In her presentation “Walking and Wandering: An EcoSpiritual Journey,” artist Imogene Drummond shares her three-month pre-pandemic “walkabout” in Scotland and Spain. Fascinated by the convergence of sea, sky, and soil, she focused on the Hebridian Isles in Scotland, and the Catalonian countryside and coast of Spain. Alluring images illuminate her journey and the process of wandering, or what cultural historian Rebecca Solnit calls “getting lost.” Solnit clarifies that “to be lost is to be fully present.” 

After 35 years creating vibrant art and films, Imogene felt an urge to disconnect from her familiar world and explore foreign lands with no agenda except to walk in nature as a spiritual practice.

Traveling solo on public transportation, lodging with locals, and walking on country roads in remote areas, Imogene discovered some of wandering’s surprising benefits. These include opportunities to open oneself to fresh perspectives and insights, forge other identities, and “create new maps”—spiritually, neurologically, and psychologically. Foremost was the possibility for newfound vitality by facing and embracing the unknown. In conclusion, she’ll share what has changed for her now. Presentation followed by Q & A. (60 minutes)

For more information about Imogene’s art, visit her website at:  www.imogenedrummond.com.

Speaker’s Bio: 

Imogene Drummond, M.F.A., M.S.W., A.C.S.W., is an internationally collected artist, award-winning filmmaker, artist/educator, author of articles about cultural transformation, former psychotherapist, and world traveler.

Imogene has undertaken numerous art expeditions and painted in situ at sacred sites around the world, and created eco-spiritual art films about creativity. Her Art Sparks Cosmic Creativity and Well-Being Program facilitates empowerment by developing individual creativity in connection with the Universe. Her article “Options for the Future: Transforming Patriarchy through a Process of Cultural Metamorphosis” is the closing piece in the thought-provoking anthology The Rule of Mars: Readings on the Origins, History and Impact of Patriarchy. The book was endorsed by Pulitzer Prize-winning scientist and author Jared Diamond.

Imogene has an M.F.A. from MICA (the Maryland Institute College of Art)—one of the country’s premier art schools—and an M.S.W. from The Catholic University of America.