While we were in Italy I came upon vintage book covers, vintage papers and even some special art supplies that begged for me to make you a kit to accompany my next course, Abstract Landscapes. This is VERY limited and I will not be able to create this exact...
Modern + Artful Design Inspiration | For the Home Journal Entry No. 01 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...
Frequently Asked Questions Please read our FAQS that apply to all of our courses. If you have a question after that please use the contact page. Click to Read FAQS Now. Course Description Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. In this two part workshop we will be...
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 unpacking our things and seeing old things in a new way, seeing a brand new view of the sunset, giving things away that will no longer fit in this smaller...
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...
The first France art retreat (announced almost a month ago) sold out within an hour so I was asked if I would like to teach a second retreat! Of course I said YES! If you did not get a spot in the first workshop I am thrilled to announce that I will be teaching a...
We are currently traveling in Italy and it has been a gift of time to write, read, create and spend time with family. I am very intentional about my rhythm at home but these past few months had been extremely out of my normal ebb and flow and I was feeling it. The...
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 having all three children together and hearing them laughing in the other room, reading a long awaited book with sounds all around me so different from my day...
We moved every single thing in our home except the baby grand piano. THAT was not in our wheelhouse or muscles! These men were amazing and never complained once about moving this piano all the way up the hill. The day that the piano was being moved in I was also...
This move has been so different than any other move we have had! We bought our mid century home late December 2023 and we have had time to move slowly into the new space. We found ourselves doing weekly trips with boxes until we unintentionally moved the whole house...
Each year one of our favorite ways to celebrate and prepare for this semi-annual sale is to create countdown images. We have so much fun as a family coming up with new ideas to photograph. This year we thought it was only fitting to share a little peek into our huge...
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 in the tension of transition (thank you Craig Cooney for articulating it so well). This will be more of what I share soon as our business is shifting, our home...
In this online workshop you will create multiple quick portraits that will be your inspiration for your linoprint. I will share my process for create loose and abstract portraits, how to create beautiful and rich color washes to bring a portrait to life, how to use...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session is all about portrait printmaking. In this online workshop you will create multiple quick portraits that will be your inspiration for your linoprint. I will share my process for create loose and abstract...
We are. on our way home from Nashville and our time with Jack and Maddy. We packed up Maddy’s apartment on campus and moved everything into storage for the summer. She only has one semester left. During our quick trip we ate good food, talked for hours, laughed...
This is my birthday week and on May 5th I turn 52! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. Come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking...
This is my birthday week and on May 5th I turn 52! I love birthdays! I love making it extra special for those I love and I will squeeze out all of the goodness I can when it comes to me too. Come celebrate with me and get ONE course that you have been looking...
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 in the midst of boxes and memories, the sound of a favorite jazz album, how different spring looks at a new place, memes sent back and forth until we talk,...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
UPDATE: SOLD OUT TO GET ON THE WAITLIST PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW AND CONNECT WITH VANESSA Art as Worship in Franklin, TN August 16-17, 2024 We are taking Art as Worship to Franklin, TN! I have been invited to share my heart when it comes to our creativity...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two...
There are always so many gorgeous live workshops to choose from! Since I know so many of the artists that curate incredible experiences I wanted to share them and where they are heading this year (and next). Even if you do not travel with them this year please go...
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...
Our APRIL 50% off course special is The Art of Gathering with Jeanne Oliver. Over the past 16 + years we have gathered others through live workshops here in the United States and abroad. Whether we have been leading a group making art along the...
I had been in Italy for almost a month teaching art workshops for Daune Pitman and the trip was ending with time to rest in Florence. It was the day before heading back to the US and Daune and I had planned to catch the fast train to Arezzo for the once a month...
In 2019 I traveled more than I have ever traveled. I had more trips throughout the US and Europe than ever before and my companion on these trips was the book Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel and my stitching. This month for our beauty round-up of free beauty found...
Join me for another live Zoom art workshop. This session will be all about abstract techniques on paper. I have so much I want to share with you so we are making this a special two part workshop. Our first session will be 10-noon MT followed by a two hour break and...
This Saturday we are having a fun pop-up sale over in our JO Creative Community FB group. We are moving and we have lots of incredible inventory that is often offered only at our live workshops! We thought it would be fun to do a FB live and have a sale on these...
We are thrilled to launch our 2024 online art school workshops with Encaustic Memory Keepers with the prolific Crystal Marie. Busy lives, fleeting time . . . So often the significance of a season will escape our notice when we are in the midst of living it. It is only...
Both of these courses have early registration pricing ending tomorrow (March 1st, 2024) and they will also be instant access! Encaustic Memory Keepers with Crystal Marie on the Jeanne Oliver Creative Network We are thrilled to launch our 2024 online art school...
Early registration pricing is ending + the course is beginning THIS coming Friday, March 1st! Click HERE to get the early registration pricing! Unlock the artist within and let nature be your canvas in Wild at art – where creativity and the great outdoors...
I wanted to quickly share some of the ways we can create together on our site but also other collaborations I am honored to be a part of. Art Rituals through Everything Art I’m a part of Art Rituals – a new mini course available now at Everything Art. Build...
| The library in our current home is one of my favorite spots | It has been four weeks since I shared with you that our current home, land and studio was for sale. During the past four weeks we held our last three live workshops here at our current studio which...
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...
How do I wrap up in words what the past eight years have meant to me, my creativity, the confirmation that what I can dream up I can walk out, the impact on our family, our hearts, our business, the relationships, the laughter, the tears, the collaborations,...
YEARS AGO we were hiking in the mountains around Vail. As we came out into a meadow I saw a woman sitting on a rock with her watercolors out and capturing the field. As we passed her I whispered to Kelly, “Someday, I want that to be me”. He answered why...
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 in late night conversations around our kitchen table, listening to the words and music coming from the hearts of our kids, seeing little boys becoming men,...
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