The Mariposa Project
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22, 2020, Miranda’s Hearth is coordinating The Mariposa Project: una celebración de la migración / a celebration of migration.
Inspired by Favianna Rodriguez’s “Migration is Beautiful” project in 2012, The Mariposa Project celebrates the natural and beautiful process of migration as embodied by the annual 3,000 mile migration of the monarch butterfly.
The central mariposa is designed by Anna Dugan, a Filipina American mural artist and illustrator based in Salem, MA. The goal of Anna’s work is to spark happiness in the people who view it and for fellow Filipinxs to see themselves represented in their communities. Take a peak at how Anna made the Mariposa Sculpture out of recycled jeans!
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Make your own Mariposa!
We’re inviting every to make their own mariposas while reflecting on the role that migration has played in their life, whether personally, familially, or ancestrally. Below is a quick video about how to make a mariposa pin from recycled fabric. Other possible materials include cardboard, plastic water bottles, aluminum cans, and old magazines. Because we’re doing this to celebrate Earth Day, we encourage you to use recycled materials as much as possible!
For students or teachers, check out this activity packet created by Sylver Faustino of Fausty Art. Feel free to share this with your family or your classroom and reach out to us at admin@mirandashearth.com if you’d like to get involved in our final Mariposa Installation!
Add your colors to our Mariposa!
In addition to making a sculptural mariposa out of recycled materials, you can print out this coloring sheet from Anna Dugan. Color in her international mariposa with your own colors!
Print it out, color it in, and send it to us at admin@mirandashearth.com by taking a picture or scanning your finished work of art.
We’ll be collecting all of the mariposas and are excited to be working with Sylver Fausty of Fausty Art to put them together in an installation at Horace Elementary School!
