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I want to help you create a little JOY in your LIFE through ART. Whether you are a widow, widower, empty nester, suffer with anxiety and or depression, art helps me heal and it can help you too.
Dive into a world where art and creativity intertwine to spark joy in everyday moments. Here, you'll discover simple yet inspiring projects designed to ignite your passion for expression. Whether you're a seasoned artist or just beginning your creative journey, join me in exploring the transformative power of artistry and the joy it brings to our lives.
Let's paint, craft, and create our way to happiness together!
-Teresa
How Art & Creativity Heal
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August Creative Simple Joys: No Rules, Just Pap...
Sometimes the joy is simply in getting ready to create. Sometimes Getting READY to Create is CREATING Printing the pages. Tearing the edges. Folding the paper. Choosing what goes where....
August Creative Simple Joys: No Rules, Just Pap...
Sometimes the joy is simply in getting ready to create. Sometimes Getting READY to Create is CREATING Printing the pages. Tearing the edges. Folding the paper. Choosing what goes where....
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August Reminds Me Why I Create (And Why Little ...
For a lot of people, August feels like the end of summer. It does for me. I feel like we have reached the crest and are on our way down. ...
August Reminds Me Why I Create (And Why Little ...
For a lot of people, August feels like the end of summer. It does for me. I feel like we have reached the crest and are on our way down. ...
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Declare Your Creative Independence This July H...
Freedom From Perfection and Creative independence. This year feels especially meaningful as we celebrate America's 250th birthday. For 250 years we've celebrated freedom, courage, creativity, innovation, and the idea that...
Declare Your Creative Independence This July H...
Freedom From Perfection and Creative independence. This year feels especially meaningful as we celebrate America's 250th birthday. For 250 years we've celebrated freedom, courage, creativity, innovation, and the idea that...
How Art and Creativity Heal
Hello June: A Fresh Page for Creativity and Joy
Little moments matter. More than we sometimes realize. I know creativity has been that gentle place for me many times in life. After loss. During stress. In seasons where life felt overwhelming or uncertain. Creativity did...
Hello June: A Fresh Page for Creativity and Joy
Little moments matter. More than we sometimes realize. I know creativity has been that gentle place for me many times in life. After loss. During stress. In seasons where life felt overwhelming or uncertain. Creativity did...
Memorial Day, Memory & Making Something Meaningful
There’s something about Memorial Day that feels different. Create something Patriotic Yes… there are backyard barbecues, sunshine, garden centers overflowing with flowers, and the unofficial kickoff to summer (which you...
Memorial Day, Memory & Making Something Meaningful
There’s something about Memorial Day that feels different. Create something Patriotic Yes… there are backyard barbecues, sunshine, garden centers overflowing with flowers, and the unofficial kickoff to summer (which you...
Tiny Creative Moments Can Still Change Your Day
There’s something I’ve been realizing lately while sitting at my desk with iced coffee in one hand and glue sticks, paper scraps, or paintbrushes scattered around me. Tiny Creative Moments...
Tiny Creative Moments Can Still Change Your Day
There’s something I’ve been realizing lately while sitting at my desk with iced coffee in one hand and glue sticks, paper scraps, or paintbrushes scattered around me. Tiny Creative Moments...
5 Ways to Reset After a Long Winter
Fresh air is underrated. There is something about opening the windows, letting the stale winter air out, and hearing birds instead of your heater trying to survive another season. It...
5 Ways to Reset After a Long Winter
Fresh air is underrated. There is something about opening the windows, letting the stale winter air out, and hearing birds instead of your heater trying to survive another season. It...
Create Self Care with 15 Minute Creative Projects
Maybe light a candle. Maybe pour yourself something warm (or iced… no judgment). And maybe—just maybe—let’s stop pretending self-care has to be an all-day retreat with a color-coded planner and...
Create Self Care with 15 Minute Creative Projects
Maybe light a candle. Maybe pour yourself something warm (or iced… no judgment). And maybe—just maybe—let’s stop pretending self-care has to be an all-day retreat with a color-coded planner and...
Winter Blues, Burnout & 15 Minutes That Act...
If winter had a personality, it would be gray, loud, exhausting, and wildly disrespectful of our nervous systems. And this winter?She doubled down. Between record-breaking cold temperatures here in New...
Winter Blues, Burnout & 15 Minutes That Act...
If winter had a personality, it would be gray, loud, exhausting, and wildly disrespectful of our nervous systems. And this winter?She doubled down. Between record-breaking cold temperatures here in New...