Weekend Courses at Warren Wilson College
Ceramics for the Kitchen — taught by Ona Armstrong
Join Ona Armstrong of Firefly Valley Pottery for a weekend of ceramic hand building instruction. We will focus this weekend on items used in the kitchen, such as mugs, bowls, plates, carved spoons, tea strainers, herb strippers and more.
Writing WITH Nature — taught by Dr. Martha “Mattie” Miller Decker
In this course participants will become immersed in practical and life-saving skills and practices of Mindfulness Meditation while spending time in forests and natural settings in order to awaken to our innate relationships with the more-than-human world.
"Mindfulness is paying attention in the present moment, on purpose, without judgment, as if your life depends on Dr. Mattie Decker is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, and has been teaching Mindfulness since 2015 beginning with MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) at university, and currently teaches weekly Mindfulness Meditation classes online and at the Fairview Public Library.