Nari Jones
- Drawing
- Mixed Media
- Painting
Nari is a Social Artist, passionate about exploring times of transition, as creative opportunities for growth & healing. She balances her own art practice with community work.
Opening Hours
- Sat 9 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 10 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 11 Sept10am - 4pm
- Tue 12 SeptBy appointment
- Wed 13 SeptBy appointment
- Thu 14 SeptBy appointment
- Fri 15 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sat 16 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 17 Sept10am - 4pm
- Mon 18 Sept10am - 4pm
- Tue 19 SeptBy appointment
- Wed 20 SeptBy appointment
- Thu 21 SeptBy appointment
- Fri 22 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sat 23 Sept10am - 4pm
- Sun 24 Sept10am - 4pm
Woodlands Rd is a gravel road running west, off of the intersection of Caves Rd & Metricup Rd. There is a green rural numbering sign with 116, at the driveway that you turn into.
- Parking suitable for cars
- Family friendly (suitable for children)
Nari grew up on land, in regional & remote Western Australia. As a direct result, she has a deep reverence for patterns in nature & cycles of life, death & rebirth. Choosing to become an Occupational Therapist she has searched for best ways of being with others through their periods of deep & seemingly impossible challenge, while also honourably dealing with her own life transitions. She is passionate about the ways that these often painful times of transition become creative opportunities for growth & healing. We can rediscover our humanness, grow our creative capacities, & truly heal our lives.
In her mid 50's, having completed post graduate studies in Integral Wholeness Facilitation, Nari continues this empowering work alongside individuals & groups, while practicing her own art. She was a contributing member of Margaret River Artisans for a number of years & more recently became involved in a social art project - co-creating & facilitating with colleagues & community leaders, a public meditative & healing place in Western Australia - Bunbury Garden Labyrinth. With Nari serving as Chairperson & Secretary, the successful project was nominated for the City of Bunbury Australia Day Citizen of the Year Awards, in the Community Groups/Events category.
Nari will continue to enjoy the challenge of balancing artful, solitary time with engagement in community work. As a therapist, she is well aware that artworks have the potential to transform our home & work spaces, having the power to shape how we feel, think and construct reality. Further to this, especially at times of transition, when we are rendered incapable of expressing the ineffable, an artwork can often convey something beyond the words and the obvious.
Events
Labyrinth Walk 1
You will have the opportunity to experience the mindful practice of a labyrinth walk, at my property here on land, in the pristine wilderness of the Willyabrup Valley region. For those of you who don't know, a labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in every culture, which in this case, is created in stone on the land, with only one way in & one way out. It's design & the process of walking step by step, calms the mind & centres the body. Research has found that walking a labyrinth lowers your heart rate & slows your breathing thereby encouraging the relaxation response. Additional research has shown that time spent in 'greenspaces' is equally beneficial for your health (Ontario Health Study). With over 30 years experience as an Occupational Therapist & Integral Wellness Facilitator, I will guide you, as this is very much a part of who I am & what I do. Not only do I paint labyrinths but I walk them regularly myself, as well as alongside my clients. I helped create a public community labyrinth over recent years, for the southwest; Bunbury Garden Labyrinth.
15 September 2023
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Labyrinth Walk 2
This will be the second opportunity to experience the mindful practice of a labyrinth walk at my property here, on the pristine land of the Willyabrup Valley region. For those of you who don't know, a labyrinth is an ancient pattern found in every culture, which in this case, is created in stone on the land, with only one way in & one way out. It's design & the process of walking step by step, calms the mind & centres the body. Research has found that walking a labyrinth lowers your heart rate & slows your breathing thereby encouraging the relaxation response. Additional research has shown that time spent in 'greenspaces' is equally beneficial for your health (Ontario Health Study). With over 30 years experience as an Occupational Therapist & Integral Wellness Facilitator, I will guide you, as this is very much a part of who I am & what I do. Not only do I paint labyrinths but I walk them regularly myself, as well as alongside my clients. I helped create a public community labyrinth over recent years, for the southwest; Bunbury Garden Labyrinth.
22 September 2023
10:30 am - 11:30 am
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