Guided Art Experience with Dianna Brinsden & Susie Gay
Connecting people to nature and art
An opportunity to explore nature and art through a guided art experience based on observing the sunset and the moonrise. Connecting with nature and art can bring many benefits to our health and wellbeing. In this experiential art workshop you will learn how to create a pastel artwork through observing and experiencing the nature moods of the sunset and the moonrise.
The daily cycle of sunrise/sunset and the moon feature strongly in Māori worldview. When Māori looked up at the sky they saw the sun god, Te Rā, whose journey was slowed by the legendary Māui. At night, they sometimes saw Rona, who had been pulled up from Earth by the Moon. These live among a vast family of celestial bodies, all encompassed within Ranginui.
No previous art experience is necessary beyond a willingness and a curiosity to sky-gaze at the changing colours that accompany the end of each day. Through awakening to the interplay of light and darkness we can bring life-giving forces into our everyday life.
A collaboration by Dianna Brinsden and Susie Gay, local artists / art therapist
Art materials supplied.
MOONRISE
Thursday 6 April
9pm start
On the Lopdell House Rooftop Terrace
Meet at ground floor foyer at 8:45pm for moonrise at 6:13pm
This is an outdoor event. Rain date Saturday 8 April 2023.
Tickets $35.00