2011 Mighty Intern

Dear Mighty Girls,
It is my great pleasure to introduce our 2011 Mighty Intern...






















My name is Ann Schindler and I am a graduate of South Lakes High School. In my free time, I love practicing Pilates, writing, playing my cello, and exploring the many farmers markets, museums, and festivals around Reston and Washington, D.C. Soon I will be attending Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. I see striking similarities between Mount Holyoke and Mighty Girl, in that they are both small, intimate communities of girls/women. Such communities have really led me to grow both intellectually and creatively. I am very excited to be a part of the Mighty Girl community for Summer 2011.

Mighty Intern 2010

Truth be told, it was Satch (my Mighty Boy) who found my 2010 Mighty Intern. We met her at one of our favorite haunts. He was completely smitten with her and with good reason. I hoped and waited for Chelsea to hear the distant drumming and alas, she not only came dancing to the beat, she ran through the golf course sprinklers to join the Mighty Brigade. Chelsea and I not only share New York roots, but we also share the same birthday! You can imagine my joy to discover her hand painted folder...






















and her chalking at my doorstep.












It is my pleasure to introduce, Chelsea...













I started my first two years of college at Lamar University in Texas, a very random choice, to get away after high school. I loved the art program, being all on my own and the wonder of being someplace new. I'm currently working on my BFA at Northern VA Community College and plan to transfer to George Mason University to get my Masters in Arts. I would like to one day teach art at a college level.

I've been a girl scout since I was 8, and earned a presidential pin for community service as well as the leadership pin for my efforts in community service projects. It was as a girl scout that I first starting working with young girls. As a troop we hosted science booths at the National Air and Space Museum's Girl scout day. We also lead different patch earning activities and camp outs. In our last year as a troop, we taught young scouts how to lead activities. I have fond memories of staging and organizing an international fashion show of 8 year old girls. I really enjoyed my time as a girl scout, and am proud to be a lifetime member.

I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. As a teen, my mother and I took art classes together and share an interest in drawing, painting, and pottery. Participating in adult classes and being treated as a peer, not a child gave me a bit of a creative boost.

In high school I was enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Art program. The international baccalaureate program is an advanced and challenging program quite popular in Europe. I earned a scholastic silver key award and art student of the month at my school.

Though I enjoy painting, I am gravitating towards illustration. I will be exploring printmaking in the Fall. My other interest include playing the cello, baking, and exuberant cake decorating.

I believe I will be an excellent Mighty Intern as I have much to offer and share, not just artistically, but on a deeply personal level. I have grown from a challenging childhood split between the homes of two parents. I also understand the importance of a healthy body image because of my own experience with weight loss and the inspiration I now have to be physically fit.

I look forward to creating, and sharing with all of you.

Chelsea

Letters from Camp: A Mighty Team

July 24, 2009

A big, warm, hello from Mighty Girl Art. I'm looking forward to making mighty art with you inside our mighty tipi. During our 5 day adventure, we'll be sharing our gifts, sharing our stories, sharing ourselves, inspiring each other and making some really cool stuff. We'll get messy, we'll get silly, and maybe even dance for joy. It will be a wondrous journey. In the meantime, I'm very excited to announce that I have found our Mighty Intern...
















It is my honor to introduce you to Jessica...

Jessica is a recent graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology and is spending the majority of her summer catching up on four years of missed sleep and leisure reading before she packs up and heads down to the Appalachian Mountains for college. As a vegetarian and a naturalist she is looking forward to a more pristine environment in which to grow both spiritually and academically. Southern by birth - born in Atlanta, Georgia - Jessica appreciates the cultural diversity offered in our NOVA area, is fluent in German , and is learning both Arabic and Farsi. She is a skilled musician who plays the cello and guitar and has recently started learning to play the Banjo in preparation for her college's Blue Grass band. Not without an artistic side, Jessica has won awards in creative writing, has a publishing contract offer on a book, and names the camera lens and written words as her media of choice. When opportunity presents she does find it difficult to resist working with her hands to make whatever she may fancy, including a nearly life-sized, purple, pink, and chrome “Terrordactyl.”

"The opportunity to join Wendy with the Mighty Girl Camp gives me a chance to help another group of budding young women realize their potential and build their strength both from within and with each other." - Jessica