Beauty as Art, Art as Heart

“Art is the highest form of hope.” – Gerhard Richter

For those who have come to High Hope — we each have discovered how instrumental the way of Beauty has become in our lives– such experiences, within the expanse of Nature, has made a way into our Hearts.

“Art speaks where words are unable to explain.” – Unknown

Beauty and Heart are essentials for the human spirit. One is naturally taken “else where’s” – beyond one’s day-to-day attentions — to other places within. And that kind of inner travel continues to move within us, entrusting us to a greater belonging to the world at large.

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”  – Pablo Picasso

High Hope’s natural Beauty welcomes each visitor in Her many forms – high view trails that show forever landscapes, deep wooded ravines inviting to be explored, skies of extraordinary magnitude with bird life of many kinds, the marvel and miracle of a Monarch butterfly touching down for a rest on a narrow blade of native grass.

That kind of beauty gets our attention! We stop, even if just for a minute, by such marvel and wonder.

“The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” –Aristotle

Through those moments gifted with stillness and reflection, we learn to be encouraged to stop, again and again, for more.

And yes, there is more! 

The lodging spaces of High Hope reflect human-created beauty. There is yet another world which beckons, awaiting each guests curiosity through photographs, sculpture and art. Each of High Hope’s guest houses have been blessed by exquisite beauty, created by many artists – some local, others from around the nation and world.

“Beauty is good for you! It makes you feel better!” –Alexander Creswell

See for yourself!  Each season we are “inviting you in!” Come on a brief photo tour of each of the High Hope guest houses, through the Nature of Art. 

We begin with Habari (“hello there” in Swahili) for “a world beyond here.”

“Beauty is everywhere a welcome guest.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Beauty has opened our Hearts. What we have come to learn, whether we are outside in nature, or inside nested: Art + Heart = Beauty! 

And then we find we are forever inspired, guided into discovering the artist within us, and growing accustomed to such a Beauty Way, what we now consider the Art of Living…  and for this, we are grateful.

“The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.” – Friedrich Nietzsche