Illuminated Mandalas
An Art and Soul Pilgrimage under the Italian Etruscan Sun
Dates: May 8 - 14, 2011
Instructor/Leader: Heidi Darr-Hope
Cost - $2875
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
Carl Jung
Trip Description
Spend an amazing week under the tutelage of Heidi Darr-Hope as you discover your own unique visual vocabulary and create your own
personal mandala. A mandala is a work of art composed of a sacred circle within a square or rectangle. Mandalas have been created by many different cultures as a visual means to lead the mind into introspective meditation or prayer.
Heidi says the following about why she is leading this retreat.
“We are living in a time of uncertainty, unsure what our future holds. When our world begins to turn upside down, sometimes it becomes easy to blame the world’s problems on outside structures. In our fast paced lives, our culture leaves us little time for quiet reflection. We need time to stop, to wander, to reflect, to renew and connect with whom we are and what we are doing in our outer world.
“Italy summons feelings of being fully alive, of living life out loud, of sensual delight, of gregarious passionate people, of luscious food and wine, aromatic artisan breads, slow pressed olive oil, the smells of the countryside, the sights of a culture with deep ancient roots and a passion for living unhurriedly…..
“Art is an intuitive expression of inner being - a self portrait, a translation of our world. We are all born with access to this language but somewhere along the way it gets buried deep within. By engaging our hands and our mind through "object-making" creativity blossoms and unfolds into a powerful experience, an enriching experience.
“These mandalas will paint a picture of your life, where you are now and where your growing edge is leading you. By slowing down and truly paying attention to what is before us, the physical world is a tremendous teacher. Artists respond to the visual world, noticing what others might not. We speak using a visual language. In Orvieto, you will begin to learn this silent powerful language of symbol which inevitably leads us onto the path of grace.”
You do not need to possess any particular talent to experience the gifts of creativity, just an open mind and a willingness to discover and trust your intuition. Absolutely NO experience is needed.
For a more detailed description of this trip and its itinerary click here for a printable PDF copy.
Itinerary
May 8 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 9 - Developing your own visual vocabulary and symbology;
capturing these with your camera on a walking tour of
Orvieto; introduction to blind contour drawing.
Introduction to Italian culture, olive oil and wine tasting
May 10 - Using graphite and colored pencils; introduction to mandala
“templates”; basic color theory; water based painting;
composition. Etruscan cave tour
May 11 - Using blind contour drawings to develop our “stories” and
using them in the development of our mandala.
Cooking class - learn to make pasta and other dishes, and
enjoy the fruits of your labors!
May 12 - Weekly market as inspiration for additional layers to your
mandala
Picnic lunch with food from the market.
Vineyard tour - visit local vineyard, learn the vintner’s passion
for wine. Sample several wines, including Orvieto Classico.
May 13 - Visit an Etruscan Necropolis and consider What has been
illuminated during the week? What do you want to take home
with you? How do you want to proceed in creating your life….
Beading, embroidery, free hand object stitching, gold leafing…
embellishments will be added to further illuminate your
Mandala.
Group lunch at favorite pizzeria
Finish Mandala
May 14 - Studio Sharing and Closing Ceremony
Depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2875. Fee includes six nights double occupancy lodging, six breakfasts, one dinner, all cultural events, and basic course materials. Single occupancy available for an additional cost. Because Italian cuisine is such fun, meals are not prearranged allowing you the freedom to choose where and what to eat. We do give lots of advice and no one eats alone! Travel costs are not included.
Click here for registrations and terms, or contact us by e-mail,
phone or writing at the contact information below.
An Art and Soul Pilgrimage under the Italian Etruscan Sun
Dates: May 8 - 14, 2011
Instructor/Leader: Heidi Darr-Hope
Cost - $2875
"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
Carl Jung
Trip Description
Spend an amazing week under the tutelage of Heidi Darr-Hope as you discover your own unique visual vocabulary and create your own
personal mandala. A mandala is a work of art composed of a sacred circle within a square or rectangle. Mandalas have been created by many different cultures as a visual means to lead the mind into introspective meditation or prayer.
Heidi says the following about why she is leading this retreat.
“We are living in a time of uncertainty, unsure what our future holds. When our world begins to turn upside down, sometimes it becomes easy to blame the world’s problems on outside structures. In our fast paced lives, our culture leaves us little time for quiet reflection. We need time to stop, to wander, to reflect, to renew and connect with whom we are and what we are doing in our outer world.
“Italy summons feelings of being fully alive, of living life out loud, of sensual delight, of gregarious passionate people, of luscious food and wine, aromatic artisan breads, slow pressed olive oil, the smells of the countryside, the sights of a culture with deep ancient roots and a passion for living unhurriedly…..
“Art is an intuitive expression of inner being - a self portrait, a translation of our world. We are all born with access to this language but somewhere along the way it gets buried deep within. By engaging our hands and our mind through "object-making" creativity blossoms and unfolds into a powerful experience, an enriching experience.
“These mandalas will paint a picture of your life, where you are now and where your growing edge is leading you. By slowing down and truly paying attention to what is before us, the physical world is a tremendous teacher. Artists respond to the visual world, noticing what others might not. We speak using a visual language. In Orvieto, you will begin to learn this silent powerful language of symbol which inevitably leads us onto the path of grace.”
You do not need to possess any particular talent to experience the gifts of creativity, just an open mind and a willingness to discover and trust your intuition. Absolutely NO experience is needed.
For a more detailed description of this trip and its itinerary click here for a printable PDF copy.
Itinerary
May 8 - Arrive Orvieto, group dinner
May 9 - Developing your own visual vocabulary and symbology;
capturing these with your camera on a walking tour of
Orvieto; introduction to blind contour drawing.
Introduction to Italian culture, olive oil and wine tasting
May 10 - Using graphite and colored pencils; introduction to mandala
“templates”; basic color theory; water based painting;
composition. Etruscan cave tour
May 11 - Using blind contour drawings to develop our “stories” and
using them in the development of our mandala.
Cooking class - learn to make pasta and other dishes, and
enjoy the fruits of your labors!
May 12 - Weekly market as inspiration for additional layers to your
mandala
Picnic lunch with food from the market.
Vineyard tour - visit local vineyard, learn the vintner’s passion
for wine. Sample several wines, including Orvieto Classico.
May 13 - Visit an Etruscan Necropolis and consider What has been
illuminated during the week? What do you want to take home
with you? How do you want to proceed in creating your life….
Beading, embroidery, free hand object stitching, gold leafing…
embellishments will be added to further illuminate your
Mandala.
Group lunch at favorite pizzeria
Finish Mandala
May 14 - Studio Sharing and Closing Ceremony
Depart Orvieto
Details
Cost - $2875. Fee includes six nights double occupancy lodging, six breakfasts, one dinner, all cultural events, and basic course materials. Single occupancy available for an additional cost. Because Italian cuisine is such fun, meals are not prearranged allowing you the freedom to choose where and what to eat. We do give lots of advice and no one eats alone! Travel costs are not included.
Click here for registrations and terms, or contact us by e-mail,
phone or writing at the contact information below.
Adventures in Italy, 1 Nob Hill, Columbia, SC 29210, 803.233.3164, info@AdventuresInItaly.net
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Meet Heidi
Heidi’s life is
her art and
the art is her
life. Overlapping experiences fold over and into each other - the mundane and the sacred:
Heidi’s life is
her art and
the art is her
life. Overlapping experiences fold over and into each other - the mundane and the sacred:
Have a friend or spouse who would like to join you but not this workshop? Check out Discover Orvieto. To explore other trips go to Trips. To learn more visit About Us. View Photos of Orvieto.
her home, her husband and two grown children, her garden, her stacks of books to read, her drawers of found objects and photographs, her Movie Group, her dog Ziggy, her yoga, her grocery list, her BodyFit classes, her art and healing students, her love for scrumptious food and delectable fine wine, her Circle of Dreams, her long list of places to travel…her desire to find the quiet within the roar…
Her life and her art follow an intuitive path influenced by it all. Having worked as a professional artist and teacher for over thirty years, her hands and eyes and soul are trying their best to absorb it all, striving to live within the magical realm where the outer world melds with the inner.
Being particularly drawn to non-western cultures, her interests have taken her to the far off lands of Peru and India and of late she is drawn to our southern neighbor, Mexico. But not the Mexico of Spring breakers and cruise ships, rather the Mexico of the indigenous people found in remote villages in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Her experiences there have informed this current series of work.
In 2001, South Carolina Midlands Magazine named Heidi as one of the top ten Woman Making a Difference, honoring the work she has done in the art and healing field. She has recently established a non-profit, Healing Icons® – sometimes words are not enough, whose mission is to introduce the creative process as a means of understanding the emotional turmoil of life-disrupting events through self-expression. Her workshops are offered in her Columbia studio at 80808 Vista Studios and Gallery.
Being particularly drawn to non-western cultures, her interests have taken her to the far off lands of Peru and India and of late she is drawn to our southern neighbor, Mexico. But not the Mexico of Spring breakers and cruise ships, rather the Mexico of the indigenous people found in remote villages in the states of Oaxaca and Chiapas. Her experiences there have informed this current series of work.
In 2001, South Carolina Midlands Magazine named Heidi as one of the top ten Woman Making a Difference, honoring the work she has done in the art and healing field. She has recently established a non-profit, Healing Icons® – sometimes words are not enough, whose mission is to introduce the creative process as a means of understanding the emotional turmoil of life-disrupting events through self-expression. Her workshops are offered in her Columbia studio at 80808 Vista Studios and Gallery.
A Mandala
