Greetings all!

Our recent meeting at the Tuscan netted some good stuff! We want to thank Jody Weatherstone, Kathleen Kenny, Melanie Gold and Melissa Peterson for coming and adding content and support to PK! Here's what we covered:

~ PK Permaculture Garden Initiative - we have a time-line for our goals and Innis will be in contact with all who want to have their hands in the soil of this fun learning and growing experience. Next garden meeting will be in March - look for an email meeting invite from Projectknomad@gmail.com. Neisha will be adding our time-line goals here on the website for a good overview of our projections.

~ PK Skate Park Initiative - we are looking to do some group mural projects to add visual beauty and interest to the skate park this year. We will also be getting some much needed shade - the Village has offered to build a pavilion over the grassy area in the front of the skate park - thank you very much, Mayor Newhard and Bill Lindbergh!! This will be very appreciated. PK expects to hold our Annual Game of Skate fundraiser during the summer with the hopes of raising money to buy something to replace the pyramid ramp that was removed due to inability to repair. We will also be doing paint/touch ups - as plywood backs will be added to some of the existing ramps which will need to be painted. Next Skate Park meeting will be in March - look for an email meeting invite from Projectknomad@gmail.com.

PK Arts Initiative - We are planning our Arts Fundraiser for weathers warmer! With only 5 weeks left of 'winter' we thought it better to wait out the snow and ice. We are still accepting art donations! Let us know if you want to donate! Also...the murals project falls under 'Arts Initiatives' so let us know if you are an artist who would like to be a part of this project!. PK Murals Project meeting will be in March - we will send out an email invite for that meeting.



We Need YOU! ... if you would like to participate in garden building, murals project, painting touch ups or if you want to be an active member of Project Knomad please contact us here: projectknomad@gmail.com 

Thanks for your help and support always!

Donna Kaminski
projectknomad.com

Rest in Presence, Ian Sharp

How was your turkey day? Thanksgivukkah? Hope it was yummy!

With the holidays coming up fast, things at PK are on the simmer....but we will head into winter brewing plans for spring!

Enjoy your holidays everyone! Check in with our Facebook page to stay connected and up to date with PK comings and goings!

What is PK?

Project Knomad is -

Youth engaged in a multi-faceted experience of the arts

             

Youth engaged in culturally relevant community endeavors and projects

             

Teaching relevant skills to youth that enhance and support future vocational goals

             

Engaging connection between all ages within the community

             

Project Knomad is an inter-generational, dynamic, creative learning experience.

Project Knomad expresses Ian Sharp’s mission of meditation in action.

    It is about learning, sharing and building community

What are we up to?

Scroll through our blog posts to see what we have been doing! PK will be hosting an art fundraiser at mid-winter. Our dream is to create an arts makerspace in our village - a place where our community can get creative together. To see what a makerspace could be check out the links at the end of this posting.

Who are 'we'?

PK-ers are people from the Warwick community inspired by Ian Sharp's legacy of meditation in action - working with our youth and community through art, music, love of skateboarding and fun! We are friends and family of Ian Sharp who have come together to keep his vision alive! It is our intention to create a space of creativity, self-expression, skill-sharing and fun, where all ages can come together and have a good time.

Who was Ian Sharp? 

Ian was an artist, musician and avid skateboarder loved and missed by many since his passing on March 25th, 2012. His art was edgy, inspired and his joy was to share his art and creativity with others, particularly kids. Check out his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ian.sharp.733?fref=ts and his Art of IS Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Art-of-Is/148857431802211?fref=ts

How can you connect with Project Knomad? 
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ProjectKnomad
or email us - projectknomad@gmail.com

Makerspaces .... one of the best models we have found is here:
http://artisansasylum.com/?page_id=2555 
If you find others, and there are many to be 'googled', leave a comment below with a link and we will check them out - let us know what you like/don't like about them too!

GAME of SKATE day was great... and we got the pics to prove it! Check it out....

Jon manning the sign up table...

Bill Walsh keeping score....

Let the games begin.... and a good time was had by all!

 

 

Game of Skate was also.... Paint Your Planter and RESPECT Flag activities!

We had a Tricky Tray Raffle...and a bake sale table under our PK Tent...Origami Owl was there...

PK knows you're never too young to get creative!

One Love to our Project Knomad staff....

Thanks to Eric Paddock for the terrific action (and other) photos!

Special thanks go to Ian Sharp - rest in power - you are our inspiration and guiding light!

And we're on our way to our second fundraiser... 100 Works of Art on Oct. 25th!! Details to come!

Many folks made PK's GAME of SKATE fundraiser a success! Take a look at all the support ~

First...thanks to all our skaters, their families and friends who came out to compete, watch and enjoy!
Thanks to those who came to paint a planter and a panel for our RESPECT Flags and permaculture garden activities!

Thanks to our event participants:
Softrucks, Origami Owl and Tomophone!

Thanks to our baker supporters and our helpers:
Beverly Braxton, Kim Walsh and Susan Raia!
George and Ekua Sharp, Jody and Rowan Weatherstone, Kristin Sicina, Paddock & Son Painting and Valerie Trechitta (and Pete Styka) and Zach Kettler who's got our backs!

Thanks to the area Merchant's who donated to our Tricky Tray and Bake Sale tables:
(in alphabetical order)

Blarney Stone, Cafe a la Mode, Charlotte's Tea Room, Consciousfork, Down 2 Earth, Etched in Time, Fetch, Frank's Pizza, Frazzleberries, Halligans,  IYCOW yoga, La Petite Cuisine, Main Street Barbers, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Moving Company Dance Studio, Newhard's, Noble Pies, Pecks Wines & Spirits, Sugar Shack, Taco Hombre, Tuscan Cafe, UMAC and Vastu!

Other Tricky Tray thanks go to:
Essra Paddock - Independent designer Origami Owl donation and for donation of a free Reiki session Neisha Hirsch - donated a free Empathic Tarot session!

I want to thanks our PK staff, who without YOU...none of this would be possible!!

I hope I have not forgotten anyone.
Thanks Warwick, you rock!
~Donna

GAME of SKATE was great!! Great turnout, great skating, great fun! Let's do it again next year!
Here are just a few photos from our event.... we got some really cool shots of our skaters that need to be cropped... post them soon!!

PK GAME of SKATE - this Saturday!!

Softrucks will be there with a Softrucks Challenge! Tomophone will be there ~ Origami Owl ~ Bake Sale ~ Tricky Tray Raffle ~ 

Come and compete ($15 - sign up), pack a picnic, bring a blanket and watch the game! We have some great prizes for the winners, too!