Hewnoaks Workshops
Hewnoaks will host a select workshops in 2021 organized by outside partners. If you want to initiate something to take place at Hewnoaks please email Executive Director Marc Mewshaw with your inquiry. info@hewnoaks.org
Upcoming workshops
No upcoming workshops.
Past workshops
Haiku at Hewnoaks
Tuesday, August 20, 2019, 2:30 – 5:00 pm
at Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Kezar Lake, off Route 5, Lovell
As part of a wellness series, the will offer an indoor/outdoor haiku workshop with poet Kristen Lindquist. Ms. Lindquist will talk about the history of the form, which evolved as a nature poem, and how it’s written today in the US. Participants will then venture outdoors for a ginko, which is a haiku walk during which we will write and share haiku.
A Hewnoaks and Nature Inspired Artist Sketchbook Workshop
Friday, July 26, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
at Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Kezar Lake, off Route 5, Lovell
As part of a wellness series, Pamela Moulton, visual artist and Hewnoaks Summer Manager, will lead an indoor/outdoor sketchbook journaling workshop that will offer a peek into Hewnoaks’ secret places. We will explore nature and Hewnoaks’ hidden corners through observation, intentional curiosity, and focused awareness. We will look at inspiring artist sketchbooks and experiment with mark making using traditional and scavenged drawing materials, so be prepared to forage and get creative. This workshop is open to all ages and no experience necessary. This walk is limited to 15 participants.
Degree of Difficulty: Easy/Moderate
Connect to Our Natural World Through Poems and Short Prose with Judy Steinbergh
As part of a wellness series, we’ll explore and reflect on our personal connections to the environment through the elements, seasons, birds and other wildlife. With inspiration from our surroundings, and short pieces in various styles and forms by poets and naturalists, we will draft our writing and share with the group. Adults and teens welcome. This poetry workshop is sponsored by the Greater Lovell Land Trust, Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, and Hewnoaks Artist Colony.
Tuesday, July 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
at Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Kezar Lake, off Route 5, Lovell
Connecting to the Landscape Through Poetry Workshop
July 17, 2018 Tuesday: 10:00 am – noon
at Hewnoaks Artist Colony on Kezar Lake, off Route 5, Lovell
The Greater Lovell Land Trust, Charlotte Hobbs Library and Hewnoaks Artist Colony invite you to join us at HewnOaks to explore and reflect on our personal connections to the landscape, elements, seasons, birds, and other wildlife. Under the guidance of Poet Judith Steinbergh, and with inspiration from our surroundings, plus short pieces by poets and naturalists, we will draft our writing and share with the group. Adults and teens are welcome. Limit: 20 participants.