JOIN US AT GOOSE RIVER!
Cost: $45; $40 for members. Access rates available.
In this outdoor nature workshop* along the Goose River, where Andrew Wyeth found inspiration for some of his key works, we will seek inspiration as well. Join teaching artist Katama Murray and Maine Master Naturalist Susan Cottle at Goose River Peace Corps Preserve to connect to winter, place, and this special ecosystem. We will enjoy a guided walk focused on winter ecology before creating nature mandalas and designs using organic objects. Along the way we will forage for materials and pause to sketch outdoors, and finish by creating temporary mandalas amongst the landscape.
These meditative processes yield unique, one-of-a-kind results, and provide opportunities to let go while collaborating with nature. All materials will be provided, and all are welcome!
*This class is weather dependent. We will be outdoors the entire time; please dress appropriately including warm clothing, winter boots, and optional microspikes/hiking poles.
This class is done in collaboration with Midcoast Conservancy. With a legacy dating back to the 1960’s, Midcoast Conservancy works with neighboring land trusts to increase climate resilience and the pace and scale of land conservation. In addition, they focus on river restoration and water quality programs, outdoor education and recreation, sustainable forestry, and advocacy. Harnessing this broad range of initiatives underscores the connectedness of the natural world and human communities, thus enhancing their ability to assemble individual and community support, catalyze others to conserve healthy lands and waters, and help build resilient and vibrant communities.
