Creativity in its most brilliant state can bring a sensation of freedom, joy, and vitality. Having a creative outlet in which to play, especially as adults, can reconnect us to self and allow joy to bubble up. A mission of the Merry Barn is to make time and space for these gifts of creativity, which are accessible to everyone. As such, we are thrilled to welcome Creatress Morgan Mitchell, a beautiful artist, and force of nature in her own right, to the Merry Barn’s spring and summer programming.

Morgan Mitchell, raised in Boothbay Harbor, who now calls Southport home, designed Creative Flow Circles as a supportive gateway to painting and creating. Participants gather as a group in a quiet relaxed space, settle in with an embodied pause, and are guided to “move color” with brush and paint across a circle of communal easels. 

“Accompanied by instrumental music, you will have the opportunity to move color across a circuit of standing easels, each participant co-creating seamlessly in community. You're invited inward, to explore color, sound and rest in your own rhythm,” Mitchell says. “There is nothing to do right and nothing to do wrong. No artistic, creative, or meditation experience is necessary.”

In her March Creative Flow Circle, Morgan brought color, freedom, flow and play to the open, welcoming space of the Merry Barn. She began the music, letting it wash over the silent participants, and invited each person to take up color on the easel in front of them. As one song ended and another began, everyone moved to the next easel. Engaging with a painting that had been started, participants layered on their own movements in color, creating a rich texture, and engaging in the process without a single word, or thought of the final product. Onward they went, moving around until each participant had touched each easel. The circle ended with paintings in all colors, and a communal sense of creation, unlocked. 

Morgan will be offering Creative Flow Circles on Thursday, April 27 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, May 28 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 11 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. You can register at www.morganmitchell.co, under FLOW, or at www.merrybarn.com.

The Merry Barn is at 417 River Road, Edgecomb.  For more information, visit http://www.merrybarn.com.