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Get outside you silly human! Resources on how to reconnect with the world around us.

Apr132017Apr 26 2017

Nurture Your Nature: Inspiration from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Laura's Art, Nurture Your Nature

Dear Tina, I now see why the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is your favorite Museum! I finally went for a visit and was enthralled with Isabella’s intimate and thoughtfully curated collection of art from her travels around the world. There was so much to appreciate! I swooned over her garden of course and was inspired by her book… Read More

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Mar162017Mar 16 2017

Nurture Your Nature: Yarn Bombing with London Kaye

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Interviews, Nurture Your Nature, Podcast

Dear Tina, How are you? I have been bundled up indoors, dreaming of spring and filling my well of inspiration. I’ve been binge listening to podcasts in my studio and have really been enjoying Squam Art Workshops, “Morning on the Dock” series hosted by Elizabeth Duvivier. I met Elizabeth many years ago while volunteering at Squam (such a magical… Read More

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Feb52017Feb 5 2017

Nurture Your Nature: Hundertwasser’s Art

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature, Video

Dear Laura, I wanted to remind you of one of the artists you researched during graduate school. You showed me how Friedensreich Hundertwasser created  paintings and architecture inspired and made for nature.  Did you know he also designed flags, stamps, posters, and coins?  As one of our earliest environmentalists, he challenged the industrial nature of… Read More

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Jan52017Jan 27 2017

Nurture Your Nature: The Power of Positivity & Collaboration

by Laura&Tina, in category Interviews, Mindfulness, Nurture Your Nature

Dear Tina, As we start off the new year I thought I would share this beautiful video and inspiring interview with two delightful souls: Dr. Terry Kennedy, a meditation teacher and Tao Porchon-Lynch a yoga instructor. They travel the world together, collaborating and touching the lives of woman across the globe. They consider themselves “spiritual soulmates” which is… Read More

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Dec42016Dec 4 2016

Nurture Your Nature: Sun Xun at Art Basel

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature, Video

“Painting embodies the warmth of one’s emotions,” says artist Sun Xun, demonstrating his unique painting technique in settings that have personal resonance for him. From his Beijing studio, the artist explains his use of both historical and fantastical imagery in “Mythological Time” (2016) Dear Laura, In the midst of following Art Basel in Miami, I… Read More

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Oct102016

Nurture Your Nature: Edward Burtynsky Corrupted Landscapes

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature

  Dear Laura, We survived our first hurricane evacuation and thankfully had minimal damage to our home.  I am grateful that our neighbors are doing fine as well.  One thing about Charleston, SC is that we all ban together in hard times.  It is a great feeling to be a part of such a wonderful… Read More

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Sep72016Oct 2 2016

Nurture Your Nature: What do Artists Do All Day?

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Laura's Art, Nurture Your Nature

Hello Sweet T, How are you? Thank you for sharing Mary Oliver’s poem with me. The graphic you made is so sweet!  The poetry reminded me of the first collaborative piece of art we ever exhibited. It was inspired by Rumi’s poem, The Waterwheel, remember? I love how we were discovering our sense of place and connection to the landscape in that… Read More

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Aug102016Oct 2 2016

Nurture Your Nature: Poets Who Take My Breath Away

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature

Dear Laura, I have been thinking about the poets who take my breath away with words.  I will often have to reread those juicy ones over and over again.  The poets I tend to respond to are writing about the natural world.  Mary Oliver is who I will quote in this letter, but another fantastic poet… Read More

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Jun72016Oct 2 2016

Nurture Your Nature: Is a Tree Good For Your Health?

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature, Tina's Art

Yes! Dear Laura, I was inspired by your recent post and the THIRST project. It is ironic that this project developed because of the extreme drought and now it is extreme flooding…..climate change? At any rate, paying closer attention to nature and our human impact is undeniable.  I did a little digging about trees and… Read More

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May252016Oct 2 2016

Nurture Your Nature: Artists as Messengers

by Laura&Tina, in category Nurture Your Nature, Resources

Dear Tina & friends, It was very serendipitous that I should discover this installation project, Thirst when I did. I had just finished writing, “For the Love of Trees, Painting and the Earth” and was feeling nostalgic about a favorite tree from my childhood when this project came on my radar. Arts In Context – 404 THIRST (Trailer) from… Read More

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Dec222015Aug 3 2016

The Inner Landscape of Beauty: John O’Donohue

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Nurture Your Nature, Podcast

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/218064865″ params=”auto_play=true&color=00acd6″ width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] “Beauty isn’t all about just nice, loveliness. Beauty is about more rounded substantial becoming. So I think beauty in that sense is about an emerging fullness, a greater sense of grace and elegance, a deeper sense of depth, and also a kind of homecoming for the enriched memory… Read More

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Jun172015Aug 3 2016

Vision 120: Magnolia Tree & Spirals

by Laura&Tina, in category Collaborative Art, Nurture Your Nature, Vision/ReVision

“He who plants a tree Plants a hope.” ~Lucy Larcom Dear Tina, I chose this beautiful magnolia flower for ReVision 120. It’s easy to see from my last Vision how long and harsh my Connecticut winter was this past year.  It affected a lot of plants in my garden but the most heartbreaking of all were… Read More

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Mar32015Aug 3 2016

Why there was No Painting in Paradise

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Laura's Art, Nurture Your Nature

Dear Tina, How are you? I have missed you! I find myself hunkered down at home, catching up, reflecting and finding my rhythm. I just returned from my awesome island adventure to St. Martin with my good friend Brigitte. It was Ooooh la la laid back and the perfect little slice of heaven I was looking… Read More

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Jun192013Apr 28 2017

for the love of vintage…

by Laura&Tina, in category Inspiration, Nurture Your Nature, Resources

Hello Sweet T & friends, I think I am still on a high from the Country Living Fair! Sue and I keep calling each other and oogling over our loot, trying to find just the right place for everything. I asked her if she would share her experience from the fair with you and she… Read More

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