Beginning late afternoon on Friday October 21st I’ll be leading a workshop on the Isle of Iona, at the award-winning Iona Hostel situated at the North end of the island, where it is very quiet. Gazing out of the windows across the sea the Treshnish Isles, Coll, and Skye are visible, as if floating on the cystalline ocean.
The group will be small, a maximum of 8 people will be accepted.We will work together exploring themes around bodily awareness and the importance of working in a pristine place if one wishes to do this fully and without anxiety. We will draw, paint, write and make monotypes.
All materials and paper will be supplied, except for participants’ own sketchbooks and possibly favourite mediums (if unclear about this please contact me here: k.walters@outlook.com).
We will walk together and individually, tuning into the very special beauty of the Isle, making notes and drawings. We will practice walking together in silence and according to the teachings of indigenous First Nations Peoples. Wild life here is abundant – you could see golden eagles, white-tailed eagles, and otters.
The poetry and history of the Island will be reflected upon, including trips to the Abbey, reflections on the Book of Kells, and -weather permitting- St Columba’s Bay.
You would be shown techniques to help you tune into the very special impeccable quality of this place, and there would be time for individual work and time together in the spacious, sunny and warm group working room.
Accommodation will be in the hostel. One or two people might be able to have single rooms; most will be shared between two or three people.
The course will finish on Tuesday October 25th after lunch, allowing participants to catch the afternoon ferry. They would also be welcome to stay on for longer, as individuals making separate arrangements, at the hostel. During the course meals are included. They would be simple, and shared.
Visitor cars are not allowed on the Island. I would do my best to meet most people as they arrive on the ferry and help to carry luggage. Visitors can park their cars free at a car park in Fionnphort (on the Ross of Mull) near the ferry to Iona.
For more details please email me here: k.walters@outlook.com
The Saint and the Oystercatcher .Drawing. January 2016 Iona
The Saint with her Bird and protector. Drawing, January, Iona.
