Encaustic Paintings by Lisa Renee Wilson Opens in Wellness Arts Gallery

Untitled Encaustic Painting by Lisa Renee Wilson

Lisa is an awareness artist who believes in blurring the lines between studio art and the art of everyday living.  Here she explores the subtle images possible through the encaustic painting.  Encaustic is an ancient technique of painting with hot wax. 
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Join us for a reception of the artist in the Wellness Arts Gallery Friday, August 2nd, 2013 from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.  The exhibit runs through September 30, 2013 and is open for viewing during "Cafe" hours.

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Artist Talk and Reception
On Friday September 6th, 2013 between 5:00 and 8:00pm Lisa will be in the gallery to discuss the medium of encaustic and her current work.

Lisa Renee Wilson is an awareness artist who believes in blurring the lines between studio art and the art of everyday living.

After obtaining a degree in psychology from Indiana University in 1999, Lisa went on to study wellness, yoga, and meditation. She noticed that each path, while interesting, seemed segregated from her experience of day-to-day life. Her desire to more deeply experience the spirituality of the mundane and to creatively share what she was learning led her to the arts.

As a self-declared awareness artist, Lisa's primary desire is to be mindfully aware and in creative play with the wonders of this moment. Through ongoing play with mixed media, she discovered encaustic (hot wax painting) in 2011. While she continues to create using a variety of materials, she finds herself often returning to encaustic art. This form of expression not only allows for the integration of many of the other mediums into one spirited piece, but also invites the artist and viewer into a dance with the playful nature of wax and alluring translucency.

Lisa is most interested in creating art that summons presence, contemplation, and engagement, instead of just being aesthetically pleasing. Through each piece, she invites the viewer to breathe with her as a conversation across time and distance.

Lisa lives in Bloomington, IN with her husband and two children, who serve as excellent sources of practice and inspiration. She regularly writes online, and periodically offers classes in meditative awareness, creative exploration, and beginning encaustic.

Learn more at www.BeingBreath.com.

Wellness Arts Gallery is located at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN.  Open Tuesday - Friday 1:00pm to 6:00pm; Saturdays 12:00pm to 5:00pm.

"SURFACES & TEXTURES" and Quilter's Comfort's Herbal Table

 Hello All,  

Thanks for being here!  Things have been busy in the shop, and weekly friends stop in to say hello!  New relationships are being developed and some things that have been on the table for a while are finally taking on a more finished form.  We hope this means greater stability .  

I am always in appreciation of my team!  Even as life sends us new situations to deal with, we are figuring out how to stay afloat and move forward and simultaneously manage to keep our sense of humor focused lovingly on the present.  We have  regulars that stop in to chat about gardening, share pictures and ideas about food in general.   Some of it will show up on the Herbal Table.

When visitors leave expressing how good the shop feels to them, we know that it is a reflection of us, the teas and all of the other products.  We know that people take some of that feeling home with every purchase.

Ai Takahashi's wonderful photo exhibit is coming to a close and in a few days we will hang the fiber art exhibit mentioned below. 

  

"SURFACES & TEXTURES", an exhibition of fiber arts, opens Friday June 7, 2013.  Opening Reception is 5:00pm to 8:00pm in the Wellness Arts Gallery located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café, 725 West Kirkwood Avenue.  “Surfaces & Textures address the concept of surface design and structure. This first annual exhibit seeks to promote the appreciation of fiber art and support the creative development and continuance through artistic interpretations.

On July 5th, first Friday, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm the Wellness Arts Gallery reception for “Surfaces & Textures” will feature fiber art demonstrations through out the evening.   

“Surfaces and Textures” exhibit runs from June 7th to July 31st.

Wellness Arts Gallery visitors will be able to sample a delicious variety of herbal treats.  Foods will include Spicy Ginger Mint Cake; winner of the “Best Tasting Cake” at the 2^nd Annual Architectural Cake Contest accompanied by Quilter’s Comfort’s locally sourced Lavender Tranquility tea.   

In June, Wellness Arts Gallery classes and workshops in Fiber Arts, Mask making and Paper Arts begin.  Programs include programs for youth and adults.

The Wellness Arts Gallery is located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café & Quilter’s Comfort Teas at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue (at the western entrance of Arts Row).   For information call 812-334-8155. 

The gallery features the work of local artist, craftspeople and creative people from across the earth.  Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; first Fridays until 8:00 pm. 

For information call 812-334-8155.  Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at quilterscomfort@gmail.com.  

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AI TAKAHASHI PHOTOGRAPHY

Friday April 5, 2013 "Native Land” Photography of Ai Takahashi opens in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Gallery.   Opening Reception is from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. 

Ai Takahashi, visiting scholar, says that landscapes are at once events of the earth and the stage on which our human lives evolve to become our histories.   As the layers of our lives accumulate, just like the geological beds of the earth, our existence becomes rooted in its layers. 
 Rural agrarian life (inaka) has long stood in juxtaposition to an urban existence, to a world overflowing with information. But now the idea of inaka as “an ordinary farming community,” struggles to sustain itself.  In my work I seek out the voices of people living in such communities. While tangible, their voices are not to be found in textbooks or the news media. Still, collectively these modest voices represent the grounded history of these small farming communities.
 Life in these rural villages, rooted in the community members’ sense of responsibility for place, provides an abundance that I find prescient.  Inherent in village life is gentleness and tranquility, a severity and awe, a pantheistic prayer to god as the whole of creation.  On my travels I search for the roots of Japaneseness through an exploration of human agency and disappearing cultural traditions. 

Visit Ai’s website at http://takahashiai.jimdo.com/works/yama-mura-nora/

The Wellness Arts Gallery is located in Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café & Quilter’s Comfort Teas at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue (at the western entrance of Arts Row).   For information call 812-334-8155.  

The gallery features the work of local and global artist and craftspeople.  Open Tuesday through Saturday, 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm; first Fridays until 8:00 pm.  

For information call 812-334-8155.  Sign up for our mailing list or contact us at quilterscomfort@gmail.com.  

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"Island Sabbatical" Photographs by Bill and Glenda Breeden and Name the New Tea Winner

May this February Cafe Note find you well and enjoying the New Year.

Things continue to be busy and the learning is still pretty fierce. We have some challenges, and simultaneously, many opportunities for gratitude for all who contribute to developing this business. Thank you to each of you for being here and for your support of the 'Café' and the continued amazing response to our teas, tea syrups and tea jelly’s!

Those stopping in on first Friday in February will find many new teas on the shelves. Some of the new teas are SageWell, Minty Thyme, Peppermint Rose, Honeybush Balm, Carob Mint, Ginger Thyme, Chocolate Chamomile, Elderberry Boost, Hops, Rose, the One tea that will receive its name during the evening, and a few others.

Yes, the month of January is almost past and next Friday is First Friday and Gallery Walk night and we open a new exhibit, "Island Sabbatical" Photographs by Bill and Glenda Breeden in the Wellness Arts Gallery with a reception from 5pm to 8pm. The exhibit runs through February 29th.

In the fall of 2009, Bill and Glenda Breeden bought a $500 Buick and headed to Mexico with their D50 Nikon within easy reach and a laptop to download the photos. Eight thousand miles and three thousand pictures later, they settled back into their cabin in the Owen County woods. They've selected a few photos of their sabbatical/second honeymoon adventure to share-enjoy!

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At 7:00pm on the 3rd, or close to it, we will announce the name selected by our three judges, Betty Irving, Noah Dadds and Ash Burgess, for the unnamed tea, in our Hot Tea Month “Name a Tea Contest”.  The person submitting the name will receive a bag of tea each month through 2012.   

Upcoming in the Café

*I Love Me, I Love Me Lavender and all teas with carob or chocolate are discounted 10% for the month of February!                                                                                                                                    *Gift Certificates for Vibrational Energy 10% through February.  Give the gift of healing, relaxing energy.
*Classes, they are coming, and yes, some will be for youth. If you have a class or workshop you would like to offer through the "Café", stop in with a written description.
*Samue on the way!
*Diva Shar Aprons are on the way!
*Earth Day, April 22nd - plans are in the works for a community seed and plant exchange. Details to come.

*'Connections' -2nd Thursday, February 9th, 7pm - Connections will be a venue for speaking and listening about the relation of people with the world. The main focus will include experiences with the energies that we try to portray when talking about Earth, Air, Water and Fire; or about the Four Directions and Above and Below; or when we talk about the energy of the chakras as they exist in the world; or about the radiant heart anchored in the center of the body and radiating in all directions. Presenters will share experiences that have been important to them and each class will include experiential sharing as the presenter (or facilitator) leads a short meditation/visualization/imagining.

Dear Friends,
The February meeting for "Connections" will be February 9th, Thursday, at 7 pm. Chris Haynes has graciously volunteered to share his experience and lead this session. He will focus on chakras, subtle energies and the associated mudras (see following description).
'Chris Haynes will present an introduction to our subtle energy system from the perspective of Yogic science, with emphasis on the principle chakras (energy centers) and their relation to the five-fold division of subtle energy (pranas) and the five elements. A sequence of 10 hand positions (mudras) will then be introduced that are associated with these chakras, subtle energies, and elements, along with basics of conscious breathing. Used regularly, these constitute a profound technique for activating and purifying our bodies subtle energy system and deepening our connection with our environment.

This provides an introduction to Datta Kriya Yoga, a distillation of ancient Yogic wisdom by Sri Ganapati Sachchidananda Swamiji, who has qualified Chris as an instructor.'
All are welcome! The location is Patricia's Wellness Arts Café. A $5 donation is requested to help support the space and pay for any materials. I hope to see you there. Dave Parsons. For information contact me at dashparsons@bluemarble.net.

Other Stuff

*Patricia has an exhibit of limited edition Gicle' prints in Lennie's Restaurant and Brewhouse on 10th Street through the end of February. All prints are $55 each or 3 for $145.

*Join Patricia, February 10th for the Opening Reception of "Recent Works, Skins and Stones" in the Showers Building (City Hall), 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, 401 N. Morton St., Bloomington, Indiana.

 Blessings of health and creativity thorough your life!

Quilter's Comfort Teas Celebrates HOT TEA Month with Name A Tea Contest!

Happy New Year! May January 2012.  Please join me and  Quilter's Comfort in celebrating Hot Tea Month

in  PATRICIA’S WELLNESS ARTS CAFÉ with our       Name a Tea Contest!

 

~One  new teas to be released in 2012 does not have a name!

~Everyone making a purchase during the month of January can submit a name suggestion for the unnamed tea.

The person submitting the name selected by our judges, Ash Burgess, Noah Dadds and Betty Irvine will receive one bag of tea each month through 2012!

TEA TASTING, SYRUP AND JELLY SAMPLING DAILY

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Plaid Friday - Shop Local Friday after Thanksgiving!

Greetings,

Celebrate Plaid Friday and buy local Saturday at Patricia’s Wellness Arts Café, 725 West Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 812-334-8155.

Our doors will be open 10:00am to 7:00pm.

Save 30% off all art quilts and Elastic Brain Eco Botanical Dye clothing!

Our Tea Syrups and accessories are available for holiday gift giving!

Discounts on Gift Certificate purchases!

Everyone who purchases is entered into a drawing for a delicious Quilter’s Comfort tea gift basket worth more than $50!

Spend $50 and more and receive a 15% discount on upcoming adult classes and workshops!

Spend $100 and more and receive a 30% discount on upcoming adult classes and workshops!

Spend $200 and more and receive a 15% discount on adult classes and workshops and take 20% off of any youth workshop!

Spend $300 and more and receive a 30% discount on upcoming youth or adult classes and workshops!

Wearing plaid is optional!

Not in Bloomington? Visit us on the web and call in your order! 812-334-8155

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Blessings

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Patricia's Wellness Arts Cafe & Quilter's Comfort Teas Opens!

Thank you for visiting.

With the generous hands of many,we opened our doors at 725 West Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana to a warm welcome from our community on Friday, October 7, 2011!

We are a different type of cafe featuring Certified Organic Quilter's Comfort Teas, herbs and seasonings, an Arts & Crafts Gallery, Meditation Cushions and Samue, Dolls, Upcycled and Botanical Dye clothing. On the menu for Wellness Arts we currently offer Reconnective Healing, Reiki, SITH (Ho'oponopono), Green Lifestyle Coaching and more! The more includes classes and workshops.

Blessings of wellness to all!