Here, you’ll find stories that are about practical artistic endeavours – which range widely, from crafts to architecture. They’re as diverse as the Pottery and the building of the Universal Hall.
I worked on transforming the doors into the auditorium from the unfinished plywood state to the good looking doors with elm framing and mock leather panels. It was certainly hard work as the doors have
Many were inspired by the beautiful mosaic Caroline Shaw so expertly brought into being in 2020 outside the Universal Hall, organising a team of (mostly) volunteers and galvanising Craig Gibsone into rebuilding the Park pottery.
The following is a collection of articles published in July and August 2020 in the Rainbow Bridge, our weekly NFA Community Newsletter. They describe the progress of our 'lockdown project' to complete another aspect of
The Universal Hall is an iconic building at the heart of The Park Ecovillage, and was a formative element at a time when the Community expanded exponentially in the early 1970s. Similar to the Matrimadir
In 1982 we decided to complete the Universal Hall, as Vance Martin had managed to get the third World Wilderness Congress 1983 booked. This meant not only completing the Building but turning it from a
The following is an excerpt from an article entitled It's Halloween - so meet a real life witch of Fife! in The Courier, from 29th October 2016 by Michael Alexander Celtic markings at Dunino
Crown Chakra Window I did that window as a 70th Birthday present to myself. It was designed by Ama Olsen, who is a retired school teacher, living in Forres. I said I wanted
I moved to the community in 1981 and left in 2012. On my second visit to Findhorn, I participated in a hidden talents workshop and identified that I wanted to work with wood, making beautiful
A friend in South Africa suggested to me that I read ‘The Secret Life of Plants’ so I took it out of the library. On reading the final chapter, which talked about the activity with
My time at Findhorn was significant for me because it was an experience in architectural design and construction that I would never have anywhere else. In June 1976, while visiting Findhorn on a cycling trip
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I studied architecture in London in my third year abroad – heard about Findhorn then
Wanted to work on a “new age” building – designing with awareness
In SF as an architect
