Our wednesday art adventure in Morrovalle.
We drove up to the top of the hill and I blindfolded everybody with strict instructions not to peep.
I had to pop into the bar for a second on the way and as I walked in, Cincia, the bar owner, looked at the car and shrieked 'Why are all those people blindfolded'?
She went quite pale.
I briefly explained as best I could and we continued our journey.
It was to a new park in the land around the 13th Century monastery of San Francesco; a wild animal sanctuary containing indigenous animals, trees and plants, with explanations along its pathways as to the lives, habits of creatures which live there and even the medicinal values of plants and trees.
We were the only humans there.
We began with our customary sensory exercises and each went out in search of their own posto sacro (special spot) to absorb the silence and the vibrations of nature; to make visual recordings of wonders they came across, to use in our art session in my studio in the afternoon.
A slowing down, an awakening of our senses.
And when we met to leave, there was a sense of ease and peacefulness, I guess I would call it.
We stopped at the bar to pick up our lunch at the bar on the way back and I apologised to Cincia for scaring her and she still looked quite pale.
We spent to afternoon painting, in particular monprinting, looking at our work and sharing stories.
Here are some images that we created
Patrizia
Patrizia
A warm welcome all those who might wish to join a workshop here in Italy, folks who feel an affinity with nature and a desire to create beyond themselves;
Our creativity workshops at Cittadella in the Sibillini mountains of Italy this summer are from May through to September
contact Michael, email; micermice@gmail.com for further information.
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