Mayumi Oda was born in Japan right after the war, when girls were supposed to be quiet and subservient. Mayumi was treated harshly much to her mother’s sorrow. As a result, she grew up wanting to protect the feminine and became a renowned print-maker focusing on goddess imagery. At the age of 60, she turned her back on the art world and began to cultivate a run-down former ranch on Hawaii’s Big Island where she now runs "Goddess Retreats" to teach young women to take care of the earth.