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HAIKAST I – Arts & Crafts

January 25, 2023 Eric Riddle Haikasts 00:05:58 1 Comment

Welcome to the Revealing Voices Haikast series with Eric Riddle serving as our guest poet. Eric is co-founder of Revealing Voices who redirected his avocation to environmental stewardship about a year ago. I have invited Eric to blend his spiritual art with his passion for mental health advocacy here on the program. He writes:

“I’m thankful for the opportunity to read them in the style of Senryu – combining prose with haiku to provide context and explain the significance of the haiku moments in my life. Each Haikast starts with a narrative or contemplation and ends with a traditional 5 syllable / 7 syllable / 5 syllable haiku. My hope is that the haikasts will inspire your own reflections and search for beauty in the miraculous and the mundane.”

We hope to have Eric’s Senryu on Revealing Voices monthly.

 

Episode 39 – Environmental Stewardship with Rachel Kavathe

July 14, 2020 Eric Riddle Podcast Episodes, Season 3 44:08 Comments Off on Episode 39 – Environmental Stewardship with Rachel Kavathe

Rachel Kavathe is an artist, landscape architect, and city planner. Her work focuses on creative placemaking and site-specific art installations. Her studio is located in Columbus, Indiana. 

Rachel has over 15 years of experience working with communities to create, enhance, and celebrate the genius loci, or spirit of a place. Her work ranges in scale from community-wide master planning and public space design, to public art installations, and environmental art.

Her business can be found at www.locicreativellc.com.

Since 2017, Rachel and Eric have been working on creating “Pollinator Parks” in Columbus, IN with a focus on Blackwell Park and Pleasant Grove.

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Some topics include:

What childhood experiences helped shape her passion for environmental advocacy?

How can an individual proactively advocate for the environment and reduce negative impacts of climate change?

How has public support changed in relation to investing in parks and using native plants?

What vision does Rachel have for future work projects related to wellness?

What does healing mean to you?

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Shownotes:

Just Mercy movie

Central Park 5 documentary

Friends of Pollinator Parks Facebook Group – Rachel and Eric started this group in Columbus to encourage people to invest in parks and use native wildflowers in public and private landscapes

Rachel’s #100daysofsculpture Instagram project

Eric’s #100plantproject Instagram project

Rachel’s blog (coming soon) at www.ideasonnature.com