Date: 24 - 30 July 2011
Get back to the source of your creativity in the heart of Balinese culture and find out why Bali has been a mecca for creative artists, writers and thinkers for centuries. Based in Bali’s mountain village Kintamani, on the rim of a volcanic caldera, we will venture into the local landscape to immerse ourselves in the everyday creative and spiritual practice of the B...alinese people. Following the map of Balinese cosmology we will travel the points of the compass, linking the senses and elements with essential aspects of writing craft.
WORKING WITH THE SENSES AND ELEMENTS
Travelling to the East we contemplate earth through the sense of sight, recognising the importance of descriptive detail in creating the world of our story. In the South we listen to the fire element to find the strength and power of our narrator voice. In the west the touch of wind and air helps us get under our characters’ skin. To the watery North we sniff out the structure of plot and action, and arriving in the spacious Centre of the caldera we learn to layer in emotional taste and subtext to ensure the impact of our work.
GATHERING OUR MATERIAL
Visiting temples and villages from the Bali Aga era, taking part in local ceremonies, meeting local artisans and hearing their stories, we gather material for our creative work. In daily workshops you can work on your current writing project as well as learn techniques of haibun and haiku, paper artistry and oriental stitching. By the end of the week you will not only have made serious inroads into your writing but created a hand made book that illustrates its essence.
GUEST WRITERS
This retreat will also welcome the input of guest poet/author John Waromi from West Papua. John will perform poem/chants from his home village and will talk about his new book ‘Anggadi Tupa ‘Mandohi Pastoral’. ‘The Inner Thoughts of a Lonely Sea Creature’. Balinese poet Ketut Yuliarsa will also join us for some readings.The mandala of home and village as map of the human body and psyche will be expanded daily by our guide Kadek Kris as he explains how the cosmology of direction rules everything in Balinese culture – from how to build your house to treating common illness. From this rich cultural immersion we will create our own cosmic maps to guide us on our creative journey.
YOUR TUTOR
Jan Cornall has authored fifteen produced plays and musicals, a feature film, three musical CDs and a novel. Highly regarded as a writing tutor in Australia and the Asia Pacific, she leads popular writing workshops and retreats using meditative writing techniques - in the Australian Desert, Tasmanian Wilderness, Fiji Islands, Bali, Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Java. Since 2000 Jan has taught at writer's centres, community colleges and universities including University of Technology Sydney, Diponegoro University (Indonesia) and University of Western Sydney (current). Known for supporting writers through the long and complex writing process, a number of Jan's students go on to publish with major publishing houses each year.
ACCOMMODATION
We will stay at the Lakeview Hotel in Kintamani village, on the edge of the caldera with views from all rooms to Mt Batur and its mystical volcanic lake. Readings and workshops will take place in the Danu Lounge, with morning and evening meals served on the balcony or in the restaurant. Each day we skip the lunch crowds to head out on our excursions only 20 minutes drive away, returning each afternoon to sunset views from the hotel balcony.
OUR HOSTS
Recently refurbished, with a new exhibition space, new chefs, new menu, the Lakeview is fast becoming a hub for arts and literature.Our hosts Sarita Newson, a well known publisher of fine art books (Saritaksu Editions) and son Kadek Kris, curator, translator, writer, are just part of the family who will be looking after us. Many of the stories and places they share with us come from the unique knowledge handed down through the generations who have lived by the sacred mountain lake for hundreds of years.
WEATHER
The weather in Bali in July is at its coolest (28C) and the temperature in Kintamani drops overnight as cloud cover moves in. Morning meditation sessions greet the sun as it rises through the mountain mists and clear the mind for the day’s writing.
FOR ITINERARY, PRICES, BOOKING GO TO: www.writersjourney.com.au +61415921303
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call +61415921303 (Australia) or click here
Website: http://www.writersjourney.com.au/
Get back to the source of your creativity in the heart of Balinese culture and find out why Bali has been a mecca for creative artists, writers and thinkers for centuries. Based in Bali’s mountain village Kintamani, on the rim of a volcanic caldera, we will venture into the local landscape to immerse ourselves in the everyday creative and spiritual practice of the B...alinese people. Following the map of Balinese cosmology we will travel the points of the compass, linking the senses and elements with essential aspects of writing craft.
WORKING WITH THE SENSES AND ELEMENTS
Travelling to the East we contemplate earth through the sense of sight, recognising the importance of descriptive detail in creating the world of our story. In the South we listen to the fire element to find the strength and power of our narrator voice. In the west the touch of wind and air helps us get under our characters’ skin. To the watery North we sniff out the structure of plot and action, and arriving in the spacious Centre of the caldera we learn to layer in emotional taste and subtext to ensure the impact of our work.
GATHERING OUR MATERIAL
Visiting temples and villages from the Bali Aga era, taking part in local ceremonies, meeting local artisans and hearing their stories, we gather material for our creative work. In daily workshops you can work on your current writing project as well as learn techniques of haibun and haiku, paper artistry and oriental stitching. By the end of the week you will not only have made serious inroads into your writing but created a hand made book that illustrates its essence.
GUEST WRITERS
This retreat will also welcome the input of guest poet/author John Waromi from West Papua. John will perform poem/chants from his home village and will talk about his new book ‘Anggadi Tupa ‘Mandohi Pastoral’. ‘The Inner Thoughts of a Lonely Sea Creature’. Balinese poet Ketut Yuliarsa will also join us for some readings.The mandala of home and village as map of the human body and psyche will be expanded daily by our guide Kadek Kris as he explains how the cosmology of direction rules everything in Balinese culture – from how to build your house to treating common illness. From this rich cultural immersion we will create our own cosmic maps to guide us on our creative journey.
YOUR TUTOR
Jan Cornall has authored fifteen produced plays and musicals, a feature film, three musical CDs and a novel. Highly regarded as a writing tutor in Australia and the Asia Pacific, she leads popular writing workshops and retreats using meditative writing techniques - in the Australian Desert, Tasmanian Wilderness, Fiji Islands, Bali, Laos, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Java. Since 2000 Jan has taught at writer's centres, community colleges and universities including University of Technology Sydney, Diponegoro University (Indonesia) and University of Western Sydney (current). Known for supporting writers through the long and complex writing process, a number of Jan's students go on to publish with major publishing houses each year.
ACCOMMODATION
We will stay at the Lakeview Hotel in Kintamani village, on the edge of the caldera with views from all rooms to Mt Batur and its mystical volcanic lake. Readings and workshops will take place in the Danu Lounge, with morning and evening meals served on the balcony or in the restaurant. Each day we skip the lunch crowds to head out on our excursions only 20 minutes drive away, returning each afternoon to sunset views from the hotel balcony.
OUR HOSTS
Recently refurbished, with a new exhibition space, new chefs, new menu, the Lakeview is fast becoming a hub for arts and literature.Our hosts Sarita Newson, a well known publisher of fine art books (Saritaksu Editions) and son Kadek Kris, curator, translator, writer, are just part of the family who will be looking after us. Many of the stories and places they share with us come from the unique knowledge handed down through the generations who have lived by the sacred mountain lake for hundreds of years.
WEATHER
The weather in Bali in July is at its coolest (28C) and the temperature in Kintamani drops overnight as cloud cover moves in. Morning meditation sessions greet the sun as it rises through the mountain mists and clear the mind for the day’s writing.
FOR ITINERARY, PRICES, BOOKING GO TO: www.writersjourney.com.au +61415921303
Contact Information:
For inquiries: call +61415921303 (Australia) or click here
Website: http://www.writersjourney.com.au/
