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Double Double, Toil & Trouble
Got a little jiggy with my inner wellness witch today! I used some of the dried materials I collected last time and some new ones I...
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The Art-Nature Connection
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“The broken relationship between humanity and nature seems related to the need for a renewed religious sense of integration with, and belonging to, the cosmos. Art might play a pivotal role in bringing this about."
C. Volpe
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Each blog entry is one part of a Capstone study desgined to research the wellness connection between art and nature. Here's how it works: I am going out into nature twice a week to create art, and documenting my experiences to see how they make me feel. I want to see if it will make a difference, and to what effect.
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Energies and Spirits
While driving down the highway at a nearby state park earlier (prior to my nature walk) I saw a red fox! It was crazy exciting, as foxes...
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Witchy Wellness
So after walking in the forest recently, I started to think more about the holistic or energetic wellness properties of nature. I have...
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Golden Hour
Went back to a favorite trail at golden hour and was BLESSED by kisses from the sun and these gorgeous spring greens. Took this magical...
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Luna
The moon never ceases to inspire me! I took a walk today and it was out there plain as day in the sky in all its crescent glory. I found...
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Essence
Although digital photography isn't my preference (I am a film lady), the ability photography gives you to capture the essence of...
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Botanical House Project!
So I decided to take my botanical houses and expand the project idea to the world! Well, maybe...haha. I made an instagram account...
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Mountain Vibes
Spending so much time in nature has been so wonderful-- but it's also made me miss other natural settings that I'd probably be visiting...
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Walk in the Woods
It was unbelievably refreshing to go fo a walk though the forest today. I went with my husband, and despite having to wear masks due to...
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Botanical House Series #3
So excited to have created my third cornavirus-inspired botanical house creation. Of course not happy about coronavirus, but still. Being...
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Bats!!!
I was ELATED to see BATS swooping through the trees in my neighborhood during my twilit nature walk this evening! There were loads of...
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Botanical House Series #2
Made another little house today for my Botanical House Series! The goal of this series is to encourage awareness about safe practices...
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The Ants Go Marching
The ants are back and they're coming in droves! I know some people think ants are pests, and I guess they can be if they're indoors, but...
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Botanical House Series #1
Feeding off of what I did earlier in the week, I wanted to try and create another empehermal art piece out of items from nature-- but...
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Nature's Art Supplies
Things have been so prosperous in my backyard! I decided to take a walk in my very woodsy personal sanctuary to collect materials to...
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On the Look-Out
Spent more time outside at dusk to see if more moths would show up! I put out a flashlight as my own little lure to see if it would...
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First Moth Sighting
While lying on a blanket today at dusk, I saw my first fluttering moth of the season! It was hard to make out all the details, but it...
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Pre-K for the Pandemic
In addition to updating my classroom's ClassDojo every weekday, I've taken it upon myself to create a public shared album (accessible to...
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Buds on the Trees
Seeing buds on the trees has been so exciting-- more leaves are soon to come. I had the opportunity to go for a walk by a local pond the...
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Artwork Publication
My recent artwork inspired by the coronavirus was published in an online article with other artists whose work focuses on the pandemic....
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