the cup of humanity

Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the

sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony,

the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It

is essentially a worship of the the imperfect, as it is a tender attempt

to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as

life.

from The Book of Tea --- Kakuzo Okakura

FALL ABUNDANCE

the wait
greater than the haste
allows for the earth
to do as it will

colours alive
shimmers of light
and the dance of life continues

we stand quietly
the farm resonates and grows
as we sink softly into the land

LABYRINTH WORKSHOP

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking. --- Friedrich Nietzsche

hmmm.

want to see if that is truly true? come join us on sunday september 28 from 11am to 3pm for our labyrinth workshop. sharon jackson will be leading the workshop and you can find out everything you need to know about the day and to register on sharons's website ...

www.jacksononthemoon.com/labyrinth.html

we look forward to sharing the ARTFARM labyrinth as your canvas for creativity.

for more information and further directions call 250 748 3811

We are at 8350 Richards Trail, North Cowichan between Duncan and Chemainus on Vancouver Island BC.
From Hwy 1 (going South) - east at Mt. Sicker Rd., right on Westholme, left on Richards Trail.
From Hwy 1 (going North) – east at Herd Rd.. left on Bell McKinnon, right on Westholme, right on Richards Trail.

ART+TEA

Wow! What a wild month it has been creating and preparing for the wonderful 1-day ART+TEA event at our Artfarm last Saturday. With an amazing group of co-creators the ARTFARM was transformed into an eclectic mix of many things. Follow below and re-experience the day the way it looked from many different eyes.
We decided to create cups that would serve as tickets. And because we were sure ART+TEA would be a huge success we made lots...


The corners of the farm were cleaned up and the studio polished for the day. We erected two tipis and set them up as Morroccan and Japanese teahouses.


Millie, Chris and Angela were the belly dancers for the day. Their artful performances brought a new and wonderful experience to the ARTFARM.


Most of the studio was emptied. The tea bar was at one end and Margit shared the studio space with four other artists - Cory Judge from Shi Studio Design, Sharon A. Stone, Angela McDiarmid, and Rob Gentleman from Green Earth Woodworks.
The weather cooperated beautifully. We served lots of tea, baklava and sticky rice goodies -


The lower one acre field was transformed into a labyrinth with the creative help of Sharon Jackson. Here are some pics and to find out more about labyrinths visit http://www.jacksononthemoon.com/labyrinth.html




Many more pictures capturing magical moments of the day will be shared as they come to us.

Thank you to all who were part of this wonderful day.

ART+TEA

August 23, 10 - 4 pm - ART+TEA. This is a funtastic day of fusion - a Moroccan and a Japanese teahouse set in two spectacular North American tipis. Tea tastings, exotic teas for sale, belly dance and art for sale by several local artists exhibiting at the beautiful ARTFARM in the heart of the Cowichan Valley.

Rob Gentleman ~ furniture designer, Green Earth Woodworks
www.greenearthwoodworks.com

Sharon Jackson ~ labyrinth artist
www.jacksononthemoon.com

Cory Judge ~ jewellery designer, Shi Studio
www.shistudio.com

Angela McDiarmid ~ textile artist

Margit Nellemann ~ ceramist
www.margitnellemann.com

Sharon Stone ~ painter
www.sharonastone.com

Angela McDiarmid, Millie Stirling, Chris Thompson, Lulu Vegh ~ belly dancers





General admission to the ARTFARM is free and entrance to ART+TEA is $10 and includes a ceramic ARTFARM cup, which acts as a ticket to the two teahouses, sweets and belly dance performance (at 11am+2pm)

Call us for more event information 250 748 3811

We are at 8350 Richards Trail, North Cowichan between Duncan and Chemainus on Vancouver Island BC.

From Hwy 1 (going South) - east at Mt. Sicker Rd., right on Westholme, left on Richards Trail.

From Hwy 1 (going North) – east at Herd Rd.. left on Bell McKinnon, right on Westholme, right on Richards Trail.