Craft Club at Folsom Prison

I will be going to Folsom Prison (aka Folsom Women's Facility) to teach a holiday craft to their craft club this Saturday.  I answered a call for volunteers through Women's Caucus for Art, an organization I belong to but rarely do anything with.  Their usual call for art doesn't fit with my paintings so I almost never take advantage of their shows.
The Department of Corrections do a background check first before I am allowed to participate - I have been cleared.
I cannot wear white, blue, orange or denim as there colors/materials are designated for inmates only. So, I am thinking of basic black.
There are limitations - I can't bring anything in so I needed to come up with materials they provide : tissue paper, newspaper, scissors, twine, butcher paper and assorted pens, pencils.  I did a search on Pinterest (newspaper + holiday + decorations) and found easy to make tissue pom poms.
I've also played with cutting out paper shapes which I find quite pleasing.
I sent the images to the coordinator and she thought they would be "perfect".
Let's hope the inmates will enjoy making these and decorating their walls.
I am not allowed to bring in a cell phone so I won't be able to take any photos.





in the dark, drab hallway at the studio

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