Noel Ashton - Mindful Nature
Bringing nature back into our lives
This is a space of gentleness and reflection, of celebrating nature and finding pathways to connect meaningfully with the earth - for you, for our well-being, and for this beautiful planet home.
Welcome to Nature's Pathway
A new online experience
There is a pathway into nature that takes us back to a place of restful silence, where butterflies and birdsong draw our attention to the gentle beauty of the moment.
And if we slowly walk this world awake, we will begin to remember a deeper sense of belonging within the wider living world, of becoming more of an integral part of life at its fullest expression, and an inner calming as we return home to a place we know well.
So the dance of a butterfly or beautiful birdsong can become more than an experience, they are a healing tonic for each of us in a restless world, and a journey towards seeking a quieter, gentler and more mindful way of being.
An invitation to join us...
Nature's Pathway Online
Bringing nature back into our lives - one artwork at a time
For over 35 years, I have been taking audiences on special journeys into nature by sharing my own adventures and encounters in words, paintings, and sculpture. These are then combined with a dose of science and a bit of poetry to create a series of unique and engaging talks, books, exhibitions, and films.
“Your journey was fascinating, your artwork stunning and your talk powerful.
What I love about you is you don’t preach, you just talk from the heart.”
MICHAELA STRACHAN, TELEVISION PRESENTER
And now you can join us as we follow Nature's Pathway online, and reconnect with the earth through the beauty and wonder of nature.
Each week I release a new artwork and story which is then emailed to my subscribers.
I have chosen to release them in this way as an invitation for my followers to pause, and to reconnect with nature in that moment, a pause in our busy distracted lives.
The artworks and stories are drawn from various collections, including The Wild Edge (anchor series), The gentle beauty of Flowers Collection, 52 Artworks, and At the edge of the Sea.
And it is my hope that you will join us, and that this weekly email will bring you some joy, and inspire you to spend some time in nature, and to bring it back into your life in a meaningful way,
To find out more, or to Subscribe for Free, click below -
The Wild Edge
The anchor series of Nature's Pathway Online
An unfolding exploration of nature, one artwork at a time...
When I feel lost or unsettled
I return to the wild edge,
And here, amongst the butterflies and birds
The wildflowers and the trees
I find myself again.
For the past few years I have been focusing my creative energy on exploring the idea and space of the wild edge, and this has resulted in a new series of special 12 x 12 inch paintings that capture my journey of finding the unseen, noticing the seen, and exploring the joy that connecting with the natural world offers each of us.
Do you know of the fox in the shadows that silently watches as you pass by, or the haunting call of an owl that carries our imagination deep into the forest?
Can you hear the rhythm of the earth in falling droplets of rain and the softening of the season in the rustling leaves, or witness the return of the swallows as a gift of spring's awakening?
And in the silence of these encounters do they awaken something deep within you?
Join me at The Wild Edge, together we can explore an unseen world, from the gentle depths of the forest to the edge of the sea, from my studio to your inbox, quietly…
All you need to do is subscribe to Nature's Pathway, for free.
To find out more, and to see the exhibition so far, go to....
RECONNECTING WITH THE EARTH RESTORING OUR WELL-BEING REDISCOVERING OUR COMMON HUMANITY
Noel Ashton - Mindful Nature
A Life of Creativity with Purpose
“Noel Ashton has the seeking mind of a scientist and the creative soul of an artist, and he brings these two facets together in a stunning offering for our modern world.
By engaging both his scientific mind and the vehicles of language and art, he creates, and facilitates for others, the process of a transformative creative journey. Through the centre of Noel's life and work runs the emancipating theme of creativity with purpose, offering us opportunities to engage, encounter different perspectives, to reflect, and ultimately redefine our relationship to ourselves, to each other and to the natural world.”
ELIZABETH CAIRNS
The Empowered Entrepreneur
Shaping thoughts, Creating Journeys, Enabling change.
Creativity with Purpose in action
'Do not gauge my life from the distance I have walked, but rather by the questions I have asked along the way,
for they have given direction to my journey, and offered purpose and meaning to my life.'
This is the foundation that has made Noel Ashton’s voice so compelling, as it is from seeking answers and a better understanding of many of the social and environmental issues of our time that his programmes and creative initiatives evolved.
This approach, of thoughtful and heartfelt engagement has given form to a wide range of unique initiatives. These include :
Sacred Ocean
Sculpture and Campaign launched with Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
Mapungubwe Revisited
Launched in partnership with WWF-SA in support of their rhino conservation work.
The Whale Walk
Along with the well-known Whale Show, launched in partnership with IFAW-SA
In the Field
Excursions, field courses, film + television roles and consulting, including for Warner Bros and ARD TV
Lectures, Courses, Talks
A wide range of public offerings, from training workshops, public talks,
lectures and courses.
Windows on the Oceans
Launched by Jonathan Oppenheimer, in partnership with The De Beers Group, Two Oceans Aquarium and IFAW
Creating Transformative Stories
The place where thought-producing artworks and inspirational
stories meet us on our own journeys of self-discovery
There is a part of each of us held in these artworks and their stories, for they speak of our search for what it means to be human,and to feel a deeper sense of belonging and connection within the wider living world.
Creativity has many roles to play in our lives, and these artworks and their reflective stories are an invitation to pause, and in the silence, to follow the storyteller into that space of remembering. It might be a unique encounter with the magnificent rhino or a curious fox; of slipping below the surface and coming face to face with the mysterious blue whale; a route that takes us up into the mountains and the tranquil silence of a sacred cave, and beyond, into the stories of the stars and the infinity of now.
These are pathways into nature, but in awakening our curiosity and deepening the moment, they are also an invitation to connect mindfully with a fuller experience of life. For it is here that we begin to come home to ourselves along a journey of self discovery.