I found that this 10-part series about EARTH speaks to our Champlain overthrusts, questions about erosion along our lakeshores, the stromatopods of Isle Lamotte, and so many more aspects that surround us in our little corner of Earth. Check it out!
Lion Roar : Energetic Healing and Flowing Compassion
Lion Roar : Energetic Healing and Flowing Compassion will open ONLINE Monday May 18 and run thru Monday June 22, 2020. The focus of this early summer show is both prayerful as we come out of the worst of the Corona Virus pandemic and wild as we reclaim our energy and hope. Apparently under the right conditions the lion roar can be heard for miles across the landscape and is a form of communication - in light of this the roar we are projecting from the Gallery is one of Energetic Healing and Flowing Compassion.
Our GreenTARA festival events will be on Saturday May 23, please check in for coming details. Events to look forward to include a circle dance led by Janice Walrafen to express the 21 Qualities of Tara’s enlightened activities (and as created by Prema Desara, founder of Tara Dhatu and co-creator of the Tara Dances); a Mandala workshop; and a film.
Meanwhile we are highlighting 3 artists: Janice Walrafen (the example of her tile work below is from the series Grief and Praise that she developed after her 7-day walk-about fast in 2012), Suki Ciappara with her needle-felted fiber art shields, and Diane Gayer’s weavings based on the Five Elements.
https://www.awakeningstate.com/spiritual-awakening/green-tara-mantra/
Yoga/Meditation with Martha Whitney
Women’s Silent Winter Retreat January 17 - 18, 2020.
Slow to the world and come home to yourself in this deep winter silent retreat.
In a community of women by the shores of Lake Champlain you will be heart-fully
guided in practices of joyful chanting, mindful yoga, and sitting and walking
meditation inside and out in the winter landscape. Friday evening we will share a
potluck dinner and then we will be provided simple and delicious meals to nourish
our journey. In silence we listen to ourselves and 'wake up' to a fresh connection
with ourselves, each other, and the natural world. Come celebrate winter and
yourself!
Magicians Without Borders
"Where do you draw the line?" art show continues with special events Sept. 21 and 22, 2019.
where do you draw the line? This show is about exploring the effect that borders have on habitat: human, environmental, and spiritual. Our existence has always depended on moving, migrating, and adapting as conditions change. So what are the implications of drawing lines across space?
In Barbara Waters’ work, we see her create from the experience of encountering a wall cutting through our protected lands. And in Tuyen My Nguyen’s installation, we have string as line building a boundary through which we cannot pass.
The show's not over...
John Douglas w/ Diane Gayer at “Of Earth: Image and Clay” — the show’s not over… which means we have a long way to go still on this planet Earth, despite the “Auto-Warming” CGI Prints. But how we proceed is the question? Both Ojihozo and Rock Formations can remind us that there is more. And as Sarah Rosedahl says in her art poster: “Make America Kind Again”… So let the Beauty of the Universe shine thru!
Clay Workshop & Firing
Joan Watson’s Clay Workshop was great fun. 10 attendees was about all the workshop space at the Gallery can accommodate, and we filled it.. Everyone learned (or relearned) about clay, working it, and forming it. Joan’s the best! letting pieces dry, get ready for burnishing or firing happened out side in the sun and wind. The class firing was cancelled due to massive storm threats, but a sub-group tried it on their own. Most of the pieces turned into archeological bits… Ah maybe better luck next year!
Of Earth: Image and Clay
Of Earth: Image and Clay works by artists John Douglas and Joan Watson. John’s Auto-Warming CGI Prints, Ojihozo Photographs, and several Videos (Auto-Warming, The Invasion of Granada, amongst others) will be presented along side Joan’s Rock Formations, in clay. John’s strange and watery world is grounded thru the density of Joan’s Lake Champlain-inspired balanced and stacked rocks. Show runs July 19 thru August 31, 2019. OPENING RECEPTION is July 26, 5-8pm.