Photography, graphic design & stationery
Photographs in commission or delivered from the large photo archive of 3 decades black-and- white
and colour photography of Adriana Sjan Bijman, specialised in nature, flowers and landscapes,
ecology, community life at the Findhorn Foundation Community, people as well as organic farming and
gardening.
Adriana Sjan Bijman’s beautiful photographs have been used on record/CD/DVD covers, posters, leaflets
and magazines in Europe over many years. Have a look at her portfolio.
Participant and co-organiser of the Findhorn Craft Group
Garden visitors
Visitors at the Findhorn gardens: this Autumn we had lots of beautiful butterflies like this Red Admiral (Vanessa Atalanta) and the Peacock butterfies (Inachis io).
Feedback:
Feedback on photos made by Adriana Sjan Bijman:
"Thank you so much for this photo-session - it is such an uncomfortable thing for me to have my picture taken - you made it much easier."
Feedback:
Feedback by Sabine Weeke of Findhorn Press, about the digital sound-slide show during the launch of the book "The Findhorn Garden Story"
"Thank you for your part in it, the slides were a beautiful addition to the theme".
News and Events
Our December Favourite:
Roses and Light for the New Year - Happy New Year !
Hundreds of fresh fragrant rose petals with gentle candle lights, for everyone in need of the healing light.
Craft and Art Fairs
If you live in Moray, you might have seen my work at one of the many Craft & Art Fairs in the area. "Findhorn Images", my company had colourful stands and showed a large variety of our paper-photo products: notebooks, placemats, calendars, greeting cards, boxed cards sets and bookmarks.
The Moray Arts Club Fair in Elgin included an exhibition wall on which I, as a new member, displayed my work including mounted canvas photos of my new series "Randolph Leap".
I participated in the following Craft & Art Fairs:
Sunday 16th Nov. 2008: Findhorn Craft & Art Fair, The Park, Findhorn, Sunday 30th Nov: Craft & Art Fair in the Moray Art Centre, Findhorn (see poster above)
Sat. 6th Dec: Christmas Art Fair of the Moray Arts Club, Elgin. Sat.13th Dec: Steiner School Christmas Fair in Townhall, Forres
Congratulations
Moray Art Centre!
In December 2008 the Moray Art Centre won funding for an "Alice in Wonderland" ecological garden from the Big Lottery “Peoples’ Millions” competition. Great!
Happy Birthday to the Findhorn Foundation Community
On 17th November 2008 the Findhorn Foundation Community celebrated its 46th Birthday. The heritage of the founders, Eileen and Peter Caddy with Dorothy Maclean remains rich and alive in a wide variety of ways. See more of the actitivities of the Findhorn Foundation at their website www.findhorn.org.
Photo above: this was my special commemorative photograph of the community on its 40th birthday. Still available as postcard in the online shop.
Newsletter Winter Solstice 2008-2009
This page evolved as the season passed, from the Autumn Equinox in September into the Winter Solstice on December 22nd, finishing with the Winter Solstice, one of the four Solar Festivals in the Wheel of the Year. Yule, as this Midwintertime is also called here in the north, is characterised by long dark nights, magic midwinter bonfires (to bring the light back) and evergreen decorations to inspire dormant plants to grow again.
Ancient images, deep in the collective consciousness, much older than Christianity, of the Mother Goddess giving birth to the Sun(God) abound. These form the basis of Christmas celebrations throughout the world. It is a time to go inwards, to walk the spiral or labyrinth, reflecting on our past year while welcoming the next.
At Findhorn this is a truly beautiful event. While waiting for the colourful Northern Lights (Areola Borealis) to appear in our skies, we enjoy the winter frost; and when we welcomed the New Year for the start of 2009 we also welcomed the Community Angel of "Surrender”. May 2009 bring us closer together in our care and love for Mother Earth.
Congratulations to Cullerne Gardens
thirty years part of the Findhorn Foundation.
thank you all gardeners, thank you garden. Celebration in the Universal Hall in Findhorn at 2 Oct 2008, with lots of images from past & present gardening, including a digital photo- with poetry show about the book "Gifts from the Findhorn Gardens" by authors Margot Henderson and Adriana Sjan Bijman.
New Notebooks
Alternative seasonal presents
"Blessings on the New Year"
Great gifts for all kind of winter celebrations: we have fabulous new notebooks e.g. the Findhorn Gardens in winter (image below), the Findhorn River as well as a large variety of
Midwinter blessing cards of Light.
See more at the online shop
The Artist's Journal:
Randolph's Leap series
There is a history of stories around Randolph's Leap, not only about Randolph, but of the place itself, where the veil to the other world is said to be thinner, a land where the fairies live. But one day, while meandering along beside the Findhorn river, it was the trees themselves that made their images as I , the photographer, simply was their tool; their instrument
Adriana, 26 Oct 2008
A Community Project:
"Inspired"
The series started on the 46th's Birthday of the Findhorn Foundation Community mid November. I asked many people by whom or by what in the community they were inspired over the last week. Read the surprising, touching and inspiring answers.
See more Findhorn People. Or submit YOUR answer on the blog.
Gabrielle Hamm
(Youthworker/Ecovillage trainer)
"I am inspired by the Island of Erraid and by our youth, who really enjoyed to the fullest while respecting the Erraid community life, during their visit there. I am inspired by the welcoming abundance; the generous energy of the Erraid community, despite only being with 3 people to run it! They embraced the crazy, wild teenager energy with an open heart. That impressed and inspired me."
Nov 08
Collect leaves, cut out your pumpkins, bake apples and light the candles during this time of transformation:
The Celtic New Year : Samhain
Oct 31st – Nov 2nd. You might also know it as Hallowe'en. For millennia people have been celebrating Samhain in this part of the world. Samhain is one of the eight main ancient festivals in the Celtic Wheel of the Year, as well as the year’s end. With Cailleach, the Crone Goddess of the Celtic World, we acknowledge the coming around of the year cycle. This is a time of decay, letting go, releasing the old to die and to be transformed. It is also a time to recall the memory of beloved ones who have gone before. It is said the veil that divides the worlds is thinner at this time. It is easier to feel the connection with the other realms if we open ourselves up to all the invisible beings in the spiritual world and the Nature kingdoms. Blessings and Gratitude for all Life.
