Whispers of the Wild: Ecuador Expedition
About This Event
Featured Artists
Ximena Echeverria
artist
Ximena Echeverria is an Arizona-based fine art photographer and painter whose work explores the connection between nature, spirit, and the untamed beauty of the wild. Her photography — primarily in black and white — reveals the emotion and quiet strength of wildlife, with a particular focus on wild horses. Her imagery captures stillness and motion in equal measure, inviting reflection and reverence for the natural world. Each photograph is an intimate encounter with light, shadow, and spirit — a reminder of our shared belonging with the earth. Her fine art photography has been exhibited throughout Arizona, including Scottsdale Ferrari Artweek, Artlink’s Portland on the Park, Herberger Theater, and Xico Arte y Cultura, earning Honorable Mentions from PX3 and the Black & White International Awards. She is represented by Arise Fine Art for a selection of her photographic works and continues to create images that honor beauty, resilience, and connection.
Laurel Symone
artist
My Medicine Became My Art Art became the thread that rewove me. Laurel Symone is a multidisciplinary artist whose work lives at the intersection of soul, ritual, and resilience. Her creative journey began through the body—navigating autoimmune illness that quietly awakened her inner medicine. In the search for healing, she unearthed her voice. In stillness, she painted visions. In the ache, she designed beauty. What began as survival transformed into ceremony: music, herbalism, fine art, poetry, and fashion—each rising from the same sacred fire. Her work is a living altar to transformation, tenderness, and truth. Laurel’s sound blends the sensual calm of Sade, the layered intimacy and storytelling of Solange, the spiritual depth of Ibeyi, and the funk-driven edge of Erykah Badu—yet remains entirely her own. She performs with intention, weaving sound into immersive, heart-led ritual. In painting, she channels dream states, feminine energy, and ancestral memory. In fashion, she crafts garments as storytelling and sacred adornment. Through herbalism, she offers slowness, nourishment, and return. Every creation is an offering—an extension of her own story, and an invitation for you to reconnect with yours. She is also the founder of Sacred PHX, a creative wellness brand and sanctuary dedicated to the divine artistry of everyday life.
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Date & Time
Monday, August 31, 2026
8:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Admission
Artist-led international expedition. $6,800 USD per person for a 10-day journey through Ecuador, including the Galápagos Islands, the cloud forest of Mindo, an Indigenous community, and the wild horses of Cotopaxi National Park. A non-refundable deposit of $2,500 secures your reservation. Limited availability. Visit the website for the complete itinerary, inclusions, and registration.
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Monday, August 31, 2026
8:00 AM — 7:00 PM
Organizer
Ximena Echeverria
artist