When we walk in Nature, human beings often view themselves as the relational beginning in an ecology and those things that surround us as mere objects for the aesthetic experience. We pass a tree but do not examine its leaves, we see a pond but do not pause to explore its ecology, we step across a log but do not look to see who lives there. Patterns abound in Nature and we are but one thread in that incredible tapestry. If we take time to experience the sensory banquet that surrounds us, we may discover textures, patterns and colors that deeply inspire us as artists. We will also be reminded that we are not the only residents of the neighborhood. We are giants strolling through a world of smaller connected ecologies connected to the web of life.   

LOCATION: Meet at the Westbrook Street Fore River Trail trailhead. There is parking directly across the street adjacent to the trailhead. Please bring a small pad of paper and something to write with; and remember to bring water, sunblock and bug spray!

REGISTRATION: Not required for this walk.

Mihku Paul is a Maliseet writer and artist whose family comes from Kingsclear First Nations, N.B.  She holds a BA in Communication and Human Development and an MFA in Creative Writing. Mihku’s first solo exhibit was at the Abbe Museum, and consisted of archival photographs, twelve panels of poetry and her own original art set as a river flowing around the gallery. Her first book of poetry, 20th Century PowWow Playland, was published in 2012. Mihku’s art has been published in the international journal POEISIS, and been selected for the cover of MELUS (Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States). She lives and works in Portland.