If Tracy Verdugo was given the opportunity to coin a term for a new art movement based around what she teaches she might call it “Curiosity and Wonderism”or maybe “Loosen-upism” or “Endless possibilitism” When she is not hanging out with her family in their artsy...
Tiffany is just a country girl living on the coast of Alabama with her husband, she is happiest with paint on her hands and usually in her hair. She’s a free spirit with a love for exploring and creating messy art. She’s been called a rule breaker and mess maker...
Tania Bain is a part-time mixed media artist and incurable daydreamer.With a diploma in graphic design, she has a great foundation from which to practice her art. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa with her husband and their seven cats. When she is not painting,...
Tammy Staab never envisioned the art life that she has created. Following a successful career as a pharmacist, she began her studies seeking a contemporary approach to her work. After attending the Cincinnati Art Academy, her further instruction included work with...
Native Austinite Stephanie Jones Rubiano graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M at Galveston with a degree in marine biology. She worked as an environmental scientist for a major drilling company in Houston for five years afterwards. Therefore, it stands to...
I am a professional artist, workshop instructor, and creativity encourager and I believe that we each have a vein of potent curiosity that enables us to “figure it out”. Figure out how to live in a way that feels most true, how to make what we see as beautiful, how to...
I am Stephanie Ackerman. Daughter, sister, wife, mother, neighbor, friend, maker. I believe what God said, that we were made in His image, therefore, we were created to create. Daily, I practice creating a life that reflects my dreams and living a life that defines my...
What a journey it has been to get here. I have been making art ever since I can remember and now have found a way to mix a creative alchemy of a lifetime of interests into a new adventure. My academic art career began at Towson University as a Fine Arts/ Art History...
Sofie Strasser is an Austrian printmaker, illustrator, and designer. Born and raised in Salzburg (AT), at 16 she attended a nearby college for Wood- and Stone Sculpture for 4 years before she moved to Vienna to study design at the University of Applied Arts Vienna....
I’m Sheila Atchley. I’m an artist-author, wisdom-chaser, preacher’s wife, and silver-haired ordinary mystic. I have a semi-empty nest, and six adorable grand-wildlings. And I over-use the hyphen. While I am equally drawn to words and art, words are my defining first...
Shaunna is a chronic creative dabbler and creator of the lifestyle brand & blog, Perfectly Imperfect. She began her business in 2009, and what began as a hobby quickly turned into a passionate brand. Her writing and work led her to publish the $50 Home Makeover...
Sharyn Sowell has two studios: One is a rose-covered cottage in the garden spilling over with stacks of paper, pots of ink and glue, scissors by the dozen, and loads of calligraphy supplies. The other is a suitcase crammed full of art supplies, ready to go at a...
I live and create in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and the mountains and the river lands that surround my home are my constant inspiration. This is my third art workshop for Jeanne Oliver Designs. I share my art in workshops throughout the United States and have had...
Nationally known mixed media instructor,designer and published artist, Robin Dudley-Howes was recently described by the creator of Glitterfest Los Angeles, Sheryl Simpson, as “The little lady with a gypsy heart and skills of a ninja master”. Robin is owner and...
My creative life began in the world of Performing Arts after my mother took me to my first ballet class at the age of three. From that moment on dance was all I wanted to do with my life. I attended the University of Michigan and received my BFA in Dance and...
Rebecca is a mixed-media artist living on an old farm outside Nashville, Tennessee. She has been creating art and teaching art workshops for almost 20 years. On most days you will find Rebecca in her converted attic studio working on any assortment of art projects....
Rae Missigman, mixed media artist, author and instructor is known for her vivid colors, intricate layering and signature repetitive art marks. As an artist, Rae believes that creativity can be accomplished in bite sized pieces during even the busiest days. She focuses...
Pauline is a passionate artist and teacher, with a Degree in Fine Art, and 25 years experience of making art and sharing her impressive range of skills with others. She lives in West Cork, Ireland, where the Gulf Stream meets the Wild Atlantic Way, and part of the...
Pam Carriker is an artist, instructor, author of books ART AT THE SPEED OF LIFE and CREATING ART AT THE SPEED OF LIFE and Mixed Media Portraits with Pam Carriker. Born and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now resides in the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area with her...
I feed off atmosphere, it will either energize me, relax me, or exhaust me. The tiniest details of inspiration. Affecting me physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. Truth. Because of this I have always been drawn to creating atmosphere. Although the...
After retiring from over a decade of creating with leather, Nicki Lang picked up the palette knife and hasn’t looked back. Nicki captures iconic northwest landscapes with bold strokes and a fresh eye. Her unique palette knife work brings sculptural depth to each...
My name is Michelle Wooderson and I reside in very rural Kansas with my husband, two daughters and yellow lab Charlie. I have been around art all my life, starting with helping my mom put together art projects for Bible School when I was very little. I grew up...
Melody Ross is a lifelong writer and artist with a prolific career spanning nearly 3 decades in the art and design industry. Author of more than 20 books, she has also developed countless product lines under her own label as well as licensing her art across the world....
I am a painter living in Western New York, creating in my home studio in our old 1870s farmhouse. I enjoy a good cup of coffee, value deep conversation, and feel alive when I have a brush in my hand. Most days you can find me doing life with my husband Jesse and with...
My name is Melaine Thompson and I have a passion for DIY projects and interior design. Ever since I was a little girl I dreamed of creating beautiful spaces. Even before I started grade school I was rearranging my bedroom on my own. My mom would drag me around to...
Mary Gregory can’t remember a time that she wasn’t drawing, painting or making things. Her grandmother told her, at a very young age, that she was an artist. Mary believed her and has followed this path, though winding, all of her life. It wasn’t until Mary’s...
Marian Parsons is a paint and textile enthusiast and lover of all things home. She started her business, Mustard Seed Interiors, in 2008, as a way to earn extra money for groceries and diapers. What started as a local decorative painting and mural business has grown...
My dad gave me the nickname Lucy many years ago, when I was just a little girl. I absolutely loved making art as a kid! I filled sketchbooks with the people around me, or things I saw in magazines, or on television. Yet, when I became an adult, I hardly spent any time...
A self-taught Mixed Media Artist, Lorraine splits her time living between the Cayman Islands and Central Florida. A recent empty nester, she fills her days with painting, traveling, and writing. She combines all three hobbies to create illustrated art journals...
When asked to define her artistic style, Lori Siebert says that she likes to be a bit of a chameleon. Constantly experimenting with different styles and mediums feeds her insatiable curiosity. She has a very whimsical design sense and loves to play with color to give...
Hello! I am Lissa Whitlock and I’m so glad you’re participating in rhythms and rituals. Here’s a little bit about me so you can get to know me before watching my portion of this gathering. I graduated in 1990 and went immediately into dentistry being trained in...
Lexi is a self-trained mixed media artist located in Northern California. Her first love is painting in Watercolor featuring her free style and beautiful color mixes of all things found in nature. As a mixed media artist her many talents range from, metalsmithing,...
If it were possible to test for an artistic gene it would be a part of my DNA. It is something I have felt and needed to express my entire life. When that part of me isn’t nurtured I become restless and anxious and can only be settled by setting aside the time to...
Creativity has been the purest connection to my inner and outer world for as long as I can remember. As a child I sat and drew constantly my favorite subject of choice, faces. There is something about a portrait that pulls me in. I am fascinated by emotions and the...
Since a young age, I have traveled across the nation and globe. My travels sparked an internal passion in me that will never subside. Travel both energizes and humbles. When not on the go, I find myself continually researching different cultures. The textiles,...
I was born to be an artist, really. At the tender age of 4 I was pointing at clouds and fields of corn telling my mom how beautiful they were. I am still taken aback by either of them, their shapes, movements and the beauty light creates within them. My art career is...
I am a girl who believes in the everyday simple. I love sharing empowering stories through each girl, totem or mandala, i paint. stories that we each tuck away in the layers of our days, sometimes just needing a little reminder that it is okay to come out and play. I...
Kecia Deveney is a published mixed media artist, instructor, and world traveler, living at the Jersey Shore. As a mixed media artist, her eclectic style can be seen in fabric and textiles, jewelry design, sculpture-work, and painting. Creating is pivotal to Kecia and...
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