Cadavre exquis (exquisite corpse) is a collaborative drawing approach. It was first invented by surrealist artists in 1925 to create bizarre and intuitive drawings.

Join the Index community for a fun and lighthearted evening of extraordinary creations. In this workshop you will playfully collaborate with others and manifest a creaturesque drawing using the exquisite corpse drawing method.

As a creative worldbuilding exercise, you will use these drawings as a creative drawing prompt and explore narrative elements such as plot, characters, point of view, setting, theme, conflict, and style.

This workshop is donation based only and welcome to anyone who would like to show up. You do not need to know how to draw at all and it is okay if you haven’t explored descriptive writing before.

Alexa Ann Bonomo is an interaction designer, researcher, and educator. She holds a creative practice situated in net and new media art and experimental printmaking. Her notable work has been shown in various settings including International Symposium for Electronic Art, The Exploratorium in San Francisco, and Axis Gallery in Sacramento. Alexa teaches digital media design at the University of San Francisco and loves the non-profit life at Leonardo International Society for the Arts, Sciences, and Technology. She also teaches and curates education and programming for the Index community.

- A printer sheet of paper and something to draw with

- A phone that can scan images

- A computer with internet