Patricia Garcia-Gomez: An Apprenticeship with Water [Livestream]
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About the speaker
An Apprenticeship with Water
For Patricia Garcia-Gomez, ethos is a quality of presence, about how you move through the world – and also how the world moves through you. When she left the world of corporate advertising in NYC to do a creative residency on the Greek island of Naxos, she cultivated a daily ritual of ocean swims, one that she has since maintained year-round in Long Island, no matter the temperature and conditions. The potential for magic and metamorphosis draws Garcia-Gomez back to the water every day. In her CreativeMornings/NYC talk, she’ll share how invitations to metamorphosis are closer than you think. Join us on October 7 and learn how to welcome everyday rituals that connect you to nature and into your life.
About Patricia Garcia-Gomez
Patricia Garcia-Gomez is a water-practitioner, sensory immersion artist, and the creator of RewildRestore. As the founder of RewildRestore, she invites people into the water as part of a daily practice of listening, sensing, connecting, and knowing. The inspiration began when was in creative residency on the island of Naxos, immersing herself in the soul of the land. While living in a monastery and creating site-specific multi-sensory installations, she began swimming in the Aegean every day. What started out as a refreshing break in the day turned into a life-changing water practice. She is now a year-round swimmer, including freezing winter water temperatures as low as 33 degrees. With the sea as a teacher and guide, she has created a Water Practice that is both physical and meditative, new and ancient, holding and healing, often in transformative ways. And the only thing she loves more than her morning swim ritual is introducing people to water. “To introduce someone to the water is to invite them into a relationship. With the sea, the self, with ceremony, the yet to be revealed, and the ready to be released. That’s where the magic happens. ”
Out of water, Patricia Garcia-Gomez is also an award-winning brand creator. She is recognized for crafting the narratives of some of the world's biggest brands, and some of its most beloved. She’s currently focused on helping idea leaders create the narrative that places them powerfully and genuinely at the center of their own story and sphere of influence, often creating new languages for what they do.
Local partners
Local Partner — Harvest
Harvest is a web-based time tracking and invoicing application relied on by thousands of people around the world, from freelancers to small businesses to departments of Fortune 500 companies. Harvest founders Danny Wen and Shawn Liu had searched for tools to help their agency scale with more efficient methods to track time and send invoices. Unable to find one, they invested their own time, energy, and money into creating what they knew was a better way to run the business—and Harvest was born.
Local Partner — MPB
MPB transforms the way that people buy, sell and trade photo and video gear. As the largest global platform for used photography and videography equipment, MPB is a destination for everyone, whether you’ve just discovered your passion for visual storytelling or you’re already a pro.
Founded by Matt Barker in 2011, MPB has always been committed to making gear more accessible and affordable, and helping to visualize a more sustainable future. MPB recirculates more than 485,000 used products every year, extending the life and creative potential of photo and video equipment for creators around the world.
Headquartered in the creative communities of Brooklyn, Brighton and Berlin, the MPB team includes trained camera experts and seasoned photographers and videographers who bring their passion to work every day to deliver outstanding service.
Venue Partner — National Arts Club Founded in 1898, The National Arts Club is a 501©(3) nonprofit with a mission to stimulate, foster and promote public interest in the arts and the further education of the American people in the fine arts. Annually, The National Arts Club offers more than 150 free programs to the public, including exhibitions, theatrical and musical performances, lectures and readings, attracting an audience of over 25,000 members and guests of members. Feature programs focus on all disciplines of the arts.
Global Partner — Mailchimp More than 15 million people and businesses around the world use Mailchimp’s marketing automation platform to to reach their customers and grow their business. Mailchimp shares CreativeMornings’ belief that we’re better when we work together.
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🎵 Featuring Music by Jieun & Greg
Jieun & Greg are a dynamic indie folk-soul duo led by Korean American vocalist, Jieun Ko, and guitarist, Gregory Ko. With powerhouse vocals, emotionally resonant lyrics, and an undeniably captivating stage presence, these two tap into something deep below the surface. Sonically weaving in stories about Jieun’s Asian American identity, her immigrant upbringing, her emotional health journey, and her interracial marriage with Greg, their music is refreshingly real and honest, creating a safe space to hold all the complexities that come with the human experience. In October 2016, they released their debut EP, “Small but Fortunate,” and in December 2018, they released an acoustic Christmas EP called “Act II.” Over the last six years, Jieun & Greg have completed multiple cross-country tours with Sofar Sounds, an organization that curates intimate shows all around the world. In May 2021, they started a podcast called Gajok, a podcast about the joys, the struggles, and the beauty of being Asian American. In December 2022, they plan on releasing their second EP as an homage to Jieun’s maternal grandparents.
