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Outdoor Gong Bath at Spring Bird with Rachel E. Maley Date: Sunday 5/16/2021 From: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Gongs have been used throughout history to signify awakening, arrivals, and important transitions. Enjoy a brief guided meditation followed by an immersion in the sounds of the gong and Spring Bird’s forest …
Come celebrate the final moments of the Fall colors in the upcoming Forest Bathing Workshop! I was fortunate to participate in the earlier Forest Bathing workshop guided by Rachel, and I so enjoyed soaking up the woods with my senses, being fully present, and experiencing …
Walking Meditation / 60 min. 10/10/2020 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM $18.00 With deep roots in several Buddhist traditions, walking meditation aids us in cultivating deeper awareness of ourselves and our surroundings. Enjoy a 30-minute guided walk including instruction and silence, followed by free time …
The Fall Equinox is coming, and Rachel E. Maley of Still Life Meditation is leading an Outdoor Meditation and Gong Bath at Spring Bird! AND you are invited!!! Celebrate the new season with this guided meditation on finding balance and welcoming change. Seated outdoor meditation …
Forest Bathing / 90 min. 9/13/2020 10:20 AM – 12:00 PM With Rachel E. Maley of Still Life Meditation Shinrin yoku 森林浴, “forest bathing”, is a modern Japanese incarnation of centuries-long traditions of finding healing in nature. Bathe all the senses in the simple pleasures …
Two Saturdays ago, textile artist Pamela Penney, taught a spinning workshop at Spring Bird’s Cottage. It was such a lovely day, and I feel so fortunate that I was able to participate! We began by discarding our anxieties and worries in order to connect to …
This past Saturday, I taught the Story Quilt Workshop at Spring Bird’s Cottage! This was such a lovely day spent making quilts – one of my favorite things in the whole world! I shared with the group that for me, making story quilts is manifesting …
Last week, I taught the Nature Notebooks Workshop at Spring Bird’s Cottage. It was a lovely day that preceded that big snow that fell a couple of short, dark days later. The leaves were are muses as we plucked them from the forest floor collage …
Story quilting has been a beautiful part of my art practice. I find that making these quilts is a beautiful way to integrate my twin loves of storytelling and visual art making! I prefer to use rough edge applique and big embroidery stitching to make …
Mono printing is so fun! It’s a great intro to printing – its immediacy, its fluidity, and its non-fussiness lets you to make fast, impressions of nature that could perhaps double as ink blots for further psychological testing. I’m kidding. These prints are a great …
Love new art supplies? Try sourcing your next pen from the woods! This brief tutorial demonstrates how you can make intersting contour drawings with a twig and ink! Surrendering control to a twig allows for interesting nature drawings, which you can add to your nature …
Last Tuesday and Saturday, I taught a Small Weaving Workshop at Spring Bird Cottage! These workshops focused on teaching the tapestry weaving on different “looms” that also incorporated natural materials. I was blown away with the amount of creativity that each weaver demonstrated. Take a look at the …
Another skill for your Nature Notebook!!! This one is really fun. Make a sunprint using cyanotype paper and collected plants, leaves, feathers, etc.These are so beautiful and can be used in your nature notebook, pasted onto a greeting card, or put into a frame!Celebrate the …
As fall approaches, the leaves will be released from the trees. I really enjoy getting to know the leaves, noticing them, and incorporating them into my art practice. Here are two ways to use leaves in your creative expressions- leaf rubbings and leaf prints. These …
Last year, I shared a blog post detailing this same project. Here is my video version of making a pamphlet book. I use these pamphlet books for EVERYTHING! They work for making notebooks, sketchbooks, idea books, journals, schedules, and the list goes on. For this …