Mighty Girl Sadie-Bug

"I am both of the earth 
and of the inexplicable beauty of heaven 
where I fly so easily, so welcome, yes. 
And this is why I have been sent 
 to teach it to your heart" 

- Mary Oliver

For Sadie from mighty girl art on Vimeo.

It was an honor of facilitating a private Mighty Girl Art session for the mighty Sadie-Bug Murata and her lovely friends!

Take a moment and visit the links below to learn more about Sadie:

• Dance Hope Cure
• Truth 365

For our first project, the girls painted a sky onto canvas board.  Next they used a paper punch to cut butterfly shapes from assorted colorful paper.  They wrote messages upon the wings, then exchanged them with one another before gluing them to the canvas. 

For our second project, the girls created touchstones from translucent FIMO clay.  After the clay is baked in the oven, it resembles sea glass.  The girls formed a heart shape with the clay.  Upon the heart they placed their fingerprint beside that of their friend Sadie.  This is a great project to do with your parent or best friend or even a pet. 

We ended our day with ceremony.  We released 1500 ladybugs into the meadow while we recited the above excerpt from Mary Oliver's poem.

Made so & rooted by love,
Wendy

Mighty Girl Art at NoVA Maker Faire: Tree of Compassion

Mighty Girl Art  returned to Maker Faire again!  The team engaged our guests in creating whimsical paper leaves for a site specific installation entitled The Tree of Compassion.  Each leaf was hand crafted, painted by our visitor.  Upon these leaves they wrote a few words of compassion before hanging it upon the tree.





 

Mighty Girl Art™ at Maker Faire 2016

Picasso said that art washes away from the soul, the dust of everyday life. Yesterday we blew through at least 400 - 500 pieces of paper and most people only made one print. That's a lot of dust free souls! Last night I cleaned all the brayers and stencils before I hit my fatigue-wall and left the printmaking trays soaking in my bathtub overnight. Today I will finish the arduous task of post faire clean-up in the art studio aka "Makery". I would like to thank Chelsea and the Mighty Girls for all their hard work. I would like to thank Gelli Arts - Gel Printing Plate for creating such a terrific printing plate and for sponsoring our giveaway. I would also like to thank all the organizers and volunteers of NoVa Mini Maker Faire for creating such a wondrous event!

* Stencils used in this project were purchased from Crafter's Workshop!

Announcement : Mighty Girl Art at Maker Faire 2016!!!

"Let the beauty that you love be what you do" - Rumi

Mighty Girl Art™ is pleased to announce that our proposal was accepted and we will be presenting a Monoprinting make & take at the 2016 NoVA Mini Maker Faire in March!!!  Stay tuned for more information. 

Maker Faire is an event organized by the well know DIY magazine "Make Magazine". Maker Faire has been dubbed the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.

* Also this is an open call for 4 Mighty Girl Volunteers.  Mighty Makers will learn the behind the scenes workings of creative presentation from set-up to clean-up: presenting themselves as makers and teaching their craft to community, organization, teamwork, and networking with their kindred makers. If your daughter is interested in this exciting and fun opportunity please message me asap. 

Mighty Girl Art™ at Barnes & Noble!!!

Mighty Girl Art™ is pleased to announce that we will be presenting at Barnes & Noble's Maker Faire this Sunday November 8th at 1pm.  Come to our table and make your own mono print using Gelli Arts Monoprinting Plate...wander the store and meet the makers! 

Announcement: A Mighty Kindness

So let us rather not be sure of anything, 
Beside ourselves, and only that, so   
Miraculous beings come running to help...  

We shall be saying finally,  
With tremendous eloquence, Lead us.  
When we have totally surrendered to that beauty,  
We shall be a mighty kindness.  - Rumi


Dear Mighty Miraculous Beings,

Our August Session of Mighty Girl Art is near full, but we still have some room at our magical Mighty Creative Adventure: Mother & Daughter retreat in July!  Please help us spread the word....























Hope to see you 'round the fire!

Made so & rooted by love,
Wendy

Special Event: A Mighty Creative Adventure!

"The mountains are calling and I must go." - John Muir

Dear Mighty Ones,

I have amazing news to share with you!  My soul-sister Becky of Creative Girl and I have been co-creating a very special retreat for mothers and daughters in July.  Our magical mountain location is so enchanting that you will not believe your eyes.  All the wondrous details will be announced when we open registration.

I feel so blessed to be collaborating with my dear friend in bringing you this extraordinary experience.  I am absolutely teary with joy.

In the meantime, you can subscribe to this blog to get updates delivered fresh to your inbox.  We will also be announcing it on our facebook page.

Made so & rooted by love,
Wendy

Mighty Girl Art at NoVA Mini Maker Faire 2015!

Behind the scenes at the magnificent NoVA mini Maker Faire 2015!   Mighty Girl Art™was pleased to present felted wool urchins.  We would like to thank Maker Faire for inviting us and thanks to all the makers who came to our booth to make cool stuff!

Maker Faire is an event organized by the well know DIY magazine "Make Magazine". Maker Faire has been dubbed the Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth—a family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement. It’s a place where people show what they are making, and share what they are learning.