Sensing Earth is a guided workshop designed to help you develop your intuition, enhance your sensory awareness, and connect more deeply with the natural world. Through a blend of reflective journaling, mindful walking, and creative exercises, this session offers a refreshing way to spark your creativity and nurture your connection with nature and yourself.
This workshop, led by Alan McFetridge, an artist and researcher. Raised on a farm in Aotearoa he draws on a life time of landscape practive and how he interacts with the environment and uncovering more profound layers of creativity and resilience. Whether you're seeking inspiration for a new project or a moment of calm reflection, Sensing Earth invites you to slow down, remember older ways of spending time and learn from your surroundings.
Whether you're a seasoned artist or just starting on your creative journey, these workshops will inspire and empower you. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and nurture your creative spirit!
Come with an open mind and a willingness to explore. Let's create magic together!
Pauline Rafal’s artwork and personal letters as research.
October's guest artist is Pauline Rafal with Threads of Memory
Exploring the paths we follow with our feet and with our mind.
Experiencing the interconnected past, present, and future while walking in Holland Park.
My talk will present artworks that have evolved from participating in Alan McFetridge's "Sensing Earth" walks.
The works stem from journaling, walking, and exploring family history and its connection to Holland Park, and centre around questions related to our understanding of 'being in the present'; how the past and the future impact our day-to-day life; and how connecting with nature can help our mind find straight paths amongst meandering thoughts.
About the artist: Pauline Rafal develops pen and ink drawings, linocuts, and artist's books that focus on human connection and disconnects. Her projects explore themes related to memory, the experience of change, and the relationship between an artist and their creations, often using weather as a symbol for emotions.
In her collaborations, she connects music, poetry, psychology, and art, developing projects such as "The Legends of Robert Schumann" with pianist Annie Yim, and "Relational Space in Therapy" with psychotherapist Darek Lukawski.
Pauline is a graduate of BA (Hons) Book Art and Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
Soft Landing: 11:30 - 12:00
Background and Introductions: 12:00 - 12:30
Walk: 12:30 - 13:00
Independent Walking and Sensing
Group Work: 13:0 - 14:00
Journaling, Pauline’s presentation, reflection, sharing and coffee
Farewells and Photograph of the Group
