We Are Part of Nature - Rediscovering our Connection - Nature Art Program with Marghanita
One of the things I treasure about my work with the educators who are working through my online Nature Art program is the sharing of their creative journey in their part of the world. With participants from all around the globe - it's both a privilege and a joy to experience a little slice of their culture and natural environment through their creative explorations. I find it fascinating to learn about the trees they connect with; and what natural materials they use for their creative artwork - like this beautiful self portrait from one of my Indian students, Sathyasree Subramanian
Self Portrait
The Pipal Tree
Sathya told me she visited the biggest park in Bangalore and was thrilled to find a huge Pipal tree. What a beautiful gift it was for me to see the tree she had been inspired by - what a magnificent tree - the branches look like arms reaching up to the heavens.
Her happiness and joy emanates from her colourful and radiant self portrait - what delightful treasures gifted from a most elegant tree.
What an honor it is to witness a student grow and blossom and in their doing, I too learn from their growth - what an amazing journey, an organic circle of learning and growing - of living a creative life deeply connected to our natural world.
Inspiration which came from creating my nature self portrait
The beautiful illustration evolved after she had created her self portrait - you can feel Sathya’s love, her spirit, her life and mother nature entwined - complete - one - so incredibly beautiful, peaceful and pure....she is nature and nature is Sathya.
What really warms my heart and gives me hope for the future is that Sathya will be sharing her new creative experiences with her young students along with her love and passion for the natural world.
As parents and educators we have an obligation to help foster a loving relationship with the natural world, we are part of it and to deprive a child time to play, explore, imagine and create outdoors among the trees, the birds, the flowers and the bees is denying them a part of what makes us human. During covid this may prove a little more challenging, we can however keep that relationship alive by bringing nature into the classroom, infusing nature based art activities into the curriculum.
We would love you to join our Global community today and help unite our children's hearts with mother nature's hearts through playful, creative explorations.
WHICH PROGRAM SHOULD I CHOOSE?
Sathya decided to purchase both programs, the early childhood educators Nature Art Program (4- 7years) and the Personal Development Program - the PD program is not limited to educators, it is for anyone wishing to rediscover their unique creative style and rekindle their deep rooted connection to the natural world through creative expression. This program was created after the growing need to bring harmony and balance back into our lives during these strange and bewildering times. When we combine nature and art, we provide a double dose of very powerful natural medicine.
“If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder … he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement, and mystery of the world we live in.”
—Rachel Carson
You can View Nature Art Programs here: NATURE ART PROGRAMS