Hearth & Hands: A Creative Gathering

The Sacred Vessel: Womb Wisdom

The first gathering in our Hearth & Hands series is an invitation to remember the body as sacred ground — wise, cyclical, and beautifully our own.

We will begin by tracing our bodies onto paper, honoring our true shapes and forms. Using gathered pieces of nature — leaves, petals, stems, seeds — we will adorn these outlines as a reflection of the beauty, strength, and life each of us carries within.

From there, we will sculpt small goddess figurines from earthen red clay, inspired by our own body tracings. The forms will echo the ancient curves of the Venus of Willendorf — full, powerful, unapologetically embodied — reminding us that the feminine form has long been revered as sacred.

To close, we will walk the gardens together, gathering natural materials to build personal womb nests — small, symbolic spaces of holding. If you feel called,…