Tag Archives: Labyrinths

Indralaya, Invisible Whales, And The Singing Labyrinth

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dave Rowley • 6 Comments

Over the weekend I got to spend three hours doing something I love–facilitating a labyrinth workshop. Outdoors, on  a cliff above the Puget Sound, in a labyrinth shaded by beautiful madrona trees. It was at Indralaya, a Theosophical retreat center on Orcas, one of the San Juan islands in the Puget sound. It’s a beautiful property… Continue Reading

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Cultivating A Small Field

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Dave Rowley • 19 Comments

Journeying through the world To and fro, to and fro Cultivating a small field Bassho (Trans. R. H. Blyth) I love that Basho poem because it describes, in a few words, the essence of my ideal daily creative practice. I’ve adopted it as my mission statement. Only, it’s not just a statement. It’s a poem…. Continue Reading

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The Intention Rock

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Dave Rowley • 3 Comments

Lately, I’ve been consciously working on setting intentions, both in my art-making and labyrinth walking practices. I’m finding I don’t have time to not do this. If I set an intention with a project, or chunk of work then everything naturally becomes more focused for me and usually something worthwhile happens. If I don’t set… Continue Reading

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Eclipse Walk

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Dave Rowley • 2 Comments

I got to do a labyrinth walk beneath the total lunar eclipse the other night (this is one of the great things about having a labyrinth in the back yard). At the start of the walk I set the intention to focus on the theme of moving between  shadow and light, and what that might… Continue Reading

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Possibilities

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Dave Rowley • 5 Comments

This is the final day for Art Every Day Month, although for me it was more like Art Every Couple Of Days Month. Even though I didn’t get to make art or post every day it’s still been a great experience. I did manage to sink deeply into the labyrinth through studying, walking and drawing… Continue Reading

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Toes Over The Line

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Dave Rowley • 4 Comments

Today’s labyrinth is a little off-centre, a little rough. And I’m really happy with that. I have to remind myself that painting the labyrinth is not about getting the form completely right, it’s about the process of painting itself. I never ask myself if I’ve walked the labyrinth correctly, never berate myself if my toes… Continue Reading

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