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SP2021S2 COMMUNITY BLESSINGS RANGOLI

November 23, 2020

Community Blesssings Rangoli

Taught by:

Indira Freitas Johnson

Offered:

Monday June 7th
Tuesday June 8th

Experience level: All Levels

Image above from a Rangoli Competition
photo credit:  Murali Narayanan

An opportunity to nurture peace and deepen connection in our communities is always welcome, but given the challenges we all lived through this past year, it feels even more needed than ever. What a gift then, to have Indira share her knowledge and expertise in the art of Rangoli so that we can learn this beautiful tradition and carry its benefits back to our home and our communities.

Rangoli is a South East Asian folk art tradition where a woman welcomes the day by painting a pattern on the threshold of her home.

Handed down through time from mother to daughter, the ritual of Rangoli is centered on the protection and well being of one’s family, simultaneously fulfilling the need of the individual to be part of a larger universal realm.

The making and participation in ritual art is a way of sharing sadhana or grace.

For our workshop, Indira will be offering Rangoli as a framework for using nature in art. Together, we will be creating a large offering for the Squam community. Each class will design a unique offering drawn from the group’s choices and intentions. Through the collaborative process of creating the design, the class will learn symbols and traditions that integrate broader concepts of life and our place within it. There will also be a focus on the importance of ritual in art.

Traditional materials will be used include rice flour, turmeric powder, earth, and flower petals. *Students are encouraged to bring a leaf from their own garden or neighborhood.

Over the course of the day, this workshop will help us to understand the commonality of our human experience and the spiritual potential inherent in all of us through dialogue, art and ritual.

And, everyone will have been part of a creative process that initiates dialogue and encourages meaningful interactions between diverse peoples as well as providing a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere where real friendships can grow and flourish.

 

 

The act of performing rituals is a way for us to come together to share our joy and sorrow.
– Indira Freitas Johnson

top image of colored sand pots
photo credit: Sharon Joshi

Kit fee: 15 USD

Materials:

ALL materials will be supplied.

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on the blog

a Sunday afternoon with Toni Lipsey, Mara Licole and Gaye Glasspie

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As The SQM HQ office shutters for the next little As The SQM HQ office shutters for the next little while (back online in the New Year) feeling like some sweet, silly drifting out on a paddleboard could feel pretty good right now. 2021<---!! 
Posted @withregram • @squamlove The soft air, the changing light... Squamtime is on the horizon. This dreamy video of @amygretchen by @emily_katz  #squamlove
May your weekend have moments of peace, ease and t May your weekend have moments of peace, ease and time for creative play 🌿💙

sketching from the dock by @dannaray 💙 #squamlove
Although Isa is currently on social media sabbatic Although Isa is currently on social media sabbatical, she WILL be with us in June! *happy dance* @poppyandgrayco #squam2021
It was such a disappointment to cancel last year ( It was such a disappointment to cancel last year (amid all the rest of 2020) so it is no small delight that we WILL be welcoming @maralicoleknits to the lake in June where she will be sharing an original shawl pattern and teaching brioche! I love her sock pattern here and the message from her launch last July about "just keep putting one foot in front of the other." Indeed. #squam2021
So thrilled TONI LIPSEY will be with us at the lak So thrilled TONI LIPSEY will be with us at the lake next Spring-- scroll through to watch her making this darling hat. Head over to @tlyarncrafts to see more of her fab videos and crochet inspiration! #squam2021
Looking forward to being together at a safe distan Looking forward to being together at a safe distance Posted @withregram • @curioushandmade Bye lake 💕💕 #squam2015 #squamartworkshops #squamlove
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