Madeline Schmidt

Things/ places/ people/ moments from the past year that make me hella emotional 💚 Further explanations may be available upon request.

Celebrating the "Feasting" of our GAFF [(G)ardening (A)rt (F)easting & (F)uture] The Soul Festival was full of mysticism, mischief and misfits creating joy in the hearts ❤️of all. @ucdinnovationacademy , @ucdsustainability.official #UCDGreenacreStories #UCDGreenacreGaff #gaff @louiselucid @moonmalade @gwen_kenny_designer

SOUL Festival - Halloween/Samhain, 3-8pm The veil is thinning... ✨ This Halloween, step into SOUL, an autumnal festival of mystery and connection. Experience shadow puppetry, glass blowing, a scare trail, costumes, food, films & more! A collaboration with the Sustainability & Horticultural Society. All welcome. (Under 18 with adult). 🎟️ Join us and get the free SOUL Pass: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/soul-an-autumnal-gathering-between-the-worlds-tickets-1802497722209?aff=oddtdtcreator 📍 UCD Greenacre Sustainability Hub #SoulFestival #Samhain #HalloweenEvent

This Mycorganism sculpture… has emerged from the ashes! 🐦‍⬛🍄 Step right up and cast a dream into the cosmos! 🌌💫🌠 Bottled as a glowing Amanita mushroom booth that opened its curtains after night-fall, a mystical sanctuary emerged. It welcomed everyone; those looking to confess their inner yearnings free of charge and from scrutiny, put unspoken aspirations to words, or inquire about what would become of their wishes. During the daytime, participants were beckoned to write what it is they sought on a small paper scrap. They then scrolled it up, plopped it into the Moonjam jar, and gave it time to brew. This wish-casting booth curated a safe and ethereal space for dreams to be heard, received, and celestially pondered. Brought to you at Electric Picnic (under the most chaotic and unfortunate series of events)… the Moonjam jar now eternally stores the wishes of the curious and eager few 🌟 She will be accepting more dreams so we can’t wait until she re-emerges again ! Many many grateful thanks and appreciation to @cultivate.ie for making this project possible 💫✨and to all my gorgeous brilliant friends who assisted in the making of it and unwaveringly stood by as this project underwent… many… trials and tribulations @samanthaliberties @melanie @vineela 🍄💨💥😭 Sending us all some mushy magic, 🍄 Maddy

A year of chaotic good… full of giggles, rain puddle splashes, baby cows, hugs, cries, creative witchcraft, radiant souls, and (gawd) forsaken apple strudel✨ “The Earth is spinning. We can’t just stand on it.” 🌎🌍🌏

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. 🌍 much appreciation for UCD’s life-augmenting master’s in Design Thinking for Sustainability… AND all the shimmering souls that I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know better, make the world way more magical and make me… feel me 🤩🌈🎏 I’m super duper mega excited to be an artist in residence this summer at UCD’s @ucdinnovationacademy . Let the good / creative/ earthy times roll !!!

GIMMY music video for Shakalak! Ode to Dublin and all its rickety-isms. Made integrating found & recorded footage, incredible photos taken by Daniele Idini, and hand-drawn animations 💥 #imperfectlydelicious #Blessedbetheboys

THESE ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS HuZZa! It’s been one year living in Ireland! Between the city’s morning greeting of snails and the evening introduction of foxes, a warm embrace of smiles and eccentric outings spread through the coasts. Ireland is an island where spuds grow on spuds and chasing rainbows is most certainly possible 🌈 I’ve ventured through Glasgow, Budapest, Amsterdam , and Barcelona since living here. I’ve met so many incredible personalities , encountered several sacred spots and pockets of creativity, and have been filled with such an immense range of stories and perspectives… Wherever you go, there you become 🫶

Sharkymammoth says to say HiiiIIIIIiiiiIIIIiiii! Here’s an arrangement of video experiments that re-contextualize, reuse, & recycle some old footage with new edits. This reel incorperates footage that has been rejected from numerous applications by interweaving it with content from current and happier days ! It’s aligned to The Mynabirds song Shake Your Head YES: “Cover it up in style / Wear your mistakes like it’s your greatest design” @laurabird 🌞 For musicians interested in adapting any of these vignettes into album work, give me a holler! I’m super keen on giving any of these visuals with a sound-based home 🏡. #lofi #folk #independentartist

Things that just …. (mostly) make €ents 😌

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Lack 🫙 adaisy 🌼 cool 🤟 A sleepy, unhollowed, and beaded wall tapestry for ya🫀 Tuftspiration & fluffering @niamhnomilktwosugars 🦷