M.A.M.A. Mothers R Making Art

WHAT: The ProCreate Project, the Museum of Motherhood and the Mom Egg Review are partnering for bi-monthly on-line presentations featuring M.A.M.A. – Mothers are Making Art.

WHEN: The 1st and the 15th of each month words and images will highlight the joy and the challenges of being both a mother and an artist.

WHERE: Online is the place! We will host works of art about mothers and mothers-to-be; featuring academic and creative writing in order to promote women internationally and generate cultural exchanges and opportunities.

WHY: We are determined to explore the extraordinary experiences of mothers and how, by means of channeling these new and powerful energies a person can cultivate both motherhood and art. However, support is needed and awareness must be raised to facilitate this process and to finally empower it.

We strive to give voice to all women, make acceptable room for “feelings,” sensations, and interpretations without judgment; we want to make space for mothers in the arts to display their work and move a conversation about “the art of motherhood” forward. LINK to BLOG and Exhibits

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MamaBlogger365: Why I Love Curious George by Kim Jennings

It’s not necessarily his inquisitive nature, or his mischievous way of getting into scrapes that always miraculously turn into monkey heroics.

Nope.

It’s the movie I’m thinking about – more importantly, the soundtrack to the movie. We’ve got the Jack Johnson mellow grove soundtrack in a CD player in my son’s room. Whenever he turns on the tunes, inevitably a smile comes across the faces of every person in the house.

Never mind that Mommy is downstairs working feverishly to meet that deadline in an hour, or that Daddy is trying to paint the walls in the kitchen before lunch time. No, just a little groove music gets us all to slow down, even if just for a moment, and smile, laugh, dance, and remind each other that there is joy in sharing musical moments together. read more