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*****FREE******
Creative Workshops
Please Book early to avoid disappointment.
Some workshops have materials cost but it is minimal
For details please call Karin Mackay from The Women's Room on 0247545598 or visit www.thewomensroom.com.au or see contacts below.
FREE Workshops from The Women's Room Living Art Project and supported by Blue Mountains City Council Partnership Program 2009.
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Soul Boxes: July 1st, 8th, 15th
What: Create a personal Ancestral soul (treasure) box. Participants will use various creative modalities to access their true source and gain insights into their individual journeys.
When: Wednesdays 10.30-12.30 July 1st, 8th, 15th
Where: The Women's Room 30 Leslie Street Winmalee
Cost: FREE
Contact: Vibha 0295642413
Woven Women: July 2nd, 9th, 16th
What: Weave and bind together your story into a symbolic art piece. We will be using a variety of natural and recycled materials such as fabrics, beads, paints, bindings and other textures to tell our stories and make our woven women dolls.
When: Thursdays in July 2nd, 9th, 16th
Where: Mid Mountains Neighbourhood Centre
Cost: FREE
Contact: Glenice 0414819115
 My Many Mothers
What: Where have you come from and how have your real or spiritual ancestoral mothers influenced your life? Women will creatively document their story through a choice of writing, photos, video, pottery and/or artworks.
Where: The Women's Room 30 Leslie Street Winmalee
When: Wednesday nights 7-9.30pm 1st July and the 28th July
Cost: FREE
Contact: Karin Mackay 0247545598
Mask Journeying
What: create a mask, write, dialogue and dance with the ancients, celebrating our linage and connection to those that have bought us to this point in time.
When:Saturday 4th
Where:The Women's Room 30 Leslie Street Winmalee
Cost: FREE
Contact: Dayl 0406027566
Glorious Goddesses
What: You will make and decorate a large Ancestral Spring Goddess with clay beads, colourful screen printed fabric and flowers that will be the centrepiece of a welcome to spring Goddess parade. You will also make a smaller Goddess you can take home
Where: The Women's Room 30 Leslie Street Winmalee
When: Sat 25th July and Sat 1st August
Cost: FREE
Contact: Rebecca 0247545598
Stories of Living and Dying:
What:For those courageous people that have cared for a loved one dying, as son, daughter, sister, mother. The workshops will give participants the opportunity to tell their story through creative writing and oral narrative.This is open to anyone who has cared for a loved one with a life-limiting illness.
When: 8th, 15th, 22nd July
Where: Cancer Council Community Hub
Cost: Free
Contact: Niki Read 0293542061
Beading Basics
What: This workshop will provide women the tools to be able to create their own jewellery, whilst exploring the warm colours of Africa
When: 11th, 18th and 25th August.
Where: The Women's Health Centre Katoomba
Cost: $20 for materials
Contact: Lyn 0247825133 |
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EarthSpirit Festival 2009 |
EarthSpirit Festival 2009
Ancestral Connections |
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Entries are now open for creative women to exhibit or display their stories, art and soul work exploring the theme of
Ancestral Connections.
Where have you come from?
How have your ancestors influenced who you are?
What is your Ancestral Story?
ANCESTORS, GODDESSES & EARTH CONNECTION
From the beginning of time……..we all belonged to mother earth……what’s your ancestral story?
Our ancestors have come before us passing on wisdom through bloodlines, stories and art. They have followed us here in spirit now. They live on in the rocks, streams, stars and moon, in the myths and stories we tell our children. Gods and Goddesses, mothers and daughters. from the mists of time to everyday reality. We all have a story to tell. How will your spirit be remembered? What will we become?
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We are after work that shows heartfelt expressions of the daily reality of women’s lives or intimate imaginings of mythological earth connections. A $250 art prize will be awarded to the work that best demonstrates the theme of ancestral connections with passion and emotive expression.
Categories may include photography, video, sound, performance, poetry and written stories, journals and scrapbooks, craft, weaving, needlework, jewelry, sculpture, drawing, painting, belly casts, clay work and spiritual artifacts.
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FESTIVAL TIME
There is lots going on at Festival Time. Here are some of the things you can do!
Art Exhibition Free Entry
Ancestral Connections Art Exhibition 28th August – 19th September
Braemar Gallery 104 Macquarie Road Springwood
It is open for three weekends from Friday to Sunday 10am until 4pm.
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This evocative and heartfelt exhibition of women's stories and art is now in its 4th Year. Always something unique and soul stirring with women expressing the reality and mystery of women's lives in story and art.
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This year will include displays of African beads, sister dolls, straw Goddesses, ancestral masks, stories and soul boxes. You might even find yourself taking home one of the glorious paintings or artefacts that will be for sale.
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Highly reccommended for mothers and daughters, fathers and sons or anyone interested in exploring kinship or deep connections to earth.
EarthSpirit Festival Day
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Awaken the Earth Goddess for Spring!
Sunday 30th August 2009
10am -4pm
Braemar Gallery
104 macquarrie Road Springwood
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A fantastic fun day for the whole family
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Stalls, food, dancing, hands-on workshops, demos, women's stories and art exhibition and an Awakening the Earth Goddess in Spring Parade! Why don't you come and join in!
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 The Women's Room is an organisation that aims to help women develop their authentic soulful selves through creative practice, relationship to earth and connection to others. We do this through a range of groups, workshops, courses and events that run throughout the year.
We provide a space and a place for women to come together share women's wisdom, stories, art and earth based spiritual practice as well as develop practical skills in making, creating, growing and teaching.
You can get really involved and become a member by subscribing to our free online newsletter or come along to one of our creative wellbeing groups. You might want to just read articles or have your say in the community blog.
There is always something new to inspire you at The Women's Room.
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Contact Karin on 4754 5591 or
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The Women's Room
PO Box 4278 Winmalee
NSW 2777
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