lauren raine
laurenraine
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| My Groups: | International Volunteering | Women's Earth Alliance |
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Areas of Focus
Art and Sculpture
(1278 people) | Arts Activism
(1633 people) | Arts Education
(1190 people) | Literature
(1317 people) | Performing Arts
(1497 people) | Arts Therapy
(867 people) | Responsible Business Practices
(2344 people) | Community Enterprise
(1519 people) | Evolutionary Ecology
(963 people) | Environmental Education
(2680 people) | Religion and Ecology
(1040 people) | Sustainability, Religious and Spiritual Issues
(2200 people) | EcoVillages
(2399 people) | Women and the Environment
(1080 people) | Women's Empowerment
(1509 people) | Women's Economic Development
(819 people)
About
Website: WWW.RAINEWALKER.COM
I've been an artist for over 30 years, specializing in community arts projects, and cross disciplinary work that has often involved masks, sculpture, and ritual theatre. I've been involved in eco-femininism and "Gaian" theology, and am perhaps best known for a collection of 30 "Masks of the Goddess" that have been used by women throughout the country to celebrate and explore mythologies of the sacred feminine. Currently I'm working on a collection of sculptures, and a community based art project, called "Hands of the Spiderwoman" that explores interdependency through Native American creatrix stories. I've also supported myself for many years as a craftswoman.
This year (2008) I'm beginning a new venture - to travel to Africa and Asia, do some volunteer work, and develop a fair trade catalog of handcrafts and clothing that will benefit women. I've been inspired by groups such as "Rubia", which help Afghan women to gain economic independence by marketing their traditional embroideries to an American market. I'm also inspired by Marc Gold of the "100 Friends Project" (www.100friends.com) - one man who loves to travel, and has made a very big difference everywhere he goes.
I'm eager to network with people in the arts (or interested in the arts) who are concerned with environmental issues, and would like to network as well with those who can offer me information about developing my Catalog business, and groups that might benefit from what development I might be able to offer.
