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Good morning! We woke up to a lot of messages from people worried they were going to miss the sale because Paypal has been glitching a lot lately and their orders were not going through. Unfortunately, many other small businesses we know are experiencing this too with Paypal. Don’t worry about the sale! We want […]

  24 Hours Left! Semi-annual 50% off online course sale USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2022! For the next 24 hours you can buy as many online art, business (yes, even Creatively Made Business) + lifestyle courses that you want for […]

  48 Hours Left! Semi-annual 50% off online course sale USE CODE: JO50   We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2022! For the next 48 hours you can buy as many online art, business (yes, even Creatively Made Business) + lifestyle courses that you want for […]

  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 2022! For the next 72 hours you can buy as many online art, business (yes, even Creatively Made Business) + lifestyle courses that you want […]

  | Jack is sitting on top of “Castle Rock” here in our town. This is a fun family hike that we love to hike together and all of the kids love to head to the top. Not me. I will stay on the path below. | If you are a member of our creative […]

You guys had so much fun PLAYING and CREATING in Textural Minimalism that Stephanie Lee started right away creating the next course that she knew she could bring to life in a new way. She took your questions, fears and even financial reasons for not adding encaustic into your work and she created a course […]

  | Our favorite neighborhood horse is Luna! She is always watching what we are up to and many from our live workshops will recognize this beauty! Thank you Libby for letting Luna be our model:-)|   If you are a member of our creative community and network you know what is coming! If you […]

| This year our first countdown photo was taken during a snowstorm and a steamy hot tub. Let’s give it up for Ben who is always a good sport for these photos! |   If you are a member of our creative community and network you know what is coming! If you are not a […]

    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 pines writing in my […]

In 2018 I knew that 2019 was going to be the last year I led overseas art workshops for the foreseeable future. As much as I loved gathering, teaching and traveling it was the most deep knowing that it was time and I had complete peace about my decision. Then 2020 changed all of our […]

  Did you know you can gift ANY course or live workshop on jeanneoliver.com? Whether you print out the gift card and wrap it up under the tree, email it directly to your recipient or make it the perfect stocking stuffer…giving creativity is an experience to remember! You can even choose when they receive it! […]

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is all around us if we have our eyes open to it. Sometimes I find it humming Christmas songs as I go about my day, wrapping up gifts for someone I love, cuddling on the couch watching a favorite movie or cooking that one special thing […]

Join Jan McCarthy for Pigment to Watercolor.  In this free art lesson you will begin by experiencing the magic of color. In this easy to follow lesson Jan begins by creating with her special pigment she brought home from Morocco. She begins by carefully using small amounts of the earth pigment and applying it to a […]

I usually don’t start listening to Christmas music until after Thanksgiving but I probably should because it is FULL OF HOPE!  I love a lot of the older Christmas music but this year I wanted to put a playlist together for you (and us) that hopefully feels peaceful and you are able to listen throughout […]

Proof of Life Journal Entry No. 11 Welcome to the Proof of Life journal entry series. Writing more in general, and specifically with you, is something I hope to continue throughout the year. Like many of you, life has become clearer over the past year and there are many things I have dropped along the […]

We are all beauty chasers in one way or another. My friend Timothy Willard often says that, “Beauty Defies Despair”.  Do we have our eyes open to that beauty?  The beauty that is all around in people, nature, circumstances, love, forgiveness, faith, gathering, the work of our hands, the sound of laughter, the comfort of […]

As I was growing up I dreamed of being an archeologist. I had a deep love of history, stories, and the idea of uncovering what was hidden. It was not until I was a working artist that I found it surprising that so many of the other artists that I admired also had this same […]

Proof of Life Journal Entry No. 10 Welcome to the Proof of Life journal entry series. Writing more in general, and specifically with you, is something I hope to continue throughout the year. Like many of you, life has become clearer over the past year and there are many things I have dropped along the […]

I have several Kate Thompson works of art in our own home and the more you look, the more you see. What from a distance looks likes a portrait soon becomes lines, texture, layers, history, wire, plaster, and most importantly…a story. Kate is a master at breaking down the face and then adding the most […]

In 2018 I knew that 2019 was going to be the last year I led overseas art workshops for the foreseeable future. As much as I loved gathering, teaching and traveling it was the most deep knowing that it was time and I had complete peace about my decision. Then 2020 changed all of our […]

I am constantly in awe of the beauty that is there if you have your eyes open to it. Sometimes it will be the little things like digging for vintage treasures with dear friends, foraging in the woods, building the first fire of the season in the studio, and the beauty of paint-covered hands. Sometimes […]

Join Melissa Fink for Finding Beauty In The Mess. In this free art lesson you will begin by creating a messy, playful piece with no expectation or specific outcome in mind. You will be amazed at the beautiful compositions you will end up finding along the way. In this easy-to-follow lesson, Melissa begins with a mindset […]

The holidays are approaching and I KNOW your hearts for family, home and gathering because you share them with me often. I know that you want attention to detail and beauty but most of all you want a home where people feel seen and loved! Women are atmosphere changers of their homes and gatherings and […]

Want to learn to gather your own pigment, make art supplies from scratch and then create landscapes from your foraged finds? If you are lover of nature and the world around you THIS course is what you have been waiting for!   Each teacher on our creative network has been handpicked because I see something so special […]