Dolphin Healing Arts & Nature

I'm at spot #90- thanks so much Puget Sound Estuarium for helping me install my Faces of 2006 mural in your beautifully renovated space, I am happy to share the 20th anniversary of this art piece with the community! Come check it out at Arts Walk this weekend, I'm above the whale fin!

Today was my last day at Practicum! I gave some Earth day themed gifts to my clients and wrote them a poem;

"I'm a little sad
our time together must end,
but I am also glad
to help you grow
and within you
find a friend.
Life can take you
down many roads
but you can stay resilient like the wildflower grows.
Sprinkle the seeds
on your named heart
and know that I am with you,
even when we are years apart.
Plant in the ground
cover with Earth
give water and sun
and loving words.
This is the best we can do to keep flowers alive...
just like your spirit
may you grow and thrive!
I wish you all the best
as I go
and hope that
Love
Is all you
ever know!"

Just dropped off my artwork at Puget Sound Estuarium yesterday, looking forward to seeing you at Spring Arts Walk! I'm excited to share the Faces of 2006 Mural with the community, celebrating the 20th year anniversary of the piece! A print of the Disappearing Kelp Forest Mural and a collaborative painting I did with my niece will also be featured. :) 🖼 🎨

Estuarium Art Celebration

Estuarium Art Celebration FRI: 6-9 | SAT: 11-4. Marine and Estuary Art Show: Erin Darling, paint/craft/zines; Emily St. Marie, ink/watercolor/giclée prints; Jessica Dean, pyography/jewelry; Keri Graal-Ziegler, paint/printmaking; Kathyrn Dolphin, paint/mural

My artwork will be featured here during Spring Arts Walk!

We are getting ready to re-open! Join us on April 24th from 6-9pm for our Grand Opening and Art Show Reception! We have repainted, refloored, and re-arranged everything inside. Come see where the animal habitats are now!

Can't make it that evening? No worries! Come by on Saturday 4/25 from 11:00am - 4:00pm to see our space, local art, and make a fish key chain with one of our wonderful volunteers!

We can't wait to welcome you into our fresh space!

My Capstone: The SAM Project is now available on the UW Research Library database. It has been modified for digital accessibility, includes a way to be translated into braille, and has an MP3 with English and Spanish. The QR codes on the poster and brochure have been reactivated, I heard there was a malfunction. Enjoy!

School Alliance for Mental Health Project: Making Mental Health & Wellness Inclusive for All This capstone project offers an idea for how to make mental health and wellness more inclusive to people with disabilities in school settings, with a focus on teachers and school staff. The proposed “Sam Project App” would be designed with accessibility in mind, and incorporate the unique identi...

We’re SO excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for youth, ages 7-17, to attend our 2026 Camp Rosey Overnight Camp, happening May 15th - 17th!

Camp Rosey is our free-of-charge youth camp established in 2023 that focuses on supporting our sacred youth in their healing journeys through grief and loss.

We strive to create an environment where love and support are felt from the moment youth arrive until the time they leave.

To apply, complete the application form here: https://forms.gle/TYW7oS2VCsUS9zuZ9
Deadline to apply is April 15th!

This amazing camp wouldn’t be the success it is without amazing volunteers! We are also accepting applications for individuals who would like to volunteer at this year’s camp, offering invaluable support to our youth and organization.

Apply to be a Camp Rosey Volunteer here: https://forms.gle/7RDSArivJJHskved7
Deadline to apply is March 15th!

Specific details regarding start time and end time of camp and address of camp to be shared with youth/parents/guardians and volunteers upon acceptance to camp.

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the research for my grad school project! It was fun and inspiring to share my idea with the greater community this past week at the capstone fair! You may review my intervention here. Happy Friday! 😀

On Feb 21st from 12:30-8pm at OUUC!

Olympia community grief ritual - February A community gathering for building resiliency and connection through the sharing of grief. In Olympia, Washington.

We are filled with grief, fear and rage at the killing of people in custody and of bystanders, at abduction of children and parents, the separation of families, and the terror unleashed in our communities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past few months.

State violence against communities of color, immigrant communities, and indigenous communities is not new, and in fact has deep roots in the U.S., and we also see this escalating in extreme ways right now and felt it an important moment to speak up and be clear that we stand firmly opposed to ICE’s harmful, reckless and discriminatory tactics and actions. All human beings deserve safety and care.

We know that isolation, disconnection, and fragmentation in our culture is all part of what has led us to this moment and that building and strengthening community helps us all heal. We see and are inspired by the beautiful ways communities are showing up for each other to protect each other and provide support and care.

In this spirit, we are joining the national shutdown on Friday and in lieu of our regular operations we will be offering an online space to process the collective grief of this moment in community and in connection with nature. Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/grieve-in-community

Read our full statement in our newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/wildgrief/even-a-wounded-world