MARI WARABINY HAIKU GROUP
Invites you to join us on a ginko (haiku walk)

Where: Araluen Botanic Park
When: Saturday 29th October, 10.30 am

We will meet under the M. Simons Memorial Pergola
If you need to be picked up from Kelmscott train station
please let me know and I will arrange it.
If you would like to meet at my house in Kelmscott, so we can car-pool, please let me know and we can arrange that, maureenjsexton@gmail.com or 0435 024 616.
I think a picnic lunch is the easiest and we can share our haiku and discuss our observations over lunch. So please bring you own picnic lunch, drinks, hat, walking shoes and sunscreen.
You don’t need to walk far, you can stay in one area if you
prefer, or for those unable to walk far.

What is a ginko?
“A ginko is a haiku walk through a chosen location where poets write, discuss, revise, workshop, read, laugh, breathe and listen to haiku.” Myron Lysenko 
What happens in a ginko?
We gather and have a little talk about haiku and what we're doing.
We head out separately or in small groups to go for a walk and make notes on things we observe along the way, sometimes whole haiku come out at that stage.
We gather back together and share our notes, spend some time writing up our ideas into haiku.
We share our haiku and offer ideas or feedback. 
This could be done over a picnic lunch. 
Araluen Botanic Park
www.araluenbotanicpark.com.au
Location
Araluen is located in the Darling Range, 35 kms south east of Perth. Follow the signs from the junction of Albany and Brookton highways.
Entry fees are applicable. For information call (08) 9496 1171 or email us (info@araluenbotanicpark.com.au).
362 Croyden Road Roleystone WA 6111.
Opening Hours:
Daily 9am to 6pm
“The park features water-falls and flowing streams, scenic bush walks, gardens, picnic and barbecue areas, heritage landmarks including the Chalet Healy Tearooms and Roundhouse Gift Shop, as well as the Araluen Train.”

BIOPICS Art/Poetry/Photography Exhibition
Journey to the Bright Side of Life
The Art House
63 Railway Avenue, Kelmscott (walking distance from Kelmscott train station)
Open every day 10 am to 3 pm up to Sunday 2nd October
Artworks are for sale

BIOPICS Community Project

The BIOPICS project was designed by Aileen Boyer and the Armadale Community Family Centre to help local people:

• to try out/learn about new ways to express themselves creatively, ie art, writing, poetry, photography, video making.
• to look at the bright side of life through that creative expression
• to allow others to journey into their world through shared experience

Local people, who wanted good news for a change, to help them in their stressful lives, were invited to participate in the project.
Facilitators were invited to run groups in the various art forms.
The groups produced work under four themes:

• natural world
• man made
• my world
• let’s look on the bright side of life

Participants could enroll in art, writing, or photography and video, or any combination of these groups.
The participants have shown great courage and a willingness to learn. Some had never created artworks, written a poem or tried photography and video. They have invited you into their lives and shared their thoughts and ideas with you.
We all hope you’ve enjoyed this exhibition and that it will inspire you to look beyond the not-so-good moments or events in your life and have a look at the bright side of your life as well.

BIOPICS
Designed by: Armadale Community Family Centre 9497 4794
Facilitators:    Art group - Dot Marshall and David Box
                        Writing group – Maureen Sexton
                        Photography and Video – Peter Hardinge
Participants: Pauline Fisher, Heather Jeps, Teresa Killeen, Josephine Titshall, Ann Morris, Verna Coopes, Marijke Wooltorton, Maureen Sexton, Michael Wright, Jude Harding, Janice Bassett, Wendy Penton.
Funded by: Government of WA Department of Training and Workforce Development