Beauty Round-Up | September 2023

Beauty Round-Up | September 2023

Each month we love searching for free beauty on the internet to share with you. This month we thought it would be fun to focus on Georgia O’Keefe in honor of the upcoming course with Diane Reeves, A Way of Seeing; Doing Art with Georgia O’Keeffe.  Grab a...
I Am Teaching | Wanderlust 2024 Registration Open!

I Am Teaching | Wanderlust 2024 Registration Open!

  The team of Teachers for Wanderlust 2024 has been announced, and I am thrilled to tell you that I am one of them. Wanderlust 2024 is 49 mixed-media lessons, all downloadable and yours to keep forever. Plus handouts, a creative community, and a whole bunch of...
Gathered + Bound | A Live Zoom Art Workshop

Gathered + Bound | A Live Zoom Art Workshop

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...
Back to School Sale | 40% Off One Online Course

Back to School Sale | 40% Off One Online Course

    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...
What is Inspiring Me Lately | August 2023

What is Inspiring Me Lately | August 2023

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...
Stop JUST Dreaming!

Stop JUST Dreaming!

  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...
An Artist in Florence | with Melissa McArdle

An Artist in Florence | with Melissa McArdle

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...
Plein Air with Marian Parsons | Instant Access

Plein Air with Marian Parsons | Instant Access

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...
The Art of Gathering | Last Time Being Offered

The Art of Gathering | Last Time Being Offered

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...
48 Hours in Venice | Top Tips

48 Hours in Venice | Top Tips

  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...
What is Inspiring Me Lately

What is Inspiring Me Lately

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...
Instant Access | Making a Scene with Stephanie Lee

Instant Access | Making a Scene with Stephanie Lee

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...
June Beauty Round-Up | In Honor of Francoise Gilot

June Beauty Round-Up | In Honor of Francoise Gilot

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...
Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | 72 Hours Only

Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale | 72 Hours Only

  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...
2 Days Until Our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale!

2 Days Until Our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale!

    If you are a member of our creative community and network you know what is coming!   If you are not a part of our network THIS is the time to make sure you are subscribed to our NEWSLETTER and to create an account on our CREATIVE NETWORK (free to...
3 Days Until Our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale!

3 Days Until Our Semi-Annual 50% Off Sale!

    If you are a member of our creative community and network you know what is coming!   If you are not a part of our network THIS is the time to make sure you are subscribed to our NEWSLETTER and to create an account on our CREATIVE NETWORK (free to...
Stitched Faces | Instant Access!

Stitched Faces | Instant Access!

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and...
Free Art Video | Stencil Cutting with Erin Faith Allen

Free Art Video | Stencil Cutting with Erin Faith Allen

In this free lesson Erin Faith Allen demonstrates how you can create your own stencils with a few simple steps. From photocopies of your favorite photos you can find shapes and images from which to trace outlines for your stencils. It can be really fun to dive into...
Stitched Faces | Begins in 12 Days!

Stitched Faces | Begins in 12 Days!

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and...
Cut + Paste | Watch the Brand New Promo

Cut + Paste | Watch the Brand New Promo

All around my studio I have bowls of torn abstract lines and forms, cut up vintage fabrics, papers with my marks, odds and ends of vintage trinkets and ephemera and then another full of stitched vintage French linen scraps. Often as I am creating, I will pull these...
Petite Limited Edition Stitched Faces Art Kit

Petite Limited Edition Stitched Faces Art Kit

  We are thrilled to offer you a petite version of our original Stitched Faces Art Kit.  This set is VERY limited and we will not be offering any more of these art kits after they sell out.  You can purchase the Petite Stitched Faces Limited Edit Art Kit HERE....
Creating Art While You Travel | Free Video

Creating Art While You Travel | Free Video

  One of the most art changing habits that I have established over the years is creating and using a portable art studio. Just enough supplies to make sure I can create anywhere. Daily creating is a choice and even though I may not always have the time to work on...
An Artist in Bellagio, Italy | My Top Tips

An Artist in Bellagio, Italy | My Top Tips

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...
Registration Open | Stitched Faces with Jeanne Oliver

Registration Open | Stitched Faces with Jeanne Oliver

One of my earliest memories of my Grandma Jeanne was of her gathered with our family and stitching. She would be working on her needlepoint with her basket of threads next to her and conversation going on all around her. Over the years I found my own style and...
May Beauty Round-Up | Free Beauty Found on the Internet

May Beauty Round-Up | Free Beauty Found on the Internet

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 book...