"How the Artist Grows: Tools for Tending Your Creative Garden" is a workshop for artists of all kinds, at all levels, who are curious about incorporating regenerative principles into their creative practice. By taking inspiration from the many systems at work in a regenerative garden, we will explore how to be more thoughtful stewards of our own creative gardens, nurturing our "art-plants" from tender seedling-ideas all the way to harvesting something an audience can enjoy. Join us for community and conversation about how to cultivate resilience as an artist – and a gardener – as we work together to bring about a kinder, greener world.
Taught by Mason Flink- Mason Flink is a writer, composer, gardener, and community organizer living in Sperryville. He is currently overseeing the inaugural season of the market garden at Hoots Hollow, which will offer regeneratively grown cut flowers starting in May (you can follow along at "Man of the Flower" on Substack and Instagram). Before
relocating to the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Mason lived for 15 years in Los Angeles, where he
worked as a television writer/producer (Minx, Special, Love) and immersive performance artist. In addition
to volunteering for progressive city council campaigns, he has also been an advocate for arts activism (Third Space, Writers Guild of America), urban agriculture (LA Food Policy Council) and public green space (Garden City LA).