists, scientists, and designers to take on aspects of that theme, playing with technologically-infused, sensing, interactive and self-illuminated elements.

In the style of hackathons, you may bring your own piece to work on, you may join other emergent collaborations, or you may just show up to enjoy the show. Projects are shared during our Saturday night art show and party.

Participating artists and technology creatives may include light, sound, video, performance, landscaping, architectural elements, in addition to visual art, however we encourage all projects incorporate an electronic, sensing, interactive, or self-illuminated component, to be seen at night.

Here are a few of our favorite photos from Electric Sky 2021, with the Game On theme! As you can see, there were a lot of great, interactive projects and some very lively workshops.

After a year long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and waiting with bated breath for enough people to get vaccinated, we are GAME ON For 2021! After a year stuck inside, come ready to play….!

What about masks and social distancing? If you are not vaccinated — well, get vaccinated. Otherwise, yes, if you are not vaccinated, or spend a lot of time with unvaccinated people, masks and social distancing are required until further notice.

We have pushed this event to the end of August hoping King County will be in at least Phase 3, which allows for events up to 50 people.

Anticipating we may be in only Phase 3, we are planning for a smaller version of this event this year, capping attendance at 50 people.

Since the event is outdoors we do not anticipate it will be difficult to maintain social distancing across camps. The lab, workshops and group meal will be modified as needed to assure people may safely participate in compliance with King County’s recommendations for the current phase.

If we are not in at least Phase 3, the event will be cancelled. In this case all tickets will be reimbursed. We will work with a venue to host a winter version of the show, so you may still show off your amazing projects.

Stay safe!

After a year long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Electric Sky 2021 is GAME ON!

Our collaborative installations, workshops, and art show will be oriented around the theme “Game On!”. We will explore the art and tech of games, with everything that goes into playful interactivity, ranging from the buttons, switches, and buzzers of electro-mechanical machines, to the 3D art of immersive reality.

How it Works

For our group installations, we provide a basic framework around the theme, and then recruit artists, technologists, scientists, and designers to take on aspects of that theme, playing with technologically-infused, sensing, interactive and self-illuminated sculptural elements.

In the style of hackathons, you may bring your own piece to work on, you may join other emergent collaborations, or you may just show up to enjoy the show.

Participating artists and technology creatives may include light, sound, video, performance, landscaping, architectural elements, in addition to visual art, however all projects should incorporate an electronic, sensing, interactive, or self-illuminated component.

Apply for a Microgrant or Free Tickets

If you are excited by the idea of creating an individual or collaborative project around our theme “Game On!” but do not have the funds for tickets or material supplies, we invite you to apply to be a supported participating artist or creative technologist, to receive funds up to $500 and free tickets to support your project. Learn more about our requirements and find instructions to apply here.  Application date is Friday, July 9th, 2021.

These microgrants are made possible through a grant by 4Culture.