The Powerful
Women Global Art Project
2008
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The Process Earlier in the month we met
for a potluck dinner - several individuals coming together to discuss
peace and how we, as a group, would portray that peace in an artistic
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The Creation
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 Gathering the sticks for our teepee structure - at least, until we ran out of gas in the golf cart!
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 Amanda, Miriam and Dakota painting peace in all the languages |
 Donna holding it all together |
 Miriam and Rena |
 Miriam's turn |
 Kim |
 Michele |
 Lisa and Rena |
 Dakota and Miriam deciphering the language of peace |
 Marcye and Donna adding our hands to peace |
 This is Miriam painting ... Miriam told us she doesn't paint. Hmmm |
 Everyone, including Stella, adding their creativity |
 Miriam, Lisa and Rena |
 Kim, Dakota, Lisa, Miriam and a little bit of Marcye |
 Who's hand is bigger? |
 Carolyn |
 Lisa weaving her fabric into peace |
 Marcye, Rena and Amanda painting the hands |
 Stella supervises |
 Kim making our paint washes |
 Rena's Union Break
Stella wanting her paw traced too |
 Oh Stella .... the Om Dog who loves peace! |
 Adding Stella's paw print to the piece of peace |
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 Amanda |
 Letting it all dry |
 Putting it all together |
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 Ahhhh .... it's become a reality! |
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The Peace Crew Amanda |
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Art Projec t |
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The Space Between the Work Its not all work, we did a lot of playing - between the many walks, the golf cart tours, sitting on a path in the dark watching a full moon rise over the marsh to the sound of frogs, making great dinner and laughter among the dinner table, talking around a roaring fire, watching the white birds at sunset, drinking our cosmos, discovering the bald eagle, hearing Carolyn yell "Oh God, Oh God" as we went through the mud, being stalked by an alligator and watching a turkey try to outrun us ... the list goes on but one thing is for sure - life is good when you come together for peace. |
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 Dinner with friends |
 Definately some good food! |
 Peace 2 u |
 Spending some time clearing trails so we can mountain bike easier! |
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 Cosmo cart ... yes, martinis and one last sunset drive before we head home |
 Spotting a bald eagle along the river |
Peace 2 Us |
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 "I'm now sitting inside your newly constructed teepee, our symbol of peace from our hearts and homes to you. Our vision was to provide you a place to sit, be quiet, meditate, pray and find solace in a place built purely from love. It has inspired us to build more and have them on the beautiful land that surrounds Isabelle's House so that we might continue the vision and feeling of peace. May you find yourself as you sit inside the Peace Hut" Dakota |
The Journal We each took turns sitting inside our Peace Hut to write in a journal our personal thoughts about peace, and this project. The journal will be sent with our project to our intended group with the hope they will continue writing in the journal and someday send it back to share with us their thoughts. |
 "We hope you find peace in this quiet tranquil teepee and hear the inner you in this safe place. Bring others so they my also experience the beauty within. This has been a peaceful tranquil weekend in making/participating in this project with some amazing people. Shine on! Be Peace Carolyn |
 "What a beautiful
experience to come together to share and create with one theme - peace!
We hope you enjoy this space as much as we did creating it. It comes to
you full of positive energy, thoughtfulness and happiness." Marcye |
"Step lightly on the earth for she is our mother." Donna
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 "Dear Source, Masters, Teachers, Angels, Guides ... please place the energy here .. of love, wisdom, healing, light, and peace." Miriam |
 " Peace, friendship, love, acceptance amongst the beauty of the low country in coastal SC. this is where we built this teepee. Let it be a quiet place, a refuge where you can always go to contemplate world peace, wherever you are. It all starts within. Let the peace inside you shine, and spread to others. Know that this art project was created not just as a piece of art, but also to shelter you, and provide a safe place to retreat when you need to find a sense of peace within yourself." Michele |
"World peace starts with a culture of peace - where the socialization of children begins locally. We teach ourselves to be competitive and violent - we can teach the power of connection, loving, and reconciliation as well. It can happen with intention - and I believe it must begin soon. Intercultural cooperation is the key - I want to take those steps today - toward world peace - beginning where I am." Reba |
 "Peace is what I feel, surrounded by the sound of nature amongst friends. May the paths that you each walk take you safely to a special place where you are at peace - I have found that peace - sitting in our teepee - freedom, love, and good health." Amanda |
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" We are all one may we expand our circle
of compassion even wider Rena |
 "woof, woof, wooooof, howl ... ar ar ar ewwweeeeeee"
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"Fabulous day today!! I've so much enjoyed making art and new friends in this amazing space! The company has been wonderful and the project a great collaboration and a fantastic success!" Kim
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