Wicklow People

Nature and art workshop at the Shekina Garden

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SHEKINA Sculpture Garden will host a day of peace and tranquilli­ty next month with a workshop on ‘Meandering with Art and Nature’.

Participan­ts will experience the art of ‘slow looking’ by joining Ashleigh Downey,

Tony Suttle and Catherine

McCann for a sensory, mindful, and creative day at the garden in Glenmalure.

Ashleigh is an ecological artist and creative facilitato­r, Tony is an octogenari­an lover of art and teacher of art history, appreciati­on and enjoyment and Catherine is the creator and curator of the beautiful Shekina Sculpture Garden.

Created over 40 years by Catherine, the garden is an acre-sized oasis of peace and beauty where workshop participan­ts will be invited to stroll, sit, drink tea, bring a picnic, and, if desired, discuss meditation, mindfulnes­s, art and the works on display,

There will also be an opportunit­y to exercise one’s own creativity and write, draw or compose some small personal representa­tion of an afternoon at Shekina.

Ashleigh, Tony and Catherine will offer discrete inputs during the day, both in groups and to individual­s, to the extent requested and her hope is that everyone will go away feeling more inspired and uplifted than when they arrive.

The event takes place from 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. on Saturday, September 1. It costs €40 per participan­t but a ten per cent discount is available to those who book seven days in advance. To book a place, call (086) 1547244 or (087) 7478470.

 ??  ?? Dorrie and Peter McDowell with Hillary and Orla Hollingswo­rth.
Dorrie and Peter McDowell with Hillary and Orla Hollingswo­rth.
 ??  ?? Jean Kearns, Jimmy Olohan and May Byrne.
Jean Kearns, Jimmy Olohan and May Byrne.
 ??  ?? Bridget O’Brien and Lilly Hayes.
Bridget O’Brien and Lilly Hayes.
 ??  ?? Wandering Eye by Ashleigh Downey.
Wandering Eye by Ashleigh Downey.

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