Art on the Track and Noticing Nature in our Brilliant Backyard
With the longer days and warmer weather are you enjoying heading outdoors? While many recently converged on Blenheim for Garden Marlborough and Along The Garden Path at the Marlborough Art Society, two artists came together to explore a hidden gem in our brilliant backyard of the Marlborough Sounds, and to raise awareness of how simple and fun creative expression can improve holistic wellbeing. Dr Deborah Early and Emma Toy recently collaborated for the inaugural Noticing Nature Artist-in-Residence Weekend held at Debbie’s studio The Art of Awareness at Bluewater Lodge , located on the Queen Charlotte Track . Debbie, a literary artist with a medical-science background and a consultant offering a path towards nature-based solutions for wellbeing and adaptability, is the Marlborough rep. for the Top of the South committee for the New Zealand Society of Authors. Emma, an arts practitioner , is a trained artistic therapist and artist based in Marlborough. Both artis...