Upcoming Happenings
Mandala Art Retreat
Join Vidya on Saturday, December 10th, 2022, from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Habitat Studios, Downingtown, PA to experience the art of painting mandalas. She will teach you the process of making mandalas while you sip Indian Chai and immerse yourself in meditative music. The retreat also includes a short presentation about mandala art, sharing gratitude, chanting a Sanskrit prayer, and storytelling. A mandala is a geometric meditative art that embodies beauty, harmony, and wellness. The repertoire of symmetrical motifs in mandalas indicates that life is a continuum. They convey the notion that our cycle of Karmic and Dharmic actions determines our path to a meaningful and peaceful life. We never feel caught up with our to-do lists. We are tired, stressed, and overwhelmed. We need to take time for ourselves. Register today for the three-hour art retreat & walk away with your unique 6”x6” piece of mandala artwork. Feel the inner tranquility that helps you stay focused and regain your sense of calm and purpose.
Investment: $65.00.
All Supplies & Materials Included. No Art Background Required.
Botanical Flower Pounding with Cindi
Hapazone or Botanical Flower Pounding is a lovely way to connect with nature. Using the colors from nature throughout the seasons is a beautiful metaphor for change and evolution. Connecting with nature through our creativity can help us to feel abundant and joyful. The vibrant colors of leaves and flowers are easy to preserve by pounding them to release their natural dyes onto paper or fabric. Using not much more than a hammer and plants, you can make beautiful botanical cards and prints year-round.
Instructor Cindi Chamberlain is an artist, herbalist, yoga teacher, and quilter who enjoys working with fresh flowers, herbs, and other plant material as a medium for creating art.
Bring a hammer and come learn how to create beautiful botanical pounded prints.
• Learn the process for transferring the dyes of plant materials to paper and fabric
• Enjoy our nature walk where we Identify types of plant materials that work best for pounding
• Create your original flower prints
• Explore ways to turn your art into unique gifts
Please feel free to bring your favorite plant material, markers and other art supplies and additional hammers to class.
We will also make a community mandala for your studio as part of the class.
The class would be 2 hours with a nature walk to pick plant material.
$40.00 self care investment
Tree of Life Meditative Art Workshop with Areli
Tree of Life Meditative Art Workshop at Habitat Studios on Saturday 5/29/21 3 to 5pm.
NO ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. This workshop is appropriate for anyone co-creating with the universe/Mother Earth or trying to figure out how to do so.
Join Areli Pellegrino BA, CBIS, CPR, CPI
Neuro-Cog Rehabilitation Instructor
Artist and Owner
The Painted Sun Studio
Areli will help participants to practice mindfulness, self-awareness, and connectivity. The session will be a two-hour session focused on fostering positive thoughts and intention. There will be several mini mediations between each phase to allow creativity and reflection to flow. Each phase embracing womanhood, motherhood, co-creating with universe/mother earth and our gifts and gratitude.
If you are join this event online, you will need markers, watercolors and a a sheet of 12 X 18 mixed media paper (and any other medium you are inspired to use).
We got you covered if you are joining us at the studio.
Selfcare Investment - $35