JO Blog

  The year is winding down but for small business owners, our hearts and heads are spinning with ideas of how to grow our business and what we want to bring to life in the new year.  Creating an authentic and loyal following takes time. Knowing your brand, being focused and delivering high-quality goods of any […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Free Art Video: Abstract Journaling  with Tiffany Goff Smith. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Soul Food and we hope you will join us for the full class! Come on over and enjoy the free art […]

  We have had our business for 12 years now and for most of these years I have been able to share home through blogging and also the blogs of others that I admire. Our home and gathering was never the main focus of our business but I believe with my whole heart that because […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Free Art Video: Creating Your Own Collage Material  with Leslie Rottner. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Creative Collage and we hope you will join us for the full class! Come on over and enjoy the […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Free Art Video: Fabric + Plaster Art Journal  with Jeanne Oliver. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Wandering Muse and we hope you will join us for the full class! Come on over and enjoy the […]

  Twelve years ago I had a one, five and seven year old and once they were in bed each night I would create until the early hours in the morning. I look back now on those nights and know that those hours to myself to create and finding time no matter the exhaustion the […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Free Art Video: Dye + Stitch Journal  with Jeanne Oliver. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Storytellers and Mavericks and we hope you will join us for the full class! Come on over and enjoy the […]

                      We know that not everyone can attend one of our live business workshops so we have created a rich and beautiful ONLINE version and registration is open!       Are you building a business that is aligned with how you want your life […]

  Being a female artist and business owner has allowed me to walk out interactions that are more raw and exposed than many other professions. I teach and create with a majority of women which means intimate travel, small groups and often very real and open conversations. Through my business consulting and also lifelong relationships […]

    We can have long lists of dreams and maybe even a bucket list. What I have found to be true is that me just dreaming about something has never led to the actual doing and experiencing. If I want to learn something, go somewhere, spend time with someone… I have to make a […]

| Images provided by Christa Parodi and Andrea Garvey and Kathi Graves| I live in a creative world that has predominately been created, supported and sustained by women. I am constantly reminded how much of a powerful impact we have when we work with one another. It has been through these collaborations with other women […]

  Are you building a business that is aligned with how you want your life to look and feel? ⁣ ⁣ Knowing this answer changes everything. ⁣ ⁣ Building a business that isn’t aligned with your life takes as much time, energy and resources as building one that is. ⁣ ⁣ You’re not just building […]

So many good things are happening in 2020 and I do not remember the last time I was this excited for what a year will hold. 2020 will be my year to create at home! In 2020 I will not be traveling to teach for anyone (that was hard to say no again and again […]

When you look at the work of an artist you are able to see so much deeper into their past, what they find beautiful in this world and an intimate glimpse into what makes them have to create in the first place. Renee Muller is an artist with such a love and history in the […]

I have become a bit of a collector of the works of Emma Petitt. Each time I have been able to purchase another piece I fall more and more in love with all of the colors, layers, and emotions in her creations. There is so much life in what Emma puts out into the world […]

The first time I saw an original J. Kirk Richards in person I gasped! The colors, the emotion, the depth of layers. I was instantly in awe of the artist and how he created. For years I have admired and followed his work.  Whether Kirk is working in clay, oils or charcoals he is a […]

  This week is the one year anniversary of the official release of my first book The Painted Art Journal. It has been a total kick to have my book be a best seller and even sell out on Amazon. Thank you to everyone that has purchased, shared and created using my book!  This whole […]

Sometimes you meet another artist and everything they are putting out into the world is so fun, colorful, relatable, joyful and just dripping with my favorites of layers and textures that you cross your fingers that they will want to teach a course and share it with our artists!  You will laugh, create and have […]

We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until January next year! For the next 48 hours we are having our Semi Annual 50% off Online Class Sale! USE CODE: JO50 This is the perfect time to stock up on all of those online classes that you have been dreaming […]

“Focusing only on imperfect papers and book parts from the past, explore the notion of creating beautiful collage work using very few supplies. No marks, no paint, just paper. Clear the clutter to create space, both mentally and physically, and allow the papers to speak for themselves. Creating a collage that is strong enough to […]

Imagine learning the art techniques that will allow you to connect with your world. The techniques that help you to be fully present in your day to day life. This is a gift to yourself.  Learning how to slow down and see…really see…is one of the greatest lessons to learn and Lorraine Bell will guide […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Exploring Negative Space  with Pauline Agnew. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Feel The Pose | Creating Expressive and Energetic Figure Drawings and we hope you will join us for the full class! From Pauline- When […]

We have just added another free video to our creative network! Today we have released Etching in Color  with Rae Missigman. This free video gives you a taste of the course, Mixed Media Directions | A Path to Artful Discovery. and we hope you will join us for the full class! Concealing layers of our […]

Not much has changed since this photo! I still wear my hair in pigtails and I am a sucker for convertibles! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. I have been known to […]