Early registration pricing is ending for the next session of Creatively Made Business that will begin on March 21, 2025. For all of the dreamers, creators, and builders out there…this is for you! Come into our studio and take a seat because we are...
March Beauty Round Up | Inspired By Paris With all of this talk about registration opening for a 2026 Paris Art Retreat, my head (and heart) has been swirling with all things French! This month’s free beauty found round up has sweet, beautiful and fun peeks into...
This workshop has SOLD OUT! Thank you so much! This event sold out within an hour. You are all so amazing! I can’t wait to be in Paris creating with you! Get on the waitlist HERE. I don’t know if there is any other city in the world where I have felt the most...
I don’t know if there is any other city in the world where I have felt the most thankful to be an artist, as Paris. It is the city dripping with beauty, inspiration, history, gardens and the invitation to be a part of it. Maybe that is what I love the most, the...
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | Studying Sculptures Pt. II Journal Entry No. 09 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design,...
Early registration pricing is ending for the next session of Creatively Made Business that will begin on March 21, 2025. For all of the dreamers, creators, and builders out there…this is for you! Come into our studio and take a seat because we are...
With a $200 camcorder we created our first online art course and made over $35,000 by the time the course started. That was 13 years ago and it changed everything with our business and put us on a new path with our creativity. I almost missed it though! ...
This business began over 17 years ago and the #1 question I get repeatedly is asking how we have created this life. How have we worked together as a family, built something that is diverse, travel all over the world teaching and adventuring and still in a place of...
I often hear that so many of you want to explore drawing or painting faces but it has felt too intimidating! We are so happy to share that Brandi Hofer has created a brand new course just for you! Using her fun and proven step by step method you will be drawing faces...
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 moving art around this new home and seeing a piece almost for the first time, feet to the ground with little glimpses that spring is coming, underlining words...
We have so many beautiful new offerings that are currently being planned for 2026. Some of the workshops will open for registration over the next few months and I want you to be the first to know. We will be a part of live workshops here in the US and...
Want a sneak peek into our brand new art kit that will be available tomorrow morning at 9 am MT? Welcome to the Cy Twombly Limited Edition Art Kit! The jewel of the set is this custom made 12 drawing stones from France and England by Wallace Seymour(out of the Lake...
My favorite mornings right now are when I wake up and I can instantly smell and hear that Kelly has a fire going in the living room. That act of kindness is an invitation to get out of a warm bed, turn the kettle on, get under the quilt made by my friend Stephanie Lee...
Cy Twombly has long been one of my very favorite abstract artists. I have been fascinated by his mark making language, his use of color (and sometimes complete lack thereof) and that he was diverse on canvas, paper and assemblage. Recently, as I stood in front...
We have so many beautiful new offerings that are currently being planned for 2026. Some of the workshops will open for registration over the next few months and I want you to be the first to know. We will be a part of live workshops here in the US and...
We are offering some of our favorite art supplies by Wallace Seymour from England! We have not restocked since we moved and we get emails daily asking when everything will be back in stock! These supplies are exquisite! For the next 72 hours we will have almost all of...
I hope you will join me for this really special online course where I share how to use your gifts for creativity and worship. I have learned the joy and transformation of making praise and worship a priority in my day to day life. I have also seen the...
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Artist Journal Entry No. 08 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking...
I hope you will join me for this really special online course where I share how to use your gifts for creativity and worship. I have learned the joy and transformation of making praise and worship a priority in my day to day life. I have also seen the...
Every end of summer nothing was better than new back to school supplies. I loved getting everything organized in my Trapper Keeper (how does that age me?), picking out a new lunchbox, packages of fresh paper and sharpening all of the...
This January we started the year in sunshine, rest and also creating an outline for the content I wanted to share in Art As Worship. We came home to a polar vortex :-), taking the tree down and packing away Christmas, the urgency of a few projects and the reminder...
I had planned to relaunch Creatively Made Business this winter. We closed registration about a year ago to prepare for this relaunch. I was working on new content/lives/new books etc. to add to the already beautiful curriculum of CMB. I was also pulling together a...
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...
Our semi-annual 50% off online course sale is going on right now! USE CODE: JO50 We only do this twice a year and this will not happen again until June 2025! You can buy as many online art + lifestyle courses that you want for 50% off. We...
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | Wintering Journal Entry No. 07 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking and...
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 1 more day! We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over 120 art, lifestyle and business courses to choose from) and find the course you...
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 2 days! We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over 120 art, lifestyle and business courses to choose from) and find the course you want...
Our semi-annual 50% off sale will begin in 3 days! (An oldie but goodie of my sweet Benny helping me out with countdown images) We also have added a WISHLIST feature! You can now add any course to your WISHLIST. Start looking through our courses (we have over...
Creative habits seem to be one of the most important exercises in my day-to-day life as an artist. I may not always have time in this season to paint large works of art each day, but I can always find time to capture something beautiful in front of me....
For the month of December we are offering the Mary Gregory Course Bundle valued at $124 for $48. The bundle includes Fresh Blooms and Shelters: Painting Places that House Our Hearts. Once you purchase you will have instant access to both courses....
When I am leading a live art workshop I often spend a little time inviting the artists into a time of creative warm-up. This is a time to get out of their heads and to see what is possible when we just begin and start to move paint around. I often tease during...
1. Vintage Copper Pots. I associate my copper pots with making our home smell incredible! Whether we are making a big pot of soup or one of our favorite simmer pot recipes is on the stove, our copper pots are well used and loved. As I find special...
For the month of December we are offering the Mary Gregory Course Bundle valued at $124 for $48. The bundle includes Fresh Blooms and Shelters: Painting Places that House Our Hearts. Once you purchase you will have instant access to both courses....
This past fall while I was in Italy I kept seeing little things that I wanted to offer to you. One rabbit trail led to another which led to this limited edition art kit. It all started with the black leather notebooks (these were the first notebooks every...
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Holidays Journal Entry No. 06 Welcome to a new series here on the blog that shares our true love of art and design. So many of you started following me years ago because of our mutual love of home, design, homemaking and...
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...
1. Handmade Pottery. Giving the gift of ceramics is one of my go to favorites! I would recommend subscribing to the newsletters of the ceramic artists you love to make sure you don’t miss when they have new pieces available. Some of my favorites:...
Gathering others has been a part of how we celebrate the people we love at home, how we have grown our business over the years with live events and overseas workshops, and how we have been able to take ideas and make them a reality in our diverse and creative...
When our Benjamin was little he preferred to sit with Kelly and me in the sanctuary each Sunday. If the pastor asked if anyone wanted to accept Christ, Ben would raise his hand. If the pastor asked if anyone wanted healing for back pain, Ben would raised his hand. If...
I believe spaces should be used well, beauty should not be saved just for company and home should reflect the hearts that live there and not just the trends we see around us. I am not a designer but putting home together has been my heart for as long as I can...
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