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Sydney, Addi Road Gallery ~ MarrickvillePart Two ~ Weekend 9 10 March 2024
Experience geometry as a universal language and a meditative and contemplative practice. Throughout this weekend course, students will explore recurring patterns in nature
through geometry in Sacred & Traditional Art around the world
using traditional tools, a compass and a straight edge.
~ Investment ~
Weekend Passes ~ $260 save $20
Day Passes ~ $140
Includes the use of specialist materials and equipment
A selection of online tutorials for home practice
Please bring along an A3 sketch pad
If you have your own good working compass ~ please bring this along
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Day Three ~ Saturday 9th March
Patterns In Architecture
Labyrinth Mosaic Of Pathos
Ceiling Of Humayun Tomb Complex, Delhi
Morning Class ~ 10am ~ 1pm
Drawing the Labyrinth Mosaic Of Pathos also know as The Theseaus Labyrinth
Students will take a trip to the Eastern Mediterranean Sea,
on the island of Cyprus to admire and draw upon
Mosaics at The House of Theseus, Kato Pathos.
Afternoon Class 2pm ~ 4:30pm
Ornate Ceilings Of The Humayun Tomb Complex, Delhi
~ A Journey Around The Age of Discovery ~
This class focuses on how drawing repetitive shapes can be used as a meditative and contemplative tool. We will focus on patience, breathe and awareness through the drawing process.
The pattern will be inspired by elements of Ornate Ceilings
found in The 16th Century Human Tomb Complex in Delhi, India.
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Day Four ~ Sunday 10th March
The Spiral ~ Myth and The Natural Word
The Triskelion, Mushroom Vortex and Polygon Spirals
Morning Class 10am ~ 1pm
The Triskelion
It is believed the Celtic Triskele has been circling since Neolithic times, which is roughly 3,200 years BC ~ The meaning is so heavily debated. Whilst drawing, together we will discuss this Ancient Spiral which is believed to represent the three worlds.
The present, The Spirit and The Celestial.
Afternoon Class 2pm ~ 4:30pm
The Mushroom Vortex
Mushrooms are made up of fluid ~ like Aether.
They grow in the Aether and are made of Aether.
The principles of opposites resisting & resolving into spirals
is most easily understood as the mushroom vortex, or vortex rings.
You can see them in many leaf forms, Bivalve Shells,
Capitals In Architecture, Sand Dunes and Cloud Burts.
Polygon Spirals
An introduction to polygon spirals which will commence the following day. We will draw and understand the polygon spiral
using the diminishing octagon method.
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You Teacher ~
Stephanie June Ellis is an International Artist, Mentor, Author and leading specialist in geometric and biomorphic patterns. Through her workshops and retreats she engages with global communities offering wellness through the creative process with a focus on Sacred Geometry, Tradition and Ritual.
Stephanie truly believes that geometry contains the power to unify the four dimensions of the mind; ~ Body, emotion, soul and spirit.
She has dedicated her life to exploring primordial patterns and symbols ( the circle, the square, the triangle ) which operate in the psyche of everyday individuals. By exploring these principles, her journey continues, soaking up the very essence of ~ The Art Of Process.
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A nomad at heart, Stephanie has lived in various parts of Australia, Bali, Singapore and London.
She has and continues to travel extensively, working closely with Artisans, Marine Biologists, Ecologists and NGOS focusing on wellbeing and education. Stephanie has worked with a long list of publishers, schools, universities, community organisations and retreat centres across the globe including Bali Mountain Retreat Centre, The Brisbane Institute Of Art, Latrobe University, Dumbo Feather Magazine, The Creative Dimension, Art Of Islamic Pattern and Uk based charity The Common Ground Collective.
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