You’ll do so by joining me on a walk through the forest, inside textile stores, alongside railroad tracks, and around my studio. The places we go and the things you see will enhance your learnings, and you’ll take these deep-seated realizations with you on your own personal walk the next time you step outside. 

As for your tangible challenge – upon your new re-frame of how you view the value of an object, you’ll find items that were once told they were worthless or “junk,” and you’ll learn to bring personal and known worth to it. You’ll remove all preconditions, and you’ll engage in a uniquely creative process of hunting and gathering your materials. What will you challenge yourself to find?

The stops on your journey here will take you in and out of your studio, with a goal to expand your creative horizons and try new approaches to creating art. With every technique grounded in accessibility (like backyard findings and common household materials), you and I will dive into deepening your understanding of different fabric forms and watch your new authentic expression emerge.

And regardless if you’ve heard or tried any of these techniques before – we promise you’ll embark on an adventure unlike you’ve ever experienced. And keeping the theme of our “no rules” demeanour, you’ll be invited and encouraged to try each technique, but never instructed or told to.

You’ll dig into new processes to put your techniques into action, and new experiments along the way. The processes learned here – the seeing, the doing, the experimenting – become part of a bigger conversation that you’ll take with you in other areas of life. Because what happens in this phase is not just about what you’re making, but about who you’re becoming.

Lean into your truly authentic mixed media creations, and together we’ll work through any resistance, blocks, and uncertainty… because when you look at everything through a lens of curiosity, it sparks a different story of what’s possible.

Your final transformation happens in both the physical completion of assembling your small and larger artwork, AND in the mindset transformation of stepping into a new artistic identity. You’ll round out this course by having an entirely up-levelled skillset as an artist, a new direction on how to carry your creativity, and a clean slate allowing yourself to be you.

The completion of your journey here marks where your new courage begins. You’ll gather what you need to proudly finish your project – bringing together every piece you love and, most importantly, every beautiful flaw. Because the bottom line here is that creativity is LIBERATING, and you’ll have freed yourself from the fear, insecurity, and shame that undermines so many creatives.

As you step into a new confidence simply by doing, you’ll see that this creativity was always inside you, and just needed the right catalyst to come alive. You’ll enjoy every feeling that comes alongside the completion of a project, with the added satisfaction of doing it your way, and in your voice.