Name: Smuttynose Group
Grades:  
Meets at: Brookfield
Leaders: Mike Leger & Victor Finizio

Name: Appledore Group
Grades:  
Meets at: Marshman
Leaders: Ankur Matthew & Susan Haase

WORKSHOPS
Week long classes offered daily

Spend the week making creative collaborations with our surroundings with art history professor, Elizabeth Hutchinson, and the Star Island naturalist, Arthur Eves.  Taking inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy, India Flint and other environmental artists, we will make sculptures, textiles, photographs and prints.  We will use materials gathered on the island – such as seaweed, shells, stones, bones, feathers, sticks, flowers and leaves – and ideas generated from observation at the microscopes, telescope and tanks at the Marine Lab.  Our goal is to gain insight into Star’s natural environment, to wonder at natural and scientific processes at work in the formation of both our materials and our finished objects, and to connect with our creativity.  Some of our projects might themselves become part of the Star landscapes during our week together.

As a veterinarian Kris uses Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine every day at work!  In this workshop she will focus on Five Element Theory.  Wood, fire, earth, metal and water are constitutions that inform and predict what we were born with, who we are (both physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, etc.) where our strengths and weaknesses lie, where our vulnerabilities lie health-wise, what kinds of success and challenges we have in relationships with other people (based on their primary element), even what time of year we are more likely to be well versus unwell.  It is a powerful tool for understanding ourselves, our health predilections and our challenges in relation to other people.  It is fun to learn, has a long, deep history in China, is easy to grasp at first, difficult to master!

Kristina also runs a political activism Facebook page with her brother. Check it out: CounterBalance

     Join us for an exciting and fun-filled workshop on basketry. You will learn about the different types of baskets and why they were typically made.

     We will be making two types of baskets during the week. The first will be a square napkin basket where you will learn the terminology for basketry and the core basics of weaving a basket. This will take about two days. The second basket we will make will be the round Brandywine basket, which will take up the remainder of the week.
     You will be able to personalize your basket by either the size you want your basket to be and/or what color weavers you decide to use. Colors to choose from are navy blue, hunter green, red, or smoke. There will be a minimal fee for each basket kit to cover the cost of materials.

     You don't need to call yourself a writer to come to the Writing Circle.  Here's all you need:  the willingness to connect with yourself and others, to surprise yourself and to listen attentively.  I guarantee a warm and supportive atmosphere. Each day there will be a new "spark"  to spontaneously kindle a languishing memory, a lingering thought, a sleeping story, waking into written words that you didn't know lay silent within you.
     "How do I know what I think till I see what I say?" (E.M. Forster).
     "Writing...is discovering." (Robert Frost).   
     You are welcome to come one, several, or every day. Please bring your favorite writing implement and a notebook.  I'll have a few extras, too.

www.WritingRoomWorkshops.com

*mandala
is
a cosmogram
a residence of deities
a world in harmony

*made present with
sand
powder
herbs
grains
flowers

*in order to
focus the mind
contain chaos
reveal meanings
generate compassion
realize healing

*and ultimately
to demonstrate
IMPERMANENCE.

in the art barn:
watch as a mandala
is created, then destroyed.
make a personal mandala.
create prayer flags together.
create a prayer wheel.
walk the labyrinth.
or just be there.

     Darlene’s gentle yoga classes are infused with breath awareness, acceptance, compassion, and mindfulness.  She has been teaching yoga since 2005 and integrates yoga traditions from Anusara, Iyengar, and Kripalu yoga studies. Darlene is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master, Yoga and Pilates Instructor.

   Come experience yoga whether you are a beginner or experienced yogi.  You will experience an increase in breath awareness, more range of movement, improve postural alignment, relieve increase immune response, as you learn to relax and release tension, and much more. 

     Darlene enjoys connecting with supporting each person’s highest levels of wellness. She has a passion for learning, growing, and thriving. She also delights in art, travel, nature, gardening and dance. 

S T AR B U R S T S
Single, 45 Minute Mini-Workshops to fill in your days
Check The Chalkboard for days and times. Locations may vary.