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Welcome to the Piper Art Bag! This bag was inspired by my The Living Studio series and retreats and the idea of not just creating in our studios but out in the world and creating around what inspires us. This art bag is made from brown linen, lined with cream ticking, has an adjustable strap, […]

(The photos in this post are of house #1 and the house I am writing about in this post) This is part one of a twenty part story but I promise to only make it three parts. I am kind like that.   Part One: House One and the Day I Lost my Heart and […]

[Within the past two weeks we have packed up a home, moved outside of town onto acreage, unpacked, started to make a house a home, went to the Daddy Daughter Ball and drank a lot of coffee] It seems that with the busyness of life, family and business that I don’t choose to write out […]

Good Morning! I know we all like to save money so I knew you would want to know that the early registration price is about to end on two of our upcoming courses… Friday, February 12, 2016 is the last day to get the early registration price for Elements of Clay with Alissa Millsap.   […]

  Last week I left a house that was being packed up for a move across town and I flew to teach in Santa Ana, California. Part of me found it difficult to leave in the midst of so much to do and the other part of me wanted to race to the plane as […]

One of the most popular classes on our creative network last year was Julie Johnson’s Scribble Art! Julie is a born teacher and she provides rich content full of technique, inspiration and encouragement. We are honored to have her back on our creative network teaching her newest online course… Making Art Sing | Values, Shapes […]

We have a new video for the Living Studio Video Series! The free series that is all about your favorite artists sharing how they create wherever they go. The first video of 2016 is with the amazing Jane Davenport! Jane “Danger” Davenport is an internationally recognized and licensed artist, best-selling author, prize-winning photographer and popular […]

All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I […]

One of the most popular classes on our creative network last year was Julie Johnson’s Scribble Art! Julie is a born teacher and she provides rich content full of technique, inspiration and encouragement. Today is the LAST day for the early registration price of her follow up to Scribble Art... Making Art Sing | Values, […]

Welcome to the Living Studio Friday Prompt! Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the weekend and throughout the week. We will share supply links, inspiring artist stories and art that goes along with the prompt. I am […]

All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I […]

Welcome to the first Living Studio Friday Prompt of 2016! Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the weekend and throughout the week. We will share supply links, inspiring artist stories and art that goes along with the […]

One of my favorite creatives and hearts is Alissa Millsap and we are about to get so lucky because she is teaching the brand new Elements of Clay! Do you have childhood memories of making mud pies or building sandcastles? Maybe you loved creating something out of playdoh, wishing you could keep them forever? In […]

I am honored to announce that artist Danielle Donaldson will be bringing her watercolor magic back to the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network with her newest online course All Creatures Lovely and Small! Ellies, pups and bunnies, oh my! One whole week of online creative goodness! We will start off our week with a good dose […]

We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until Summer 2016! For the next 48 hours we are having our Semi Annual 50% off Online Class Sale! This is the perfect time to stock up on all of those online classes that you have been dreaming about taking. Our creative […]

I hope you all had such an amazing Christmas! We have spent days doing pretty much nothing but eating too much, playing games, hanging out with family and watch a ton of movies. It has been wonderful and exactly what we needed. Thank you for your response to my curated sale over at Joss and […]

**THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED** The winners of 2 complete online class packages worth over $1500 each are: Michelle Wooderson commented: December 23, 2015 at 2:55 am (Edit) Everything is so you Jeanne. I love the black bar cart as we’re getting ready to redo a few things in our living room to make it easy […]

Thank you for another incredible year creating and journeying together! 2016 has so much goodness promised already and I can’t wait to grow together as artists and individuals. It is such an honor to stand beside you and create this creative life together. Thank you! We have created a small gift below of gift tags […]

All of my courses come from an authentic place of walking through something, discovery and/or personal growth. One of the biggest lessons I learned creatively in 2015 was that it was time to really tell my story. To hold nothing back and to start letting it spill all over the page. There is art I […]

We have so many fun and amazing things planned for the Living Studio but one thing we wanted to start ASAP was a weekly Friday prompt. Each Friday you will get an art quote and a printable prompt that hopefully will get you motivated to get your supplies out over the weekend and throughout the […]

If you still have special people on your list and you haven’t been able to find that perfect gift for them I hope this list will help. I LOVE gift idea lists and I am hoping you do too! I wanted to start with the teen boys and men because they are harder for me […]

Good Morning! We wanted to let you know that TODAY is the last day to order from our online shop for Christmas delivery. The shop will be closed for a few weeks to enjoy the holidays and for a much needed rest. We will be back in 2016 with a brand new art journaling course […]

We have a new video available in our free series Creatively Made Kids! Our daughter Madolyn loves to share crafts, recipes etc. with other kids on our creative network. We look forward to growing this aspect of our site and we welcome your children to come on over and to get creative with us. This […]