What we’re about
WHO IS THIS FOR ?
Any level photographer, looking to start a daily creative practice.
Camera Phones are ideal (for convenience,) but DSLR's of course are excellent too.
Those who wish to train their eyes to see beauty everywhere, anytime.
You can learn simple techniques to transform ordinary images into something magical.
A powerful health practice with nature is available for those seeking mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
Learn how to meditate on the move while making art.
Individuals dedicated to supporting the Earth in a positive and focused way.
Anyone looking for community through sharing your creations of art and time in nature hiking.
BENEFITS OF THIS PRACTICE:
- A dedicated practice of walking and photography as a personal art form
- Connecting with nature for support and engaging with the environment
- Exploring the benefits of wondering as a lifelong pursuit
- Establishing physical health through walking and wondering each day
- Rooting into all available local green spaces to connect and support your community
- Learning what equipment is best for different situations, climates and terrain
- Trying out different photography tips and tricks
- Incorporating Scrap Journaling to record, process, and collect daily experiences
- Consider ways to give back to your local green spaces and the planet overall
WHAT TO EXPECT:
$20: Leading creative and musical groups is my full-time business. This particular group may feel like a mini-art and mindfulness workshop. You will go away with a lot of inspiration to fold instantly, into your day-to-day.
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I will begin with a brief introduction about the practice.
We will go over a deep breathing and walking meditation:
(Completely optional if you want to use it.)
Each walk will have a Theme and "Assignment" for the day's photos.
(Optional - You can always shoot what you want and wander how you like.)
Journals are provided for inspiration or thoughts as you walk, or to answer the day's assignment with the question provided.
AFTER YOU RSVP: I will message you a Link to a Google Doc to Print for this event. Includes: The Wonder Compass Method © information. Flow journaling prompts. Technical photo tips, and more. Feel free to print, and bring along or save for journaling afterward.
(Consider bringing a backpack or purse if you want to carry the provided Journal & Pen - Totally optional.)
LETS CREATE TOGETHER:
Anyone can wonder, craft and be an artist in our modern world. This accessible act of regeneration combined with artistic creation is a candle wick on which to burn a lifelong passion for photography while collaborating with the natural world. We find ourselves in a time when nature and the planet need our focus and loving eyes upon her, more than ever.
This artistic practice is a passionate way to heal inside each day or week. Science supports this activity and all its benefits through the simple act of spending time with nature.
Each day and week, as we set out, camera in hand, we embark on an infinite, silent but powerful act of love.
With this group we learn together, create together and share after to inspire our daily creations.
Flow Journaling : Learn a streamlined way to incorporate your daily Wonder Compass © Nature photos into a daily journal format with your laptop.
The Wonder Compass:
The Wonder Compass is a daily always-on method of inspiration, to renew the part of ourselves that wants to find the joy in creating our own photography while exploring in our surrounding nature, each day.
You can take a break from work and find any natural object or area you have access to. Take time to breathe in deep, connect, and make some art while you recenter and clear from your busy day. A long walk is even better when you can fit it in!
Through wondering, we expand an open curiosity and joy, to see, acknowledge, and create inside what may at first glance seem to be mundane moments, views, or vistas. Training our eyes to see the best of what can be, we can also train our minds and emotions to do the same.
Tune in to the jagged rock edges and the falling leaves. In setting out, we can transmute, transform, and alchemize what we see into a masterpiece of our one unique perspective, through a daily creative practice.
Welcome to this infinite journey into nature and back to yourself. A practice that goes with you anytime, anywhere.
FYI: This process has been a 20 year culmination of daily nature photography and hiking. This is 100% human written & edited. NO AI has been used to create this method.
Happy Wondering! I hope to see you soon!
