Renga is a classical Japanese form of poetry from which the beloved and well-known haiku was derived. In the first half of this workshop, Henry Zander will introduce participants to this fascinating type of poetry and provide an experience in writing one. It's half-game, half-poetry, and all very good community fun. We'll cover the basics via Hiroaki Sato's One-Hundred Frogs, get into the weeds, back out of them, and end with a paper art project to display our mutual efforts. In the second half of the workshop, Sally Cox will share techniques of folding, cutting, and glueing paper to create fun pop-up structures. Participants will make several different projects to take home, and to contribute to a community project.

Henry Zander is an interdisciplinary artist working in poetry, performance, music, photography, wood carving, and dance. Born, raised and currently residing in Lincoln, he serves on the board of the Lincoln Zen Center, and on staff at the Angel City Zen Center in Los Angeles, and gives regular talks at both centers. His work primarily wrestles with the writing process, buddhist practice, and trying to be a good person. He's currently working on a book of sonnet crowns that spans a great breadth of topics, from necromancers all the way to supermarket sweep.

Sally Cox was born in Michigan, and moved to Nebraska with her parents and brothers in the 1970’s. Sally studied art at UNL, and transferred to the Kansas City Art Institute, graduating with a BFA in Painting and Printmaking. Using calligraphy, illustration, photography, printmaking and book arts, she explores her many interests and love of nature. She is a member of the Great Plains Chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and works as a bookbinder at Signature Bindery in Lincoln, NE.