Experience the Creative Flow of Shinrin-Yoku!
Join us for a nature immersion designed to tap into creative flow. In collaboration with Singing Pines & Alexis Kayla Creations, we will connect to the creative power within each of us through a guided experience that brings us closer to the inspiring beauty of the More Than Human World and into a deeper relationship with Mother Earth.
In this 3 hour gathering, we will peel the layers of stress away and open to a flow state by attuning to the rhythms of nature. Get ready to be inspired by the tiny awe that is always available to us! We’ll be led into a series of relaxing and engaging invitations to tap into our senses, hone intuition and connect with the wellspring of creative flow. Then, we will use artistic mediums such as watercolor, collage, and cyanotypes to play and allow ourselves safety to be creative without expectations.
No experience necessary. All ages welcome!
What to Bring:
Wear comfortable outdoor shoes. Dress in layers for the weather of that day. Hat or headscarf is optional. Don’t forget sunscreen and sunglasses. Bring a folding chair, yoga mat or a pad to sit on the ground, drinking water, and any medicines you might require to be outdoors, including an Epi-pen if you have severe allergic reactions. If you have a favorite journal, pen, or art brushes, please bring them along!
We will Provide:
Art supplies such as paint brushes, watercolor, paper, etc. for each creative invitation.
Tea and snacks.
ABOUT THE GUIDES
Eve Payor (aka Lady Eve) is a musician, artist, dendrophile, and the owner of Singing Pines. Eve grew up in Atlanta and spent summers in Appalachia basking in the aroma of the forest and playing in mountain streams. She is a certified forest bathing guide by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, and enjoys sharing her passion for soundscape and sensory learning. As a Bardic Druid (with the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids), and an active Zazen practitioner, she incorporates meditation and subtle awareness throughout her endeavors. Her artistic advocacy focuses on the connection between music, environment, accessibility and wellness. In 2016 she began to lead an ongoing series of soundwalks, which gives the public opportunities to experience natural surroundings through listening techniques, meditative breathing, and contemplative focus. In recent years, the soundwalk program has grown into an artist residency called the ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore, and an accessibility program for youth who are blind and partially sighted, called Young Sound Seekers, sponsored by the National Park Service. These programs highlight the growing importance of environmental sound (soundscape) on the quality of health for all living creatures. As a musician and soundscape artist, she uses field recordings, electronic music, spoken word, and classical oboe in her compositions and collaborations. She has performed at the Mutek Mexico Festival, 800 East Atlanta Art Collective, been a curator at Vancouver’s alternative performance festival: Signal & Noise, and produced her Pan Ambient event series with Seattle’s Decibel Festival. In 2016, she produced an interactive gallery exhibition called Watercolors in Sound at Atlantic Center for the Arts showcasing a sound/video/photography installation of field recordings from the New Smyrna Beach soundwalks. Eve has been a featured artist-in-residence at Hambidge Center in North Georgia, Serenbe AIR in Chattahoochee Hills Georgia, and a featured artist at Timucua Arts Foundation Orlando, and the Atlanta Science Festival.
Photo Credit: Kreart Studio
Alexis Collum (Alexis Kayla Creations)
As a multimedia community-based artivist (artist and activist), Alexis Collum creates artwork that is intimately connected with the Earth as well as personal development. She harnesses the powerful healing and storytelling properties of art to inspire collaboration, creative expression, and active participation towards creating a better world for everyone. Her goal is to uplift and illuminate the inner and collective psyche through art wellness and exploration. She enjoys incorporating found objects, natural material, and often discarded items into her art for a second life and meaning.
Alexis received her Bachelor’s in Studio Arts with a minor in Business from the University of Central Florida in 2021. Based in Orlando, Florida, she creates through her small business Alexis Kayla Creations, LLC and works in the local community as a youth art instructor and scenic artist.
Photo Credit: T. Ramzy Photography