Sangha Sharing
Ornaments From the Spring Retreat
Retreatants share with us some of their creative expressions from the recent spring creative arts retreat with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. “Bring Your Life Into Bloom: Exploring the Creative Process” took place in April at Ligmincha’s Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in Nelson County, Virginia.
Brian Harris's short video, "Unbounded Space," is a strikingly intimate portrait of the teaching hall and Garuda House at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center, complete with time lapse.
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Regula Franz created a slideshow of her photos taken during this retreat at Serenity Ridge, capturing beautiful details of that special time and place.
Polly Turner was among several who chose painting or drawing as their creative process. She explains: "‘Sandflowers’ (right) is a little oil painting done on a warm afternoon on the bank of the Rockfish River. ‘Under the Deck’ (left) is a gouache, or opaque watercolor, of a propane tank and bushes under the deck of the lama house. I was just trying to be in the moment, not focus so much on composition, let go of expectation and be true to whatever subtle aspect of the subject was inexplicably drawing me to it within the meditative place of stillness, silence and spaciousness. Over time it became a pretty emotional experience of letting go, and I learned something important from the process that I'm continuing to apply to my artwork.”
New York hairstylist Yves Durif performed his artistry on several willing participants during the retreat, while Karen Patrick (below) chose drawing as her medium.
