I will not teach you to paint Mallard Ducks

When I was a young girl, my mother sent me to Millie's. Millie had an awesome art studio for kids and we were allowed to create freely, without judgment or criticism. I loved it. Then my mom sent me to an art class where I was to learn how to paint Mallard ducks in oil. I was 7. I hated it. The teacher said it wasn't very good. And so the journey of self-doubt began.

I will not teach you how to paint ducks, trees or flowers. Nor will I teach you techniques about depth and distance. What I will do is facilitate a space where you can create freely, without judgment and without critique. I will help you with your own journey of self-discovery and guide you back to the heart. You can still paint ducks if you want, we never know what will come out of our souls when we let go and surrender to the paint. You are an amazing artist, I know it. Come and discover what you can create if you are given the space and time to just let go. Everyone is welcome, even if you can't paint a duck.

your life is a painting

Do you think you can't paint? How long have you been telling yourself that you are not an artist? Do you feel an urge to paint, to create, to explore but the story you tell yourself stops you in your tracks?

Many of us loved to paint when we were children. We didn't know that we couldn't, it was just what we did. Then somewhere along the way someone said "What's that supposed to be?" and it was all over.

What if you could come to a place where everything was provided for you? What if that place was beautiful, open and safe? What if that place offered you the space to paint without judgment or critique, only support and encouragement? What if that place was full of women just like you, looking to reconnect with their creative self? Would you come and begin your journey? Could you be open to all the possibilities that await you in that paintbrush?

You are already a creative expression in your everyday life. Everything you do, every conversation, decision, process of letting something go, is weaving a magnificent painting right now. You are already doing it in it's raw, unadulterated state just by participating in life. Stepping into the studio is like stepping onto that yellow brick road, you're not sure where it will take you, but you know all you have to do is put one foot in front of the other. Are you ready for the journey?