Paula in the News
Garden, Landscape Designer to Give Tips on Garden Design
By wherald
news@williamsonherald.com
Garden and landscape designer Paula Peace will give tips for spring garden and landscape design, as well as
sharing about her journey for this passion, during the free educational program of The Arts Council of Williamson
County (ACWC), “Art: Up Close & Personal,” Monday, April 13, from 6-8 p.m. in the Williamson
County Public Library.
Peace, a noted design consultant, is owner of Peacescapes — Garden Design, Feng Shui and Geomancy, which she
established in 1990. She specializes in “helping people create outdoor spaces that promote harmony and balance in
their lives. Her intuitive, holistic approach offers clients a myriad of ways to maximize their happiness, health
and prosperity at home or in the office.”
Nashvillian Peace has designed numerous gardens and sacred or meditation spaces for her clients in the U.S. and
abroad.
“The spaces may include labyrinths or stone circles or other elements which increase the beauty, harmony and
pleasurable use of the garden,” Peace said. In addition, she specializes in designing and building water features
for landscapes and gardens.
The Williamson County Public Library and O’More College of Design are sponsors for this series developed to educate
those in the community who have an interest in the arts. The lecture series is free and open to the public. Light
refreshments will be served.
The main branch of the Williamson County Library is located at 1314 Columbia Ave. in Franklin. For more information
about the event or the Arts Council, visit www.artscouncilwc.org or call 428-3845.
Having studied both Eastern and Western Geomancy (earth energy), Peace has extensive knowledge of energy healing
and horticulture. Her designs incorporate both classical and contemporary Feng Shui principles. She is accomplished
as a Master Dowser and Medical Qigong Practitioner, and is a certified facilitator in Core Health and Heart
Forgiveness.
Among the great masters and teachers with whom she has studied are Dr. Jes T. Y. Lim (Qi-Mag Feng Shui and Tao, Zen
Garden Design); Grand Master Lin Yun (Landscape Feng Shui); distinguished English garden designers Robin Williams
and Lucy Hutichenson; and European Master Geomancer, Dominique Suzani (The Art of the Master Builders – Western
Geomancy). Peace has studied energy healing with the International Institute of Medical Qigong and Master Kam Yuen,
and is certified for space clearing with Denise Linn’s Interior Alignment System.
Peace is a member of The Association of Professional Landscape Designers and the American Society of Dowsers, as
well as a board member of the Tennessee Horticultural Association.
Distinguished clients include Cheekwood Botanical Gardens; Wirtgen in America Corporate Headquarters, which won the
2007 “Nashville Beautification Award”; the Garden of Healing and Renewal at McLaren Healthcare Village in
Clarkston, Mich.; and Feng Shui and garden design, including a Zen garden, at the Nashville headquarters of the CAO
Cigar Company. She has traveled extensively worldwide and brings this international influence to her work.
Scott B. Hodes, director of visual arts for the Arts Council of Williamson County, explains that the speakers in
the series will be sharing the experiences that have culminated in that artisan being able to fulfill the role of
professional working artist in the community, such as background, history, choices and decisions, education and
technique, work experience, and artistic and life influences.
The Arts Council of Williamson County (ACWC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) service organization that exists to enrich
the lives of the citizens of Williamson County, by bringing the arts and people together. The Arts Council
envisions a dynamic, lively and diverse arts community, which is accessible to all and which is a major cultural
destination.
Posted on: 4/2/2009
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