My passions: painting & tea.
Anytime I have the honor to share them both [together] ~ I am so happy.
I collaborated with the women at the Self-Arising Nature Center and hosted a meditative exploration of the “four treasures” of Chinese painting: brush, ink, inkstone + paper.
While students learned the traditional method of grinding your own ink, we sipped on delicious herbal tea infused with flower essences.
In every art class I teach, I always start with a meditative moment like this. It's an invitation for students to rest in a peaceful state of mind as they explore how to connect the breath with the brush.
Student artwork from the 3-hour workshop:
Love & wisdom nectar,
Alison