The Cooroora Institute is named after the Cooroora Mountain which forms our view and our oversight: our boss is the mountain. Annie Dillard says: “Mountains are giant, restful, absorbent. You can heave your spirit into a mountain, and the mountain will keep it, folded, and not throw it back as creeks will. The creeks are all the world with all its simulus and beauty; I live there. But the mountains are home.” Cooroora Mountain offers calm peace and slow insight to our human/animal/plant partnerships and sustainability to our craft and creativity. So, even in the midst of the babble of the creek - pre-exhibition creative frenzy and opening on the 18th Sept, arrival of our Spring Artist-in-Residence Miriam Carpenter on the 10th, preparation for our peace and environment afternoon on the 21st and our lecture on the 24th, full moon eclipse dinner to meet the wood artists on the 8th Oct, turning and surface decoration workshops by Graeme Priddle from 10th to 14th, followed by Ross Annels artist collaboration in Scotland until November while Tamsin Kerr just gives a talk in Eumundi, and then birthday celebrations followed by Miriams masterclass in the zen of carving: whew! - we remain grounded, centred, embraced by this Mountain. We are grateful for this view, both the daily visual reminder and the deep philosophy that comes from thinking like a mountain.
Posted on: Sun, 07 Sep 2014 21:08:10 +0000
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