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Everyone needs a place to gather beauty just for beauty’s sake. The purpose of this artist’s journal is to be a gathering place for what captures YOUR attention. What if your creating felt easy and inviting? How would a few minutes a day here and there bring more creativity into your life? What if your […]

Join Aimee Irel Bishop as she guides you on a transformative journey of self-discovery and artistic expression. Drawing from her own experience of profound loss and the subsequent exploration of beauty in unlikely spaces, Aimee invites you to delve into the questions: What is precious? What is sacred? What do you want to remember? Early […]

    Our last one at home (Benjamin) just started his junior year of high school this week! With the start of school comes the promise of cooler temperatures, a more structured schedule (which I actually love) and the invitation to be present in whatever season you find yourself in right now. I know for […]

Early registration is open for A Way of Seeing: Doing Art with Georgia O’Keeffe with Diane Reeves. Early Registration is $42 and the course will go to full price of $62 on September 15 @ 11:59 pm Mountain. The course lessons will go live on October 13 @ 6:00 am Mountain.  The course has 3.75 […]

  Retreat dates: May 6-12, 2024 Amalfi Coast, Italy Click HERE to register.   Warm breezes with the scent of lemon in the air, lazy strolls on cobblestone streets filled with pastel-colored houses, charming cafes that only serve local fare, secret coves around every headland—-the Amalfi Coast is a hidden gem that is home to […]

This month I wanted to share a deeper look into the life and art of Joan Eardley. Joan created in a way that makes you feel the sea breeze against your skin and maybe that is because she often was out in the water as she painted. She was immersed in her environment and she […]

Creating gorgeous clay sculptures WITHOUT a kiln? YES, PLEASE!  Early registration pricing is ending for our next mini course and it is all about sculpting with clay! I have been a super fan of artist Julia Rose Muller for years and I am giddy that she created this course just for us! Early registration is […]

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 message I know to be […]

Creating gorgeous clay sculptures WITHOUT a kiln? YES, PLEASE!  Early registration pricing is ending for our next mini course and it is all about sculpting with clay! I have been a super fan of artist Julia Rose Muller for years and I am giddy that she created this course just for us! This workshop will begin […]

  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 PLAN […]

Welcome to An Artist In series. In this series a different artist, that is intimate in different parts of the world, will share their insider tips for where to eat, stay, see the best art, sketch the best views, rest at their favorite cafes and more. You will be able to go out and adventure […]

I have been dreaming of offering a course like this for years and knew Marian Parsons would be the most perfect artist to create it!  There are often so many questions around plein air painting in regards to set up, capturing what you see, how to capture quickly and allow it to be your finished […]

Traveling as a family has given us the incredible gift of adventure, lasting memories, time to bond in new ways, and seeing the world together with fresh eyes. While shorter trips are relatively straightforward to plan, embarking on an extended journey requires a little more thoughtfulness and preparation. We recently returned from a five week […]

There are big changes coming to our life and business over the next year and we have made the difficult decision that this fall live event of The Art of Gathering will be the last time. Because of this decision we have opened a few more spots for those that were hoping to attend next year.   […]

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 on a busy alley in Italy listening to different languages as they come towards me and then fade away up and down the stairs, just being still with a good […]

  While we were in Italy, we had a little over 48 hours in Venice. There are many faces to this ancient city you can visit again and again and keep discovering new beauty. I would like to offer some suggestions that may help to take a step back in time and see a tiny […]

Creating gorgeous clay sculptures WITHOUT a kiln? YES, PLEASE!  Early registration has just opened for our next mini course and it is all about sculpting with clay! I have been a super fan of artist Julia Rose Muller for years and I am giddy that she created this course just for us! This workshop will begin […]

We just got a brand new shipment of art supplies from Wallace Seymour out of England. Everything is ready to ship and will arrive you you wrapped up beautifully. If you ordered anything on pre-order please note that it has all been shipped. Thank you for your patience and we hope you LOVE your new […]

  This workshop sold out within hours almost a year ago and two spots just became available. This opening is for week two (October 23-31, 2023) and you can reach out directly to Daune Pitman HERE.  Grab your best friend, sister, mom or husband and join us! And if you would be traveling alone just […]

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 message I know to be […]

I have been dreaming of offering a course like this for years and knew Marian Parsons would be the most perfect artist to create it!  There are often so many questions around plein air painting in regards to set up, capturing what you see, how to capture quickly and allow it to be your finished […]

We are honored to announce that Stephanie Lee is back with a mini course and this time it is all about creating portable painted murals. Stephanie is always pushing herself and those around her to try new things and to have fresh eyes within their own work. This course will take your creative ideas to […]

This month one of my favorite living artists, Francoise Gilot, passed away. Francoise was 101 years old and until the last few years of her life she was still painting every day. Doesn’t that make you smile so big? I fell deeply in love with her work when my Grandma Jeanne gifted me one 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 January 2024!   For the next 72 hours you can buy as many online art, business (yes, even Creatively Made Business) + lifestyle courses that you […]