SPRINGFORM is an art show and workshop at Gospel Flat Farmstand that runs the course of March 2024. The opening/first event will be on March 2nd. I made the art - I am hosting some things - Friends are hosting some things. Additional information and new things will be added as the month unfolds.

Events are free and open unless noted with a *star, in which case please sign up in advance by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com

MARCH 2 EAT Saturday, 4-6pm

ART OPENING: Kitchari Infinity with Wendy Van Wagner & Joe Meade

Kitchari is a traditional Ayurvedic dish and the word means mixture. In this case, it’s a combination of rice, mung bean, vegetables and spices prepared as a warm, one pot meal. Its traditionally served with a spiced yogurt and fruit chutney. 

By Joe’s account, he was 17 when he met the Hare Krishnas at Main Beach in Laguna and was first seduced by the generosity of Prasad; food prepared with love and offered to god. 

Wendy learned the power of the meal when she had her first kitchen in a hippie co-op in college and would make trays of butternut squash and gobs of goats cheese pasta, as one does when she is 20 and discovers Trader Joe’s and gardening at the same time. Food + People = Joy.

They collaborate to feed friends, family, monks, artists and others in a loving way. Food in its honest state interests them. Feral, wild, grown, fermented, dried, plain. Noticing wild food growing despite being in built circumstances, provides an honest thrill.  Recently Wendy found a patch of chard growing in the parking lot at Top Golf in San Jose which reminded her that the essential elements of life persevere. 

Wendy is a kitchen mentor to a handful of young people in Nevada City, teaching cooking and providing a space to understand what you enjoy as the guide for deepening your kitchen practice and your life. Joe’s art practice explores relationships in all their  forms. He has a particular talent for finding the best objects and makes collections that form a narrative. They approach preparing kitchari as a manifestation of the coming together of ingredients that create a relationship in their own right and eating kitchari together creates community. 

Enjoy the alchemical harmony of the simplest ingredients prepared with the highest of vibes. Kitchari infinity!

*MARCH 3 MOVE Sunday, 9-11am

Taiji with Sara Bright

Revitalize your qi with creative Taiji movement in the spirit of the teachings of Chungliang Al Huang, author of Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain. Explore the Five Moving Forces and joyful Taiji dancing with playful guidance offered by Sara Bright. Group wearing of QiShirts is encouraged! (This class also offered on Friday, March 22nd.)

Fee: $35 — Please sign up by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com

MARCH 5, 12, 19, 26 SIT Tuesdays, 7-7:30am

Silent sitting meditation practice in the zazen style every Tuesday morning. Please come in through the back door.

MARCH 7, 14, 21, 28 MEND Thursdays, 1-4pm

Open invitation to craft and repair together. Bring your piles. I’ll make tea.

*MARCH 9 KID MAGIC Saturday, 1-4pm

Magical Capes Workshop with Rosie and Cass

Join us in our magic cape making workshop to empower your best qualities and enter the spirit realm.

If you’re an athlete, your cape can make you faster, stronger, #1. If you really like cats, you can make a cat cape to help you connect with your cat and all cats. If you want to meditate it can be your special meditation cape that helps calm you down and stay still. If you play a fairy game when your friends come over, you can make a special fairy cape to help you be a fairy. 

This workshop is for kids ages 5-11. Rosie (Age 10) and Cassie (Age 41) will be your guides through the magical journey of cape making. We’ll have supplies on hand and you can also bring along a few special beads or important bits of fabric that mean something to you to include. This will make your cape extra meaningful and powerful.

Fee: $10 — Please sign up by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com SOLD OUT

*MARCH 10, 24 MAKE Two Sundays, 1-5pm

Quilting Workshop with Cassie McGettigan (Part 1 of a 2-session workshop: 3/10 and 3/24)

Cookiecutter templates and traditional quilt blocks can take a hike! Beginner and advanced stitchers alike are invited to exchange skills and perspectives on intuitive quiltmaking. We will court chance, beauty, and metaphor by way of color, materiality, and construction. Participants will design and sew their own quilted piece. It doesn’t have to be big! A patch for your jeans, a seat cushion, potholder, pillowcase, scroll for your home altar….the possibilities are endless.  

A variety of materials will be on hand, but please bring along your own treasured fabrics, batting, string, yarn, sewing thread, buttons, sequins, etc. to fold into the mix. Also If you prefer to sew with a machine, feel free to bring that too.

Fee: $150 — Please sign up by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com SOLD OUT

MARCH 16 PRINT Sunday, 10am-1pm

Printing Workshop with Jamie Karolich

It’s a farmstand! We must print the veggies. It’s winter! So yes, there will be potatoes. And have you ever inked an onion? Such low-cost/no-cost beauty awaits! Printmaker Jamie Karolich of Small Batch Studio will be our guide. We will have assorted blanks available and you can also bring your T-shirts, tea towels, and Free Box scores. All skill levels welcome. Donations welcome.

MARCH 17 SIT Sunday, 5pm

Community Meditation: The Great Mother

A workshop exploring the Great Mother in Tibetan Buddhism and in our own lives with Jenny Terbell.

*MARCH 22 MOVE Friday morning, 9-11am

Taiji with Sara Bright

Revitalize your qi with creative Taiji movement in the spirit of the teachings of Chungliang Al Huang, author of Embrace Tiger, Return to Mountain. Explore the Five Moving Forces and joyful Taiji dancing with playful guidance offered by Sara Bright. Group wearing of QiShirts is encouraged! (This class also offered on Sunday, March 3rd.)

Fee: $35 — Please sign up by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com

MARCH 22 TALK Friday evening, 6-8pm

Nicole Lavelle & Kathleen O’Neill Presentations

There will be soup.

MARCH 23 WALK Saturday, 10am

Wanderbread Bolinas: A Walking Meditation

From your guide, Barrett Purdum:

Come celebrate the Spring Equinox with a guided six mile circumabolation of Bolinas. 

In 1965, Beat poets Gary Snyder, Allen Ginsberg and Phillip Whalen walked around Mt. Tam clockwise, chanting at ten different places in order to honor the mountain -  beginning a local tradition.  

We will bring and share snacks, walk around Bo clockwise, bring things to read, chant and encant - or not - and joyfully bestow love upon this special piece of land. Afterwards, we can eat pizza and drink wine at eleven downtown if you'd like.

The hike will meet at 10AM in front of 11 Wharf Road. We will walk for about three hours and return to the same place. If you have any questions, please email me: barrettpurdum@gmail.com

*MARCH 24 MAKE Two Sundays, 1-5pm

Quilting Workshop with Cassie McGettigan (Part 2)

MARCH 29 TALK Friday, 7pm

Cass on Pattern

What does it mean? A formal slideshow with wine.

*MARCH 30 DRAW Saturday, 1-4pm

From your guide, Rachel Kaye:

Join me for an engaging two-and-half hour workshop that delves into the realm of drawing, where we will seamlessly transition between observation and abstraction. Throughout this session, I will guide you through a duo of drawing exercises: the traditional approach of still life studies and the innovative exploration of non-representational concepts, leading to the cultivation of abstract drawing techniques.

With a strong emphasis on the process and a spirit of playful experimentation, you will depart with a collection of drawings. These pieces may not all be masterpieces, but they will undoubtedly enhance your grasp of abstract mark-making, providing an enjoyable journey of exploration.

Open to participants of all skill levels, whether you’re a novice to drawing or an experienced artist.

Fee: TBD — Please sign up by emailing cassiemcgettigan@gmail.com