Art Is For Everyone!

I’ve always felt like an outsider in the Art World.

It’s strange because I was groomed for it. I grew up visiting museums and galleries, going to theater productions, discussing films and literature. I went to art school and learned “artspeak,” but I still felt like I was missing something - like I wasn’t smart enough to get it. I also had a sneaking suspicion that it might be a case of the Emperor's New Clothes, I just didn’t have the courage to point out the truth. Often, personas and language built around things that involve ever higher levels of education communicate little to anyone who is not part of that world. As a result, others are pushed away and feel like it is not meant for them.

It’s ironic because that is the antithesis of art!  Art is for everybody!  That’s the beauty of it. You don’t need any education to know if something speaks to you or not. You don’t need to know anything to make art. In fact, we are all born artists. Every preschool child knows exactly how to make art. It’s just that once we enter formal education systems, we soon learn to doubt that part of us. 

In 2021, I went through a big life transition. I had always painted thinking about how others might perceive the work, but for the first time, I turned inward and created art for my personal growth. I developed a new relationship with art-making. It became a lifeline, companion, and teacher. Later that year, I started studying art therapy to guide people toward their self-discovery, as both therapy and art-making have helped me.

I draw on art therapy practices and my own story to help people discover their inner artist so that they can find peace, solace, and meaningful connection. For the past year, I have been creating space for community and guiding people toward this way of making art. I have started offering creativity coaching sessions, and this month and in March I am offering my first two painting workshops.

For the first time in my life, I feel like I am walking into my destiny. I hope you’ll come along with me.