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In “Walking and Wandering: Facing the Unknown,” I share my three month “walkabout” in Scotland and Spain. Fascinated by the convergence of sea, sky, and soil, I focused on the Inner and Outer Hebrides in Scotland, and the countryside and coast of Catalonia, Spain. Alluring images illuminate my journey and the process of wandering, or as cultural historian and author Rebecca Solnit calls it, “getting lost.”
After 35 years creating vibrant art and films, I felt an inexplicable urge to disconnect from my familiar world and explore foreign lands with no agenda except to walk. Unsure whether I was daft or sage, I nonetheless shelved my Art Sparks book proposal and documentary film project (with filming “in the can”).
Traveling solo on public transportation, lodging with locals, and walking on country roads in remote areas, I discovered some of wandering’s surprising benefits. These include opportunities to open oneself to fresh perspectives and insights, forge other identities, and “create new maps” (neurologically and psychologically). Foremost was the possibility for newfound vitality by facing and embracing the unknown. In conclusion, I share what has changed for me now.
Speaker's Bio:
Imogene Drummond, M.S.W., M.F.A., is an award-winning filmmaker, artist, writer, art educator, speaker, former psychotherapist, and world traveler. Online, Imogene has facilitated Art Sparks program and given presentations and interviews including: the International Big History Association (IBHA) global conference hosted in India in 2021, Programs in Earth Literacies, EarthConnection, the Deeptime Network, the American Teilhard Association; Creation Spirituality Communities, Andi Simon’s On the Brink Podcast, and Co-Creators Convergence.
In person, Imogene has presented Art Sparks, her films and presentations, led workshops, and participated in panel discussions and readings across the country and in Canada including at museums, schools, libraries, conferences, and film festivals. These venues include: The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA; the Children's Museum of Art, Richmond, VA; The Chapin School, NYC; the Santa Monica Library, Santa Monica, CA; the Jacob Burns Media Arts Lab, Pleasantville, NY; the LA Convention Center, Anaheim, CA; Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Baltimore, MD; The Hastings Center, Garrison, NY; Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY; Creation Spirituality Communities Retreat in Cape Cod, MA; Renaissance Kids, Poughkeepsie, NY; the Desmond Fish Library, Garrison, NY; the Field Library, Peekskill, NY; the ArtFull Living Designer Show House, Cold Spring, NY; the Downing Film Center, Newburgh, NY; and Merritt Bookstore, Cold Spring, NY, among others.
To see Art Sparks photos and blog posts, please visit the Art Sparks Creativity Program by Imogene Drummond facebook page.
To schedule a presentation, please email Imogene at imogene@imogenedrummond.com, or her studio assistant at info@imogenedrummond.com
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Walking in the Knoydart Peninsula
Freshwater Lake in the Knoydart Peninsula
Rainy Morning on the Isle of Skye
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Tide's Out in Bunessan on the Ross of Mull, Inner Hebrides
Tide's Out in Ballygown on Mull, Inner Hebrides
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Loch na Keal between Ulva and Mull, Inner Hebrides
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Road to Calgary on the West Side of Mull, Inner Hebrides
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Ravenspoint, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Callanish Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides
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Findhorn Path, Scotland
North Sea, Findhorn, Scotland
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After the Harvest, Catalonia, Spain
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Self-Portrait Walking in Catalonia, Spain
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