Water Dowsing – How I Do It. A Conversation with Marty Cain
Guest Speaker
Dowser, Artist, and Labyrinth Designer Marty Cain
Saturday, April 1, 2023
1:30 PM PST / 2:30 PM MST
Bio
After receiving her BA from the University of NH and her MA and MFA degrees from the University of Iowa, Marty went on to become an active member of the Boston arts community for twenty-one years, exhibiting her work in numerous galleries, creating environmental sculptures in state parks and other public spaces. She was a founding member of the Boston Sculptors at Chapel Gallery and helped create the Reclamation Arts Group. She served on boards of cultural organizations including The Boston Visual Artists Union, The Massachusetts Cultural Alliance, The Cambridge Arts Council, and One Percent Commission, The Institute of Contemporary Art and The New Art Center of Newton. She has taught in leading art institutions including the School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University.
As a child Marty learned dowsing from her Lithuanian grandfather, Frank Witkus. In 1986 she attended the American Society of Dowser's school and convention in Danville, Vermont where she added formalized dowsing to her life. She became a lifetime member of the American Society of Dowsers, where she co-directed the National Convention’s Beginning Dowsing School for six years. She is a member of the Living Waters Chapter in NH and served on the board of the Appalachian Chapter in NC. Last year alone she dowsed more than 45 water wells in NC.
Marty presents labyrinth and dowsing workshops, consults, writes, and collaborates with the earth energy and angelic realms to co-create contemporary sacred spaces for individuals and institutions. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Blanche E. Colman Foundation, the Edna St. Vincent Millay Colony and Boreal/Art/Nature of Quebec, Canada. Her art works are celebrations of nature, taking the form of portrait drawings, site-specific environmental sculptures, photo/drawing collages of her installations and ancient sacred sites. Her labyrinth designs are located across North America (from Maine to California and Canada to Hawaii), Brazil and South Africa. She was a founding member of the Labyrinth Society.