From November 23-25th 2007 I attended a Dreamharp workshop with Nis. I have had little experience with carving and worked with wood a bit when I was at the Perth Waldorf School as a kid. I am now also studying Art at uni doing my majors in Painting and Ceramics, but creating a musical instrument out of a piece of wood has been a completely new experience of exploration of a unique material, which is able to express time, growth, colour, form and texture without you doing anything to it.

So how is it that a tree with its own characteristics can be carved into an instrument of even more beauty and character?...Read the rest of The Making of a Dreamharp by Danica Wichtermann.

I wrote this poem after the workshop,

When I first saw and heard a dream harp that a friend had created, I was totally mesmerized and just knew I had to create my own. Now, I don’t think I am particularly artistic/creative/crafty in the traditional sense, but after three days I had managed to make a most beautiful instrument. With the help of a beautiful, gentle, generous spirit by the name of Nis, a slab of wood evolved a life of its own and a relationship with me...Read the rest of the Dreamharp Master by Silvana Benacchio.

Several months ago, I was invited by the Baha’i Community to a Fundraising Dinner aimed at purchasing a Peace Pole for our community. Such a Pole serves to act as a silent prayer symbol for peace on earth; a peace that is sorely needed in these troubled times... Read the rest of Gift of Harmony by Dr Jane Anderson.

I took part in a Lyre carving workshop conducted by Nisargam in October 2001 and loved every minute of it ! It was a wonderful experience to take a piece of rough sawn wood and , with the help of a skilled and patient teacher , turn it into a beautiful instrument...Read the rest of A Lyre Workshop by Sue Thomson.