Irene’s Wabi Sabi – Japanese Aesthetics of the imperfect

by Irene Naested | Oct 30, 2019 | Art & Poetry

I have been researching about Wabi Sabi, Japanese aesthetics, a world view centred on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. It goes into many art forms including poetry. This form of aesthetics value the marks, leaving of cracks and wrinkles, simply as awards...

Flowers: The Botany of Desire, Explored through paint, print, prose & poetry – A course starting in January

by Irene Naested | Oct 20, 2017 | 2017 courses, Art & Nature, Art & Poetry, Art & Poetry Course

Course participants will explore the theme of Flowers: The Botany of Desire, explored through paint, print, prose & poetry. The course will culminate with an anthology of participants’ art and writing, a book launch and talk, and a gallery exhibition of the work....

Art in the Garden – Irene Naested – Calgary Artist

by Irene Naested | Sep 5, 2017 | 2017 Art and Poetry Events, 2018, Art & Nature, Art & Poetry, Art in the Garden, Calgary Artist, Calgary Author

Irene Naested is a visual artist, published author and director of Art, Nature & Meditation. Irene will be selling two of her art teaching books as well as some of her paintings in her newly completed art studio above a double car garage, overlooking downtown...

Art in the Garden – ‘a new day to create’

by Irene Naested | Aug 21, 2017 | 2017 Art and Poetry Events, Art & Meditation, Art & Nature, Art & Poetry, Calgary Author, Create Every Day, Flowers, Plants & Landscapes

as with the sunflower look to the sun as it rises to begin a new day to create – irene.naested

Artists, Authors & Musicians at Art in the Garden Show & Sale

by Irene Naested | Jul 10, 2017 | 2017 Art and Poetry Events, Art & Music, Art & Nature, Art & Poetry, Art in the Garden Show & Sale

Art in the Garden, September 10, 2017 — Thirty local artists, authors and musicians will be exhibiting and selling their work on Sunday, September 10, from 10:00 to 4:00 – in the garden, on the large deck, and in the Naested Studio and garage, at...

Alberta Skies Book (2016)

by Irene Naested | Apr 19, 2017 | 2017 Art and Poetry Events, Art & Nature, Art & Poetry

Alberta Skies through Paint, Print, Poetry & Prose, (2016), editors Vivian Hansen & Irene Naested, Published with the assistance of Alexandra Writers Society  and Blitz Printing, Calgary, Alberta.   Print and Poem by Irene Naested      ...