Wrap Me in a Blanket
A project of the Art & Water Micro Residency supported by A House Unbuilt
Wrapped in a Blanket: A Winter Gathering for the Heart
December 21, 3:00–3:50 PM • A House Unbuilt, Stillwater
A reflective indoor gathering with sound, imagery, artist reflections, and quiet personal space to honor a loved one or seasonal grief. Participants will experience projected imagery of the installation, guided reflection, and receive a small chime to take home as a reminder of memory, connection, and care. Free.
Community Dedication of Wrap Me in a Blanket
December 21, 4:00 PM • Lowell Park at the end of Nelson Street, Stillwater
A brief outdoor opening and dedication of the chime-filled installation, including short reflections and a moment to acknowledge the names, memories, and tenderness carried by each chime. All are welcome.
Wrap Me in a Blanket
Part sculpture, part sound piece, Wrap Me in a Blanket fills a tree in Lowell Park with hundreds of small chimes, each representing a memory, a name, or a moment of tenderness carried by the community. In the winter air, the branches become a shared instrument of remembrance—inviting Stillwater residents to experience the landscape as a place of warmth, connection, and quiet presence.
“What would it be like to give our grief a little space this holiday season? To pull up a chair and say, ‘have a seat—you’re allowed here too,’” says artist Olivia Morawiecki. “This project is about honoring the love inside grief, and creating a gentle way for people to meet each other in that experience.”
The work is supported by A House Unbuilt’s Art & Water Micro Residency, a winter residency program that invites artists to explore the intersection of art, environment, and community healing. Executive & Artistic Director Victoria Bradford Styrbicki notes that both the installation and the surrounding winter landscape reflect shared themes of resilience and care.“Wrap Me in a Blanket is a reminder that loss is not separate from the natural world—it is held by it. The chimes create a communal archive of love and memory, carried like sound through the trees and the river valley,” says Bradf
Lead Artist
Olivia Mulvey Morawiecki
Dates
November 15 – December 14, 2025 (Residency);
December 15 – December 31, 2025 (Installation)
About the Artist
Olivia Mulvey Morawiecki a sound and sculptural artist based in South Minneapolis. Her work explores how wool, chimes, and natural landscapes can hold memory, grief, and communal tenderness. Wrap Me in a Blanket, created during her residency with A House Unbuilt, invites the public to dedicate a chime in honor of a loss allowing sound, wind, and presence to become a shared act of comfort.
About The Compassion Museum
The Compassion Museum is a Twin Cities–based educational nonprofit creating immersive art and storytelling experiences that foster empathy, healing, and compassionate action. The Museum partners locally and shares tools globally to help compassion take root in daily life and community culture. Learn more at thecompassionmuseum.org
