We are thrilled to launch our 2024 online art school workshops with Encaustic Memory Keepers with the prolific Crystal Marie. Busy lives, fleeting time . . . So often the significance of a season will escape our notice when we are in the midst of living it. It is only...
I knew last year that 2024 would be our final year of live workshops. I knew it more than almost anything else and that was way before we had any inclination of moving. When we started offering live workshops here at our home and studio over eight years ago, we were a...
| The library in our current home is one of my favorite spots | It has been four weeks since I shared with you that our current home, land and studio was for sale. During the past four weeks we held our last three live workshops here at our current studio which...
I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other...
How do I wrap up in words what the past eight years have meant to me, my creativity, the confirmation that what I can dream up I can walk out, the impact on our family, our hearts, our business, the relationships, the laughter, the tears, the collaborations,...
YEARS AGO we were hiking in the mountains around Vail. As we came out into a meadow I saw a woman sitting on a rock with her watercolors out and capturing the field. As we passed her I whispered to Kelly, “Someday, I want that to be me”. He answered why...
I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it in late night conversations around our kitchen table, listening to the words and music coming from the hearts of our kids, seeing little boys becoming men,...
“Would you like to explore painting and drawing faces with me and 6 other artists? I’m excited to let you know that I’m one of the teachers on Faces Bundle which will take you through the process of creating portraits in different styles and...
One of the questions I hear most often is in regards to the art books that sit on my round coffee table in the studio. I love books and they fill our home and studio and they are a constant source of joy and inspiration for me. While I am in the studio creating...
Thank you for reliving with me the journey to our current home. It was wild, faith building, beautiful and at many points heart crushing. So many emotions came back up as I re-read my heart from eight years ago. I am reminded again that the Lord gets my attention with...
The changing of seasons can always be an invitation for reflection and sometimes change. It is a physical reminder around us to take the time to notice the changes within us. Whether you are finding yourself in need of finding beauty and rest in the slower season of...
Come and experience Round Top with Paige Hull and Jeanne Oliver. You will be staying at The Vintage Round Top in the heart of all the markets! You’ll be welcomed with an opening meet-up with cocktails and appetizers as we share our knowledge and passion for shopping...
Come and experience Round Top with Paige Hull and Jeanne Oliver. You will be staying at The Vintage Round Top in the heart of all the markets! You’ll be welcomed with an opening meet-up with cocktails and appetizers as we share our knowledge and passion for shopping...
I guess I knew I was a maker almost before I knew anything else was true. Like breathing, I knew to make. I was the maker on the sidewalk with chalk covered hands, in the front sunroom of the house on Center Street playing school, under the big...
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024! Today is the LAST DAY you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50%...
I’m excited to let you know that I’m part of Art Rituals – a new mini course available now at Everything Art. Build your artful routines, foster creativity and get into the flow. Art Rituals include seven videos from artists where they share their unique ways of...
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024! For the next 24 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50%...
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024! For the next 48 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50%...
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale has just begun! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2024! For the next 72 hours you can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50%...
WE JUST ADDED A WISHLIST FEATURE!! With our new site we are able to start implementing some of the things that you have been asking for. You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses and find the courses you want to take before the...
This year I am feeling extra nostalgic about our beautiful time here at our home and land, as our time here is coming to an end, and I wanted to include some of my favorite older countdown images for the sale. If you are a member of our creative...
This year I am feeling extra nostalgic about our beautiful time here at our home and land, as our time here is coming to an end, and I wanted to include some of my favorite older countdown images for the sale. If you are a member of our creative...
I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it saying goodbye to a place we have loved well, gathering Ben’s friends for NYE, just knowing my kids are all under one roof (even just for a moment), the...
Thank you for reliving with me the journey to our current home. It was wild, faith building, beautiful and at many points heart crushing. So many emotions came back up as I re-read my heart from eight years ago. I am reminded again that the Lord gets my attention with...
*This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part Three: House Three Finding Our Way Home Read Part One HERE and Part Two HERE. Part Three: Finding Our Way Home There was a calm that had come over my heart in the midst of the waiting. It...
(The photos in this post are of house #2 and the house I am writing about in this post) *This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part Two: House Two 39 Acres and a Whole Lot of Uncomfortable Read Part One HERE. (the photos are from house #2...
(The photos in this post are of house #1 and the house I am writing about in this post) *This post was written almost 8 years ago to the date. Part One: House One and the Day I Lost my Heart and Mind It was a regular day. That means I was procrastinating the...
If you are looking for a last minute gift to give (or to suggest to someone else:-)) you can quickly and easily order one of our gift cards. The gift card can be any amount you want, it is emailed right away (or can be scheduled) and can be used for online courses,...
I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other...
I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around me if I have my eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it coming across old photos in a junk drawer, a voicemail from a friend at just the right time, underlining words in my current book, the joy of clean sheets...
We are only offering three live workshops in 2024 and we will be taking 2025 off from any live workshops at our home and studio. Registration will open to the public next week but if you join the waitlist you will receive all of the details and have an opportunity to...
Thank you for another incredible year creating and journeying together! I can’t wait to grow together as artists and individuals in 2024! It is such an honor to stand beside you and create this creative life together. We have created a small gift below of gift tags...
We are surrounded by some pretty incredible neighbors but with all of the acreage between our homes, you have to go out of your way to connect and to see one another. That is probably why we are all out here and I would guess that most of us out here like...
One of my favorite things about winter and the holidays has to be how cozy the home feels. So much of this has to do with true coziness like the extra blankets that are found around the house, comforting foods in the oven, the sun going down earlier so candles...
I love creating gift guides based upon the inspiration all around me, small businesses that I love and products that I use daily. I hope these ideas help you as you are shopping for yourself or another creative in your life. 1.Rembrandt is in the Wind by Russ...
I wanted to share more of what I am reading, watching, listening to and learning etc. There is so much beauty all around us and we have to be intentional to make sure that what we consume (watch, read, listen to, learn) feeds us in beautiful ways. BUT the other...
We have watercolor sets, pigment cigars, and drawing blocks all stocked and ready for immediate shipping. We also have a few left of our signature French Market Bags that I carried all over Italy. This will be the last time the art supplies are restocked before...
I have just returned from a one month trip teaching art in Tuscany. Italy has my heart and also the heart of my family. Everything from the landscape, lifestyle, intention, food and most of all the people. I have said this before but I feel that Italy has its...
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