Rooted in my Suzuki training and meditation practices, I am taking this day-long walk in an effort to slow down to the pace of the land. I am inspired by the way the land here at The Verdancy Project is always in subtle, continuous motion. Growing and shifting constantly but at a pace we cannot directly witness. This walk, roaming across the entire property and lasting the full day is a communion and an attempt to listen closer to the beings who were here before us and will be here long after we are gone.

Isabel Strongheart McTighe is a multidisciplinary performance artist, teacher, and facilitator who specializes in devised and collaborative art making. They hold a BA in Theatre with a distinction in Performance from Lewis and Clark College. In addition, Isabel is a graduate of the 2017 From The Ground Up Young Women’s Residency, PETE’s Institute for Contemporary Performance, and SITI Company’s Skidmore Summer Intensive. Isabel’s work is rooted in mutual aid, emergent strategy and a daily practice of community care. They are a pleasure activist in training and a hopeful shaper of change.