Welcome to a new website and '08Welcome to Eternity Springs Art Farm’s new website, I hope you find it easy to navigate. It is great to be able to include a newsletter to let you know of workshops or events at the art farm and also some colourful local events to time your visit for - like the Blue Moon Cabaret in Nimbin and Lismore’s famous Lantern Parade for winter solstice -and others that showcase the plethora of talent in this area. Or just come and enjoy the place and the area any time you can! The new art workshop program will be posted on site before Christmas but wont start before Feb. Please show your interest in what is offered early as numbers will depend on workshops running. We are keen to start our sustainable living program for all the family and need to know the interest for that. see details on sustainable living page. We also have a links page for your interest and we’re always happy to link with like minded sites.
I look forward to meeting you in the New Year. Blessings from paradise until we meet!
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August - November Events '07August started with a ukulele workshop with the wonderful Rose Turtle Urtler, a song writer and electric 'uke' player from Melbourne who shared some great plucks and strums with The Channon Ukulele Collective. Any one interested in learning to play we gather here the first Tuesday of every month, to share songs and jam together.
We had the last of the sense themed - 3 day painting school with the inspiring Michael Taylor. If you want an enriching experience don’t miss the next workshop in April '08 (see workshop program for details). Michael threatens retirement next year so with some enticing by past students we might get him back once more after April. Let me know how interested you are in workshops with either Michael Taylor or René Bolten. See artist profile page for more details.
The set-up here is proving to work well for gatherings, celebrations and classes of varying numbers because the open spaces are so versatile. So don't hesitate to book your gathering, we can comfortably sleep from 12 -20 in rooms as well as 5x3 person tents with 10 mattresses! Prices are under accommodation on top bar.
Nick and Nellie's August wedding wasn't even dulled by a week of rain as the family, part local, part American, joined forces to create exactly the look and feel they wanted. The new clear plastic blinds installed the day before saved the day and the 30 guests even managed a sit down lunch in Heaven after the ceremony.
Fran and D'Artagnon’s wedding on September long weekend was a larger affair and after the ceremony in Heaven, their feast was held in the transformed studio area with a small marquee attached for eating. We danced the night under the stars with the fantastic Byron world/funk band, The Hottentots and warmed ourselves beside fires barrels. Both parties really appreciated the Lotus cabin for dressing and honeymoon privacy, the waterfall for a great photo opportunity, and the use of 3 separate kitchen areas for food prep not to mention being able to have friends and family staying on site.
My 50th Extravaganza was a huge gathering of tribes and some 200 people enjoyed a cabaret, followed by dancing with lots of lights, smoke and big screen movies plus much more. The place looked like fairy land with hundreds of candle lanterns hanging from the trees and flares marking path ways!
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New and future projectsHeaven and the art studio now have clear blinds on the weather sides and eventually all sides will get them. We now have a fully flue’d fire bath in operation off the back verandah, and visitors are encouraged to enjoy the wonders of star-bathing! Dennis Monks, local sculptor and teacher here and at TAFE has made a new water feature for the ‘rock pool’ for hot-day-dipping, which will soon be fully shaded to prevent leaves clogging the system.
After a shaky year with water harvesting, the wonderfully wet spring/summer we are enjoying has ensured the steady flow of the spring and filled the new tanks. So 1,500 gal storage capacity should allow easier operation in draught times.
The garden continues to grow ferociously which means that all the plants grow well - with some worm castings to help - but also the weeds and grass....thank goodness there is no better place to be than in a garden! We continue to plant making the most of all the rain and the latest job is massive pruning to find the spaces and views through the jungle. The veggie garden is in excellent production at the moment and the hens are broody with the introduction of a rooster this year.
Still in the dreaming
A wood fired pizza oven is on the cards to make feeding people an event and more fun. The space is cleared, bricks gathered and building techniques researched, time is the last ingredient. Also waiting for improved solar panels to begin the dream to sell back to the grid.
I have a commitment this year to keep the full moon drumming circle for women going.
So please send me an email to let me know if you are interested and I will keep every one posted with reminder emails. (It is my preference to meet just before the moon starts to wane, so we have full energy to play with). Also let me know if there is any interest to hold any of the 8 earth festivals at Eternity Springs.
If you’ve read this far.....thanks for your interest, and I hope to see both old friends and new whenever you have a night or two free to unwind!
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