Announcing Glitter & Razz’s Membership in Cosmic Cowgirls
Allison and I are so excited to announce our recent membership in Cosmic Cowgirls, a woman and girl powered school based in Healdsburg, CA. Cosmic Cowgirls is a “member owned tribe that teaches and produces educational multi-media events, books and tools that are designed to promote a vision of wellness, compassion and empowerment for women and girls.”
Our journey with Visionary Artist, Shiloh McCloud, the founder of Cosmic Cowgirls, has been one for legend. Back in 2005, Allison and I took a road trip up the California Coast that ended in our first trip to the magical Mendocino where we stumbled upon an art gallery there and completely fell in love with the spiritual and empowering images of women in the paintings. We left feeling as inspired by Shiloh’s art as we felt about the misty shore of the coastline.
About a year later, we walked into an Oakland church to find the same paintings gracing their walls. “Oh my gosh…here is this Shiloh again! We must be in the right church.” This time, we were able to meet Shiloh in person as she, at the time, was sharing more than just her paintings with that community. She also gave guest sermons and led these amazing groups inspiring women to fully embody our visions in the world.
We couldn’t get enough. We then, in 2007, signed up for her Heart of the Visionary workshop that took place in Healdsburg (it’s now an online course). This workshop was exactly what we needed at exactly the right time. She led us through a creative process of turning our visions into business plans. And the planning wasn’t done with spreadsheets and bar graphs. It was done with painting and sharing conversation and chocolate cake with other women. We took this course just a few months before we opened our Glitter & Razz Dramatic Play Space in Oakland and it was key in giving us the confidence and focus to set out on the path of making our dreams come true.
Now, here we are in 2010, 5 years after the first time we experienced the magic of Shiloh for the first time, and it’s come full circle. We have become members of this innovative cooperative of women and girls from all over the US and Canada who are working together to empower ourselves and other women everywhere. And, as our first collaborative project with the Cowgirls, we are bringing a week-long Go Girls! Camp up to Cosmic Cowgirls school in Healdsburg in August.
And this still feels like just the beginning. Stay tuned…
oh my goodness, thank you so much for this incredible offering. we are so blessed to be riding in the rodeo with you two wonderful beings….so glad the circle came back around!
love,
shiloh