Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature

Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature

Presented by Ann Taylor Schmidt

Registration is required. Registration opens 7 days before the event.

Location: Galbraith Gap

Join us for Wellness Wednesday: Art in Nature with  Ann Taylor-Schmidt! Get Out of Your Head and Into a Tree – Using the  tree identification  process of drawing and recording patterns as a  mindfulness technique. Ann will lead you in art in nature as meditation,  beginning with an invitation to study our thoughts or nature questions,  and opening up new perspectives through self-reflection, drawing or  writing.

Participants should bring:

1. A headlamp or flashlight; Sunset is at 7:15 and it may get dark in Galbraith Gap earlier
2. A portable chair if they wish to use one; some sitting cushions will be available
3. Drawing supplies will be available but you are welcome to bring your own.

About Our Instructor:

Ann graduated cum laude with a B.S. in art ed, first teaching  elementary art. Then, she worked in the graphic-arts printing industry,  continuing to take grad courses, painting and showing. She worked for  Penn State marketing communications and public relations, retiring from  the University’s StratCom Office of Social Media. Taylor-Schmidt has  taught an annual Penn State nature journal drawing workshop for two  decades. She has instructed both adult and teen students on her own, and  through the Art Alliance. Ann enjoys photography, bonsai and selling  her polymer clay art jewelry creations and teaching through her business  Ann Taylor-Schmidt Artworks.

Wellness Wednesdays are part of Centred Outdoors' efforts to  offer equitable opportunities for outdoor recreation at nearby natural   spaces. The series highlights paths to wellness, engages the community,   and includes local partners.