Nourishing Awareness

Required Book:
“Morning Altars: A 7-Step Practice to Nourish Your Spirit through Nature, Art, and Ritual”; Day Schildkret; Countryman Press; ISBN 978-1682682517
(All Books Can be purchased at Brewster Book Store)
Suggested Books:
- “The Wild Remedy: How Nature Mends Us – A Diary”; Emma Mitchell; Michael O’Mara; ISBN 978-1789292909
- “Foraged Flora: A Year of Gathering and Arranging Wild Plants and Flowers”; Louesa Roebuck; Ten Speed Press; ISBN 978-1607748601
- “Cabinet of Curiosities”; Patrick Mauries; Thames & Hudson; ISBN 978-0500510919
- “Mandala Book: Patterns of the Universe”; Lori Bailey Cunningham; Union Square & Co; ISBN 978-1454941798
- “Mandalas: Mapping the Buddhist Art of Tibet”; Kurt A, Behrendt; Metropolitan Museum of Art; ISBN 978-1588397829
- “Passage”; Andy Goldsworthy; Harry N. Abrams; ISBN 978-0810955868
- “Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature”; Andy Goldsworthy; Harry N. Abrams, ISBN 978-0810933514
- “Appalachian Wilderness: The great Smoky Mountains”; Eliot Porter; Ballantine Books; ISBN 978-0345234988
Recommended Supplies:
Highly Recommended:
- Smartphone camera
- Journal with watercolor paper (cold press)
- Soft pencil (HB, H, or #2)
- Pencil sharpener
- Technical drawing pen
- Refillable brush pen
- Colored pencils (watercolor pencils work well)
- Watercolor set (Art Toolkit)
Optional:
- Backpack or shoulder bag
- Binder clips
- Small ruler
- Small mixing palette
- Small sponge
- Small rag
- Small water bottle
- Small water spray bottle
- Small syringe (no needle)
- White gel pen
- Color wheel
- Small hand lens or magnifier
April 20, 2026 – 10:00 - 12:00 am – Nourishing Awareness – Brewster Book Store
Description: In this session, we slow down. Participants select natural objects—shells, stones, feathers, plants—and create detailed watercolor studies framed within circle drawings, echoing the mandala form.
Topics Covered:
- Botanical and ecological observation techniques
- Color mixing inspired by natural hues
- Pattern recognition in leaves, shells, and stones
- The calming neuroscience of focused drawing
