Kits to Heart Meditative Art Hives
Artwork from a previous Art for Cancer Wellness participant.
Summer 2026 Dates
Wednesdays, 7:30 PM to 9 PM ET
June 10
July 8
August 5
Monthly Overview
Each Art Hive will begin with a check-in, followed by a selected guided imagery meditation after which participants can then create response artwork. There will be time at the end set aside for a brief discussion. No previous art experience is needed, and any supplies participants have on hand can be used. The guided imagery gives a light framework to the Art Hive and provides an experience with mindfulness in addition to the therapeutic effect of art-making and self-expression.
June Art Hive: Beach Meditation
After introductions and check-in, open group with a Soothing Beach meditation. Participants then create response artwork to the visualization and write a written reflection about their artwork, process, and/or experience. End group with discussion to share about artwork. Highlight about mindfulness practices and how they may be helpful for grounding, healing, and reducing stress.
July Art Hive: Mandala Meditation
Open group with a check-in and lead into the Mandala meditation. After the meditation, group members create an original mandala with their materials and share about their artwork at the end of the group during discussion. Discuss experiences making their mandala and positive effects creating mandalas can have (as shown in research) to see if they found similar benefits. End group with discussion about mandala journaling as a coping tool.
August Art Hive: Inner Sanctuary Meditation
Open group with a check-in and begin with an Inner Sanctuary meditation. Participants then create response artwork to the visualization and write a written reflection about their artwork, process, and/or experience. Discuss how the sanctuary concept can provide an imaginative, safe space for grounding and recentering. End group with discussion about artwork and mindfulness practices.
About the Facilitator
Lacy Mucklow, MA, ATR-BC, LPAT-S, LCPAT, ATCS, CCTP, CIMHP (she/her) is a licensed and board-certified art therapist practicing in the Washington, DC area since 1999, having worked in various sites including home-based counseling, school, and hospital settings. Aside from facilitating groups with Kits to Heart, she currently works with active duty service members in a partial hospitalization program (PHP) and in private practice with teens and adults. Lacy has a BA in Psychology with a Studio Art minor from Oklahoma State University and an MA in Art Therapy from The George Washington University. She is currently working on her PhD in Mind-Body Medicine with an Integrative Mental Health specialty at Saybrook University. Lacy is certified in clinical trauma and integrative mental health and is a trained SoulCollage® facilitator.
Lacy finds the power of art to be healing on many levels. She also enjoys incorporating mindfulness methods in her practice in conjunction with art-making to help people relax and reduce their stress levels. She has released two meditation albums, "Lavender Dreams" and "Lavender Destinations," to assist people with personal mindfulness and relaxation as well as in a larger group setting. She has also authored the New York Times Bestselling book "Color Me Calm" and nine other therapeutically themed coloring book titles. Lacy also wrote "Mom and Me: An Art Journal to Share, Create, and Connect Side by Side" to help parents communicate more effectively with their children through making art and released her own "Art Therapy Theme Book" with a variety of art therapy directives. As a cancer survivor herself, Lacy is honored to bring art for wellness with Kits to Heart.
About Kits to Heart
Founded in May 2020 in Clarksville, MD, Kits to Heart distributes thoughtfully designed, curated cancer care kits to hospitals and cancer centers, as well as ships directly to patients nationwide. Kits to Heart also offers an innovative Art for Cancer Wellness Program to further address the issue of loneliness—as well as to provide tools to heal and cope for patients, caregivers, and oncology healthcare workers.