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...
Kathie lives in Gig Harbor, WA with her husband, “Builder Bob” her college sweetheart of 39 years. They have two sons, Matthew, 24, in grad school studying sports psychology at Western Washington University and Andrew, 22, who works in Seattle for Guardian Security....
I received a degree in Fiber Arts and worked as a textile print designer in the apparel business in Los Angeles for 20 years, but my real education started in 2009. I started painting and made it a practice to paint every day. As I honed my craft and progressed to the...
There are two very large maple trees on the north side of the house. They are a perfect distance apart for a large hammock. When I lay in the hammock (a rare occasion) and look up through the layers of woody arms and fingers of green leaves, and masses of yellow...
Hi everyone, my name is Julie Johnson I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with my husband of 31 years. We have been in Colorado for 5 years being originally from Kalamazoo Michigan. I have a son married living in Michigan. A son in North Carolina in grad school. My...
I am an artist/illustrator living tucked away in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada. I am a bit of a late bloomer, coming into art in my 40’s, but I jumped in with both feet and have never looked back! I am a self-taught artist and like to describe my creative...
Jesse is a wife, sister, friend, and creative, but most importantly, a sinner saved by the sweet grace of Jesus. She enjoys many creative pursuits under the sun, including macramé, sewing, weaving, photography, gardening, cooking, and more. She could not just pick one...
Jennifer Rizzo is a Mom of 3 and an artist who loves painting and creating. She considers her style “modern vintage cottage” and loves mixing vintage and flea market finds with graphic patterns and modern elements. Two years ago she started designing her own line of...
Jen Wagner is an independent Nashville-based type designer and typographer known for her candid approach to type design and business. The attention to detail and quality of her typefaces and lettering reflect her core belief that beautiful type should be available to...
Hi, my name is Jennifer O’Brien. I write a DIY & decorating blog called City Farmhouse. This is where I share thrifty decorating solutions, budget friendly makeovers, project tutorials and moments of honesty as a person trying to juggle life gracefully. Hi, my...
Jeanne Oliver grew up in rural Illinois and now resides in Castle Rock, CO. She is inspired by our personal stories, travel, and nature. Jeanne uses art to tell her current stories and also those of growing up among gravel roads, cornfields and early life surrounded...
While I’ve always been creative, it wasn’t until I was in my late 50’s that I found art. Through experimentation, instruction, and creative practice I came to realize that everyone is an artist, including me! I live a dual lifestyle with my husband, splitting my time...
J. Kirk Richards loves to depict spiritual imagery. His winged angels and gospel scenes are widely collected and licensed for use in magazines, books, and other sacred publications. Kirk lives on a wooded mountainside with his wife amy, their four creative children,...
I’m an artist, self-taught photographer, teacher, mother to two sweet daughters and wife to one super talented guy. I was born in Sydney, Australia and spent most of my childhood there. Life in Sydney was amazing and I grew up doing Art in the Aussie sunshine! You...
Idania Salcido, the artist behind Danita Art is a self taught, multidisciplinary artist who uses the techniques she learned through her career materializing her ideas. Her work is inspired by nature, fairy tales, antiques, folk art, folklore, books, women, magic, the...
I like my water fizzy and my coffee black. A pair of big earrings and a bright lipstick is my power-suit. I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little, and I’m still fascinated by brave people doing big things. I’m work as an author by day, and I paint every free...
I started painting when I moved from England to Spain 4 years ago. Prior to that I had not painted in over 25 years. But now it is an intrinsic part of my existence, it is as natural and necessary as breathing. It marked a huge change in my Life, a new start, a new...
Dina’s colorful, expressive style is anchored by her design hallmark, the creative use of white space. Her personal, organic design aesthetic strikes a balance between “artsy” and “classic”. Dina is a mixed-media artist and teacher. She loves everything about art:...
Let’s start with my guilty pleasures: I love books about decorating (my husband would say I like decorating with books about decorating), I basically collect interior design magazines, and I swoon over beautifully written and illustrated children’s books. I find...
Debbie is a late-bloomer when it comes to painting, though her family and friends would probably say that she has always bloomed in other creative ways – making beautiful spaces, offering hospitality, designing colorful and tasty meals, and dabbling in a variety of...
Artist Danielle Donaldson has walked a creative path for as long as she can remember. Her love of art began, as most young souls do, with a big box of crayons and a stack of coloring books. Over time, she focused her artistic efforts in watercolor and graphite drawing...
Formally trained artist Courtney Khail is the founder and artist of courtney khail watercolors. Born in Augusta, Georgia, Courtney studied visual arts at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School for eight years before going onto receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts in...
My name is Connie Solera. I am an artist, teacher, and a firm believer that creativity is the language of the Soul. I’ve been on the artist journey since I could hold a pencil in my hand and squish clay in between my toes. My longing to be an artist is what drove me...
I am a self taught artist who fully believes our faith and thoughts create our lives. I have loved creating art as long I can remember. I stopped creating art when I went to college because I did not believe I could make a living as an artist. As time went by I kept...
Artist, an Instructor, and Encourager. Abstract painting allows me the time and space to share and respond to my daily observations and life circumstances. Here, an internal dialogue emerges, my soul shifts and something inside of me feels untangled on the canvas....
For more than 40 years, Charlotte Lyons has inspired makers around the world with the humble simplicity of traditional art and craft and the inventive use of repurposed materials. Trained as a teacher, she works in a variety of mediums, including sewing, embroidery,...
Cathy Walters is a licensed artist and illustrator living in Connecticut. You can find her work at Pottery Barn Kids, Wayfair, Joss and Main, Land of Nod, Francesca’s and many others. You may even find her work in an episode of Modern Family, an eBay commercial, and...
I am an artist. There I said it. I am on my third reinvention. My past lives include interior designer and letterpress stationer. I am a painter. I feel it in my bones. I crave it everyday. I am a longtime journal keeper and compulsive life documenter. I was a maker...
A pianist at heart, I began painting in 2012 and my only regret is not starting sooner, I enjoy it so much. I primarily paint landscapes in oil. I was honored to be included in the Nebraska Biennial Exhibition at Gallery 1516 in Omaha in 2017, and 2019, and my...
Cooking daily meals from their preserved garden goods or simple fresh meals in and out of the farm, has allowed Anne Marie to embrace a simple slow-down type lifestyle. She is a professional food stylist and writer. Her work can be found in Jo Packham’s publication,...
Angie Redhead’s interest in art began with inspiring and encouraging art teachers. She took summer classes through Sir Sanford Fleming College, one-on-one classes with oil painter, Joan Divine, and then enrolled in the Fine Arts programme at the University of Ottawa....
I live in southern Oregon with my husband and two crazy boys! I work as a freelance artist for Penny Black Rubber Stamps and I teach online art classes. I would say I am a mixed media artist. My favorite mediums are colored pencils over acrylic but I also really love...
After a fulfilling career as a Creative Director in Corporate America I left that world at 50 to pursue my dream of working as a full-time artist. I felt it was a true calling and have never looked back. Now I am busy showing my work through art shows, creating unique...
Amy is an adventure seeker, a lost treasure hunter, a mother, and a wife. A collector of all things old, unique and forgotten. She enjoyed traveling the world as a flight attendant starting at the age of 19 and then later she dove into mother hood raising her son and...
Alissa Millsap, born of a carpenter, has dreaming and creating in her blood. She is a light chaser, seeker of the small and lover of silence. You would most often find her exploring the local flora and fauna, or in her studio creating a sculpture or a painting with...
Alicia is the homeschooling mama to four kids, two boys and two girls. As soon as her oldest was able to draw with finger paints in his highchair, she was creating art with her kids and she has been creating art with them for 14 happy years now. Being a homeschooling...
Alena Hennessy began making art at a very young age, way before she could write. She would spend hours upon hours drawing on the back of her Grandmother’s dittos from school, making up imaginary worlds. Since then her love of creating has evolved– branching out with a...
Aimee is a lifelong creative and maker. Finding solace and healing within the pages of her own journal she decided that sharing this most precious process with others was one of her greatest passions. She has hosted in person gatherings and workshops, taught online...
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