Beauty Through Simplicity
Roslyn’s favourite moment comes at the start of the process. She grinds her own ink, using a special tool, a suzuri, designed for the process. Drawing water from the lower basin up to the flat palate-like top surface with the edge of the ink block, she swirls it around to draw the rich pigment out, creating her ink. The calming motion of the swirl and the release of the gentle aroma of the ink set Roslyn at ease. In her words, “That’s when I know I can paint”.
Spooky Times
Halloween, as we know it, is actually a mix of ancient and Christian practices. For the ancient Greeks, the return of the goddess Persephone to the darkness of the underworld and being reunited with her husband Hades, took place with the fall equinox. During “Higan”, Japanese Buddhists pay respects to their dead ancestors
Playing the Headwaters Blues
The current lineup of Larry Kurtz & The Lawbreakers have been playing together for 15 years now. Larry plays the harmonica and shares both writing and vocal duties with their guitarist, James Legere. Of course, they’re just two parts of a four-man band. Sam Carothers, who played with Ronnie Hawkins for 20 years, plays bass, and they share their drummer, Scott Bruyea, with The Campfire Poets.
Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival
Even if you do not necessarily recognize the featured artists at first and there are so many Maple Blues, Juno, and even Grammy award winning musicians, that is part of the joy and reward of the Orangeville Blues and Jazz Festival. Meeting these amazing, new-to-you talents, will surely make you come away with new favourites. The best way to enjoy music is live!
The Fire & Ice Festival
“We’ve now done 12 of them, each of them with a big lofty idea that we pursue for a few months … we try to create a theme, and this year’s theme is Brian’s and it’s going to be really exciting …
Artist Feature: Tony Fenech
“Life is too short to be bored. Make art, not war. Choose your path and make it beautiful!”
Sunflower Festival: The Davis Feed & Farm Supply and Davis Family Farm
Sunflower honey is produced at the Davis Farm by the beekeeper’s twenty-two hives. The beekeeper harvests the honey while the sunflowers bloom, so it is pure sunflower honey. The honey yield is about 3,000 lbs. but is only enough to sell at the store. No sprays are used on the sunflowers thus making the honey safer to enjoy.
Artist Feature: Urszula Hajdyla
Urszula’s sensitivity to the people and environments around her is unique and very apparent. She feels a deep connection to nature and is extremely empathetic to the people around her. Her kindness toward others is palpable and admirable.
Wasaga – More Than Just a Beach
Welcome to the longest freshwater beach in the world!” proclaims the Wasaga Beach website. Comprising seven beaches, formerly independent communities amalgamated in the 1970s as one provincial park and town, Wasaga is the favoured destination for over two million people a year looking for summer beach fun.
The Silver Chalices – St John’s Church, Elora
The silver chalices are on display in the church. St John’s Church in Elora is a popular place to visit any time of the year to be inspired by the sounds of St John’s Parish Choir, one of Canada’s preeminent choirs, or take in a concert.
Playtime, It’s Serious Work!
Whether it’s imaginative play or physical play, the games and toys that children interact with, from infancy through their pre-teen years, are how they explore the world. Play is a child’s natural means to learn and too often it is neglected in favour of the more structured desk learning that we depend on as a society
Artist Feature: Ricky Schaede
“I want to keep building my business and explore my own imagination. To make a living with a positive impact. To be my own entity, proud of how I’ve manifested my purpose and destiny. And the opportunity to give the keys of imagination to my students.”
Naturally Merry and Bright
Once we have put our gardens to bed for yet another year, our focus shifts towards holiday decorating – both indoors and out. At LittleTree Garden Market (off Hwy 6N in Fergus) they offer a number of items and DIY projects to help transform your home and property into a festive, winter wonderland.
LittleTree also carries premade bundles of their signature items for the customer who wishes to create their own container.
The Magic Masterson Touch
The Masterson Method, pioneered in the United States by Iowa’s Jim Masterson, is designed, in the words of Cheltenham-based practitioner Kathryn Reid, to “help the horse enter a parasympathetic state through our touch, by following the horse’s responses – knowing when and where to stay, and helps build communication, release tension, and build trust.”
Ontario’s Winter Birds
Our cold winters in Ontario can be much more enjoyable if we care to watch some of the fascinating birds who thrive in our cold winters.
Please join me while we delve into some of these brave little creatures and their habits, likes and dislikes.
FALL ISSUE
