Leaves as flyers and Workshops for Wednesday 11th

Spread the word, spread the word, how to spread the word?? we have leaves as flyers and will be handing them out on thursday if anyone wants to join in the leaf flyering fun..In this festival of crazy flyering, how much would people love receiving a stamped leave instead of a piece of paper !!

...and here's the workshops for tomorrow...

11.30: Ecology of a BackGreen - Nim Kibbler (workshops also on the 18th and 25th, 11.30)
A whirlwind tour of the many creatures that share our garden spaces. This interactive event for ages 6 and upwards will explore the nearby gardens, the creatures within and the habitats we share with them.We will present some of the weird and wonderful facts about the creatures that live at the back of our houses.

2.30: Make Poetry Now - Harry Giles (workshops also on the 15th and 25th, 2.30)
Want to write a poem, but don't know where to start? Want to speak in your own voice, want to perform from your heart, want to say what matters to you? This workshop will focus on unlocking the poetry you've always wanted to write, for both people who haven't yet begun and experienced writers who've hit their block, with all ages welcome. We'll work together to write and perform short poems around the theme of the week, making it easy to put words in a beautiful order. Bring a pen and your imagination.
http://harrygiles.wordpress.com

16.30pm: Movement in the Inner Space - Reem Bahdez

more coming up over the next couple of weeks are...the adult learning project boat made out of recycled materials, green wood working workshops, plant observation, power pod are coming for 3 days with their renewable energy educational tools, history of edinburgh experts, botanical experts, the bodha project and much much more !!!
Thursday's also a really interesting day

Shan-shui Poems

Check out our new 'Poems and Creative Writing' page if you get a chance. It includes some collaboratively written poems from Sundays "Writing in a Circle" workshop in the Shan-Shui form introduced. If you would like to add to this page with your own writings about the project, or that have been developed at the project then let us know.

A re-freshing start to the week - Tuesday 10th Workshops

Tomorrow's workshops have some real gems in there, so do make it down if you can. Including local storytellers and Botanical experts. Don't miss out!

11.30 : The Harp music and Storytelling - Mio Shapley

2.30: Storymaking with Found Objects - Alette Willis

2.30 : Homeopathy; Environment, land and the physical surroundings – Helen Campbell

4.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble

4.30 : Plants and pollinators: evolution and interaction - Humphrey Wood

Visual Artists of the World: We call upon your wonderous forces...

Of there are any budding visual artists who like working woth words and images who would like to help develop a variety of unique and exciting posters, signs and images for the project then please get in touch

Come and Be Inspired - Sunday 8th's workshops

Tomorrow we have a nice quiet morning, and then lots of amazing things to choose from later on. Do come down and hang out at the Botanics anyway as tomorrow is the 'Naturally Inspired' event as well, so there will be other things for the morning too.

11.30: Pebble Painting - Invisible Structures Team

12.30: 'The Search for the Imagination'

2.30 : Musical Plants - Nora Nooran

2.30 and 4.30 : Writing in a Circle - Renga and Chinese Wilderness Styles - Colin Will

16.30 : Interactive Storytelling with Leslie O'Brien

16.30: "Discovering your Inner Landscape" Drama workshop - Sabina Sharma

Saturday 8th: Workshops a plenty!

If you have working slavishly all week and have the chance tomorrow to come down for the first time to the Secret Grove you have a host of exciting events to choose from. Please come along, hang out, and learn, or make, a thing or two. Have a look at what is on below, and check the workshops page above for more information on any of them:

11.30 : Stamp Making - Invisible Structures Team

11.30 : Weevils, Beetles, Caterpillars and Millipedes - An Investigation of the Creepy Crawlies with Kjersti Sletteland

11.30 : Exploring nature through drama - Jonathon White

2.30: "Expressing your Inner Landscape" - Sabina Sharma

2.30 : Contact Improvisation - Iraya Noble

4.30 : Goethean Observation of a Plant - Roland Playle (workshops also on 14th, 4.30)

4.30 : Rhythm in Colour (for ages 16 +) - Jane Cormack

Friday 6th Workshops - Tommorow!

Friday 6th Workshops - Tommorow!

11.30 : Qi Gong - Rob Alsop

2.30 : Homoepathy; The Self and Nature the interrelationship of everything – Helen Campbell
(similar workshops also on 10th and 26th, 2.30)

Animal, vegetable, mineral and elemental sources. A discussion around energies in homeopathic remedies and treatment of like with like.

2.30 : Starting to Write (for Adults) – Jane Alexander (workshops also on 13th, 24th, 2.30)

Put pen to paper in these writing workshops, each with a different theme: place, work and people. You'll learn techniques that can help you find your starting place and enrich your creative writing. With Jane Alexander.

For this session you participants will use sound and rhythm, walking and observation to create a collaborative piece of writing about our surroundings.

4.30 : Invisible Structures discussion - Claudia Moseley and Ed Shustr

A presentation and discussion about the past, present and future of Invisible Structures - the organisation who have put on this event. Including ideas and thoughts on treehouse design, building and living, and on the creation of outdoor spaces for learning and artistic creation.

The Secret Grove GRAND OPENING TODAY: Come One and All

Ay 13.30 today the secret grove of the garden will become a site for open and continuous visitation and creation for the next month. Please come along to share in our opening and sample the kind of things that will be inhabitiating this dingly dell.

Today you can come and join our quest for the Imagination in a 45 minute interactive performance, followed by these 3 workshops:

2.30: Rhythm in Colour – Jane Cormack

Learn to paint sound and music in colour, interpret movement into pattern, colour, or image and explore colour, word and the music of words. We cross-fertilise these different creative expressions to explore new ways of approaching creativity incorporating breath and relaxation as well as journaling.

2.30: The Breadth and Depth of Homeopathy at home, at work and at play – Helen Campbell

2.30: Soundscape Tour - Katie Boothby

the Golden Bee !

The Golden Bee and other puppet will soon be joining us in the gardens....Kindly lent to us and made by Emma Brierley

(thanks Emma ! )

Artistry and Installations...

making
creating
imagining
sculptures and other art installations at the yurt and gardens behind the glasshouses in the Botanics, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and all week if anyone would like to join us !?!

Any help welcome! Come create a beautiful inquisitive space with us!

WE NEED HELP! and carpets, materials, wood, boards, or anything you are able to donate/lend to us is very much appreciated! thank you !