Nicole wrote to us asking if she and her friends could use the pavilion for some play with paint as part of her 30th birthday weekend. I wasn’t quite sure what would transpire - especially when they arrived with a Hoover and a large plastic groundsheet and biodegradable paint in bright hues. I left them to it. Then when I popped down I found some strangely coloured people on their way home. What was that all about? Nicole reported back and said it was the best birthday she has ever had.
The idea behind the event was to release the inner child, to have fun with art, self expression and creativity. Everyone brought their favourite childhood foods for lunch and we had a lot of fun reminiscing over our favourite childhood moments. .......Afterwards we moved on to the Holi Festival part. The Holi Festival, also known as the festival of colours, is celebrated in India and is about renewing sweet relationships. We had such fun throwing paint around! Everyone got into the spirit of it and it was like an artistic happening, full of colour, movement, laughter and fun. We laughed so hard! The energy changed from being well-behaved to going wild to creating deliberate works of art which 5 minutes later would dissolve into a blank canvas and clouds of paint. Eventually we collapsed from sheer exhaustion (and because there was no more paint)! It was like the ultimate colour therapy!
We had a fantastic time! It was perfect and even better than I could have imagined! We had an unforgettable experience, everyone remarked on the beauty of the surroundings, the peaceful atmosphere and it was wonderful to be surrounded by trees and grass and nature! Thank you for organising everything and showing me around, for showing us the new born lambs (so cute!) and to Johan for allowing us to sample some of his delicious wine and sharing his expertise with us. We felt immediately welcomed! This was definitely the best birthday party I have ever had!
About Creative Days:
Creative Days are artistic fun happenings that I have started running this year. The point of Creative Days is to make the time to have fun and be creative, in whatever way, drawing, painting, taking photos, making stuff, whatever takes our fancy! The point is to have fun and get the creative energy flowing. Art doesn't have to be serious, anything you make is art. This is all about having awesome fun and rekindling the joyful playfulness in ourselves and art. I'm looking to have the next one in June - We are going to do black and white photography!
Creative Days are artistic fun happenings that I have started running this year. The point of Creative Days is to make the time to have fun and be creative, in whatever way, drawing, painting, taking photos, making stuff, whatever takes our fancy! The point is to have fun and get the creative energy flowing. Art doesn't have to be serious, anything you make is art. This is all about having awesome fun and rekindling the joyful playfulness in ourselves and art. I'm looking to have the next one in June - We are going to do black and white photography!
To find out more about Creative Days, you can contact Nicole Bergsted
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