Círculos Sanadores: Sopa Ajiaco y Plantas Medicinales
HEALING CIRCLES: AJIACO SOUP AND HEALING PLANTS
This art workshop is connected to the mandala exhibition by Alfonso Perez Acosta at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, which reflects on alternative healing practices through a series of mandala paintings. This workshop is the second of third offered by Alfonso, each focusing on two of the six healing practices captured in his mandala paintings.
In this bilingual (Spanish/English) workshop, we’ll start with an artist-led tour of the mandala exhibit in the Kelly Education Center to learn about Alfonso’s two mandala paintings that connect to a Colombian soup called Ajiaco (representing the comforts of home, family and tradition) and healing plants. Then we’ll engage with the ingredients and flavors of Ajiaco soup (including tasting the soup, prepared by Alfonso’s mother!) and explore the basics of healing plants found in Virginia. We’ll roll our sleeves up as Alfonso guides each participant in creating your very own mandala or healing circle on canvas using different drawing and painting tools. Throughout the process, you’ll connect your direct experiences surrounding Ajiaco soup (and whatever else grounds you in the comforts of your culture) and healing plants to use as inspiration for the colors, shapes, symbols and objects of your mandala. No artistic experience required!
Este taller de arte está conectado a la exposición de mandalas de Alfonso Perez Acosta en Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden que refleja practicas alternativas de sanación mediante una serie de mandalas. Este taller es el segundo de tres, ofrecido por el artista, en donde cada uno se enfoca en dos de las seis prácticas capturadas en las pinturas.
En esta clase bilingüe (español/inglés), comenzaremos con un tour guiado por el artista en el Kelly Education Center para aprender sobre dos pinturas de mandala de Alfonso; una de ellas nos conecta a una sopa tradicional colombiana-Ajiaco y la otra explora plantas medicinales de Virginia. Después, Alfonso guiara a cada participante a crear su propio mandala o círculo sanador en un lienzo utilizando diferentes herramientas de dibujo y pintura. Durante este proceso, conectaremos nuestras experiencias personales basadas en el Ajiaco (o cualquier platillo que te enlace con tus tradiciones culturales) y en las plantas medicinales y las utilizaremos como inspiración de color, forma, símbolos y elementos del mandala. ¡No se necesita tener previa experiencia artística!
All programs are subject to change.
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