it begins with attention
a studio of language and translation shaped by the love of sustained attention
arbor lingua
n.
/ˈɑrbər ˈlɪŋgwə/
The language of the trees.
I consider trees my teachers.
Each of their gestures a statement of wisdom.
Spreading messages. Building bridges. Knowing life is collaboration.
Whispering through rustling leaves.
Creaking low and deep as the wind moves through their bodies.
Branches like fingers, reaching towards the sky.
Bark—an infinite pattern; a manifesto for growth, protection and belonging.
Roots, a silent affirmation of the soil that nurtures and sustains.
Underground, every tree becomes a forest:
never silent,
never alone.
I believe their lingua holds a key to moving with Nature, rather than against it.
arbor lingua studio sprouts from a creative desire to explore, journey into, and witness the unfolding of each growth ring that shapes our own personal tree.
At the intersection of language, expression and creation, this Studio exists to accompany the unfolding of messages that seek to be expressed and shared with the world—whether by personally transplanting them into a new language or by offering the tools for each person's own voice to emerge.
From the ground up. Rooting down. Branching out.
Like the rings of a tree trunk, growth happens layer by layer: slowly, yet in every direction.
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From our own tree-ness:
observing what grows, embodying it fully, and allowing it to evolve
growth and posibility
The Path
Different paths, shared roots.
Where would you like to begin?
art and craft
The Gardener
All the services offered are taken forward with the care of someone who loves both the language and the world it speaks of.
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Magalí García Carmona
Visual artist, Yoga teacher, English tutor,
and English - Spanish translator
Passionate about words and how they intertwine
to convey meanings and create new worlds.
This Studio is where the branches of my personal tree converge, allowing my interests, experience and vocation of service to weave together into the work I offer today.
Years of hospitality, travel, farm work, learning and teaching English, studying Yoga, symbolism and spirituality now compost together into the soil from which Arbor Lingua grows.
Deeply inspired by Nature, I hope to help ideas take root and flourish wherever they are planted.
