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Hidden Worlds at 826 Valencia Tenderloin
Image above by workshop participant Brandon I just finished teaching a "collaborative worldbuilding" workshop at 826 Valencia. This was...


Anecsonoj - an other world in the restroom
Our worldbuilding workshop at 826 Valencia has wrapped up, and in a mere number of hours a world is born


World building workshop launches
The first day of our collaborative worldbuilding workshop at 826 Valencia went down this week.


Our world building class is full!
The class is full!! Here’s a massive thanks to 826 Valencia for making this possible and Michele Root-Bernstein, author of Inventing Imagina


Youwarkee’s world - meet the neederander
From Youwarkee's imaginary world, - meet the neederander


Ana Marija’s Imaginary World, Iveny
At first glance, the planet Iveny looks like a familiar place. It has water, a breathable atmosphere and supports a bustling human...


Participatory writing - the process behind My Secret Country
Check out the participatory writing process bringing My Secret Country to life. Max, Maxine and Doreanna are participants in the film...


Character Design: The Inner Critic
My Secret Country, the film, is all about world building, because we believe that if you can build alternate worlds, you’re that much...


Character Design for Kudopel
The imaginary world, Kudopel (CUHDDA-PULL), was born when eight-year-old Angelica was frustrated. She thought she was on the way to...


Character Design - The Goblin King
Another creature who is part of Verasigh, Doreanna’s imaginary world, is the Goblin King. Doreanna describes him like this: “His body...


Character Design - Vera
Part of our challenge in creating this film is staying as true as we can to each of the participants ideas of their imaginary worlds and...


Character Design - Milou, Devil Man & Bem
Maxine has “billions of imaginary friends,” in her imaginary world. With her incredible drawing skills, she sketched a few of them out...
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