INTERFACING WITH MY WORK: OTHERS/WORKSHOP

IDEAS FOR INTERFACING WITH MY WORK: LINDA MARY MONTANO

For any place that I workshop or show my work. To be altered according to the selected items in the show.

1. TO BEGIN: LOOK AT MY WEB: WWW.LINDAMONTANO.COM ART/LIFE STORY

2. ORDER HEART BALLOONS AND THEY CAN BE PAPER MACHED FOR FINAL EVENT. SUGGESTIONS THAT I WILL GIVE YOU WILL BE PUT IN THE BALLOONS AND THEY WILL BE OPENED AS A PINATA AT THE CLOSING AFTER THE VIDEOS BY THE CLASS OF COLLABORATORS.

3. FINAL EVENT: PARTICIPANTS DRESS IN THE COLOR OF THE GLAND(CHAKRA), GIVE "FOOD"? NEED A MASTER OF CEREMONIES. THEY PRESENT THEIR 3 MINUTE VIDEOS PROJECTED ONTO THE FRONT WALL AFTER MY 7 HOUR PERFORMANCE 5-7PM CLOSING IN MAY.

4.SOME SUGGESTIONS AFTER THEY HAVE SEEN THE SHOW: 14 YEARS OF LIVING ART

A. WEAR ONE COLOR CLOTHES FOR A WEEK, MONTH , THREE MONTHS. CAN BE AN ACCESSORY LIKE SOCKS, SCARF INSTEAD OF EVERYTHIN...14 YEARS OF LIVING ART

B. MAKE ONE DRAWING A DAY FOR: 7 DAYS, 14 DAYS, EVERY HOUR FOR 7 HOURS ETC.. 14 DRAWINGS

  C. SPEND 3 HOURS (DAYS, A MONTH) WITH A FRIEND AND KEEP A WRITTEN/VIDEO DIARY/DOCUMENT. HANDCUFF WITH TOM MARIONI

D. TALK TO A FRIEND, GROUP, MALL VISITORS ETC ABOUT NUTRITION, EATING DISORDERS, THE MEDIA'S ATTEMPT TO MAKE US NOT LOVE OUR BODIES. VIDEO THE WISDOM YOU HAVE GATHERED. ANOREXIA NERVOSA

E. INTERVIEW AN ELDER AND RECORD THEIR LIFE/TEACHINGS. ALWAYS CREATIVE

F. GIVE EMOTIONAL/PHYSICAL SUPPORT TO A FRIEND, FAMILY MEMBER, STRANGER. I.E.WORK AT A SOUP KITCHEN FOR THE MONTHS OF THE SHOW. ART/LIFE COUNSELING

G. DO YOU HAVE A HIGHER POWER? SHARE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF/OTHERS/AN ANIMAL/NATURE. 7 SPIRITUAL LIVES OF LINDA MONTANO

  H. CREATE YOUR OWN CREATIVE EVERYDAY LIFE EXPERIENCES/EXERCISES. YOU 2 R A PERFORMANCE ARTIST I. WHAT ABOUT DEATH? MITCHELL'S DEATH

J. BE THE MOST FABULOUS PERSON IN THE WHOLE WORLD. TALK AS HER/HIM ON VIDEO. LEARNING TO TALK

IN ALL OF THESE EXPERIENCES, BE CAREFUL, ALTER THE SUGGESTIONS TO FIT YOUR NEEDS. NOTHING DANGEROUS TO SELF OR OTHERS IS TO BE CONSIDERED OR DONE.