OFFERINGS
Earthart
Earthart is an invitation
to pause, to breathe with the land,
to listen to the beings around us,
and to create beauty with them.
It is my way of listening with my hands.
Each offering I make is temporary, seasonal, and alive — made from natural materials gathered with listening hands and an open heart. These creations are left as offerings, or documented in photographs. They are not made to last, but to mark a moment of connection.
Art becomes a prayer. A bridge. A fleeting gesture of reverence.
Why Earthart?
Earthart invites us to:
▸ Slow down
▸ See beauty in the overlooked
▸ Listen to the world speaking through shape, colour, and pattern
It is a conversation with place, an act of acknowledgement, and a grounding creative practice free from ego or permanence. Sticks, stones, feathers, petals, leaves — each element is chosen not for perfection, but for presence.
Whether created alone or together, these pieces speak of gratitude, transition, grief, joy, or simply the need to be in relationship with Earth.
My Journey with Earthart...
…began as a child, playing in my parents’ garden — sitting under a Blackcurrant bush, soothed by ki’s fragrance, gathering Rose petals in little pots, making potions.
Years later, while making flower essences, I felt called to place petals and leaves into a mandala of gratitude while waiting for a plant to offer ki’s essence.
That single act of reciprocity deepened into a regular practice — creating art as a form of gratitude. This led me to discover Day Schildkret and his work with Morning Altars, a practice that resonated deeply with my own approach.
“We have created beauty as a way back to ourselves…
as a way of getting through the hard times,
of speaking the language of soul, myth, Earth and magic.”— Day Schildkret
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This 7-step practice
interweaves Nature, Art, and Meaning Making, helping us create impermanent beauty as a way to honour life's changes and cultivate presence.
This is a mindful practice for people of all ages, rooted in:
- Nature connection
- Playful creativity
- Honouring impermanence
We create with the Earth, as sometimes there are no words
It connects us to our childlike wonder, supports us in transitions, and offers a quiet way to give something back to the land.
The 7 steps:
- Wander & Wonder – awakening curiosity and receptivity
- Place – find where the build will live
- Clear – prepare the space with care
- Create – build from centre out
- Gift – name the purpose or intention
- Share – witness the beauty
- Let Go – honour its impermanence
Nothing lasts. But in the impermanence, there is beauty. And in the beauty, connection.
Ways to Join Me
I offer Earthart experiences for individuals, groups, and communities, through in-person meet ups or online.
Opportunites include:
- Seasonal workshops aligned with the Celtic Wheel of the Year
- Celebration of life and memorial ceremonies
- Retreats and celebrations, birthdays, weddings, handfastings…
- Creative mentoring and one-to-one sessions
- Children’s events and home-schooling sessions
“It’s not about the thing you end up making. It’s what making that thing does to you internally.”
— Elizabeth Gilbert
The Celtic Wheel of the Year
Earthart Mandalas
For many years, I have honoured the turning of the seasons here in these Isles by creating Earthart Mandalas inspired by the Celtic Wheel of the Year.
What began as a quiet, personal practice has blossomed into a way to gather — in person or online — to create with nature, mark transitions, and celebrate the cycles that shape our lives. In this way, we cultivate resilience, connection, and a sense of belonging — for ourselves, each other, and the Earth.
Many of the flowers in these mandalas were saved from going to waste tips. When a spinal fracture left me unable to forage for nearly a year, I began rescuing unsold blooms destined for landfill through a local flower-sharing app. In this way, the mandalas became a deeper practice of honouring cycles, embracing what is given, and finding beauty and renewal even in what might otherwise be discarded.
Below, you are invited to journey through the eight fire festivals, each accompanied by one of my mandalas crafted with seasonal gifts from the land — and sometimes with flowers given a second life.
Samhain
End of the Old Year and threshold of the New
May this hold space for grief and gratitude, for mystery, for memory, for the quiet power of descent, and honour the wisdom of endings.
May our remembering feed those who came before us and those who are yet to come.
– Alstroemeria and Magpie skull
Winter Solstice
Longest Night, Returning Light
May we honour stillness, deep rest, and the quiet spark within the dark.
May this offering hold space for reflection, renewal, and the promise that even in silence, life is returning.
– Honesty seed cases and stems
Imbolc
First Light
When the Earth begins to stir, as the first light stirs beneath the surface.
May we speak of hope, tending, and trust in small beginnings as we step gently into the growing year, and gently welcome the returning light.
– Hyacinth petals and stone stars
Ostara / Spring Equinox
Balance and Bloom
Where light and dark meet as equals.
May it reflect the beauty of becoming— honouring balance, budding growth, and the unfurling of new life. What rises, what returns, what begins again.
– Pussy willow, Rosemary, Asters, and shells
Bealtaine / May Day
Spring Fire, New Life
A celebration of inspiration, fertility, growth, and abundance.
May we celebrate beginnings, boldness, and becoming—the wild pulse of life awakening all around and within. May we find the courage and inspiration to live life in the fire of love.
– Rose petals and Lavender
Litha / Summer Solstice
Longest Day
The longest day of the year, a joyful pause to celebrate light, fullness, and the height of summer.
May we take a moment to pause in abundance, to honour fullness, clarity, and radiance – to witness all that is bright, all that is possible.
– Viburnum leaves, Rose petals, Asters, Sunflowers
Lammas
First Harvest
A time of gathering and offering in gratitude for Lughnasadh. May we behold the ripening of dreams and the labour of love.
May we honour the cycle of effort and reward, of sowing, tending, and receiving.
– Hollyhock petals and Sycamore seeds
Mabon / Autumn Equinox
A time to reflect and give thanks for the harvest
At this balance point of dark and light, a time of reflection, release, and return.
As leaves fall and the year turns inward,may we honour gratitude, letting go, and the quiet beauty of impermanence.
– Jacaranda seedpod, Roses, Aster petals
Join Me
Come and gather with us online for the next Seasonal Make — a chance to create, connect, and honour the turning of the Wheel together.