• Life, creativity, & business are nothing if not a journey filled with turns you might not expect. This latest turn is one I’m truly excited about - I’ve been slowly streamlining my business part of my world so it plays nicely with everything else and lets me serve YOU better. Because that’s the whole point- loving and serving well - For this season I’ve pressed pause on the custom wedding stationery design side of what I do, and am starting to go back to my creative roots of mixed media abstracts - I believe the highest form of art is loving people well. And there are moments when time freezes in pixels that we want to hold on to forever. That’s why I started painting abstracts again - to create accessible custom art inspired by your most special moments - I’m calling the line Poiema, from a word that means masterpiece, workmanship and is related to our English word poem. All I need is a photo or two from you depending on the subject & away we go... swipe left to see more ✨ - Photo inspiration (on image 2) by @brandygracephotography - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #customabstractart #customartwork #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #intuitiveart #storymatters #poiemaabstracts
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    Life, creativity, & business are nothing if not a journey filled with turns you might not expect. This latest turn is one I’m truly excited about - I’ve been slowly streamlining my business part of my world so it plays nicely with everything else and lets me serve YOU better. Because that’s the whole point- loving and serving well - For this season I’ve pressed pause on the custom wedding stationery design side of what I do, and am starting to go back to my creative roots of mixed media abstracts - I believe the highest form of art is loving people well. And there are moments when time freezes in pixels that we want to hold on to forever. That’s why I started painting abstracts again - to create accessible custom art inspired by your most special moments - I’m calling the line Poiema, from a word that means masterpiece, workmanship and is related to our English word poem. All I need is a photo or two from you depending on the subject & away we go... swipe left to see more ✨ - Photo inspiration (on image 2) by @brandygracephotography - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #customabstractart #customartwork #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #intuitiveart #storymatters #poiemaabstracts
  • One this fine Mon-yay (C'mon where are my fellow Monday lovers?), I have a confession to make. I'm just MORE than a little obsessed with all things @farmgirlflowers. Their blooms could launch 1000 paintings - Over the weekend, I broke out one of my favorite bouquets (swipe left to see) and started with a watercolor study (just keep swiping), followed by a looser study and 2 more looser studies still until I could capture the essence of color and motion and vibrance in a mixed media abstract piece. If you are wanting to try abstracts, this method can totally help you start more concretely and then keep getting looser until you find the elements you want to keep on the page - Who else thinks every real bouquet deserves a painting that will last forever? I've got both hands up on that one - @farmgirlflowers thank you for your tireless support of women in business and creating such beauty for all of us to enjoy. (And this is not sponsored... just sharing the #fglove and giving credit where it is due) - If you have some flowers you'd like to capture, feel free to connect in my DMs and I'll get you more information - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #risingtidesociety #abstractpainting #artonpaper #customart #flashesofdelight #calledtobecreative #mixedmediaart #florallove #farmgirlflowers #farmgirlflowerssf #abstractfloral #abstractart #artofabstraction #foundandforaged #doitfortheprocess
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    One this fine Mon-yay (C'mon where are my fellow Monday lovers?), I have a confession to make. I'm just MORE than a little obsessed with all things @farmgirlflowers. Their blooms could launch 1000 paintings - Over the weekend, I broke out one of my favorite bouquets (swipe left to see) and started with a watercolor study (just keep swiping), followed by a looser study and 2 more looser studies still until I could capture the essence of color and motion and vibrance in a mixed media abstract piece. If you are wanting to try abstracts, this method can totally help you start more concretely and then keep getting looser until you find the elements you want to keep on the page - Who else thinks every real bouquet deserves a painting that will last forever? I've got both hands up on that one - @farmgirlflowers thank you for your tireless support of women in business and creating such beauty for all of us to enjoy. (And this is not sponsored... just sharing the #fglove and giving credit where it is due) - If you have some flowers you'd like to capture, feel free to connect in my DMs and I'll get you more information - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #risingtidesociety #abstractpainting #artonpaper #customart #flashesofdelight #calledtobecreative #mixedmediaart #florallove #farmgirlflowers #farmgirlflowerssf #abstractfloral #abstractart #artofabstraction #foundandforaged #doitfortheprocess
  • I say branding and you say ___________? Hands up if your first thought was LOGO. Duh. Photography? (@abbygracephoto I'm saving up) Design? Storytelling and copy writing? (@ashlynscarter and her copywriting education literally changed my business. I might have a course shelf dedicated to her courses. I kinda think you should too) - What if I were to tell you there is something even more important to your brand's success than the perfect strategy, design visuals or even your brand messaging? Gasp. I love all those things and they are important. BUT without this one thing, none of the rest of our brand efforts truly matter - That's why the most important brand asset any of us could possibly invest in building is trust. Trust can take years to build, and seconds to shatter. It is fragile and formidable at the same time. It's the foundation everything else in business (and life) is built on. And there is one thing you might be doing in the way you're handling content that is chipping away at your brand trust foundation without even realizing it - So I'm kinda the friend who discreetly points out when something is hitching a ride between your teeth after dinner. That's what friends do, right? So I'm just gonna say it. When we are using and sharing content, if we can't credit we shouldn’t spread it. Just because some accounts with 1M+ followers have built their following on that kind of content usage doesn't make it good practice or ethically sound. And I just posted a blog about 5 really easy things we can do instead that build brand credibility and business community at the same time. Things that also make us look super smart and savvy to boot. You can check them out up in the link in my IG profile - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #brandingtips #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #businessgrowth #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #brandsthatmatter #soulcareforcreatives #supportsmall #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #storymatters #brandeducation #wednesdaywisdom
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    I say branding and you say ___________? Hands up if your first thought was LOGO. Duh. Photography? (@abbygracephoto I'm saving up) Design? Storytelling and copy writing? (@ashlynscarter and her copywriting education literally changed my business. I might have a course shelf dedicated to her courses. I kinda think you should too) - What if I were to tell you there is something even more important to your brand's success than the perfect strategy, design visuals or even your brand messaging? Gasp. I love all those things and they are important. BUT without this one thing, none of the rest of our brand efforts truly matter - That's why the most important brand asset any of us could possibly invest in building is trust. Trust can take years to build, and seconds to shatter. It is fragile and formidable at the same time. It's the foundation everything else in business (and life) is built on. And there is one thing you might be doing in the way you're handling content that is chipping away at your brand trust foundation without even realizing it - So I'm kinda the friend who discreetly points out when something is hitching a ride between your teeth after dinner. That's what friends do, right? So I'm just gonna say it. When we are using and sharing content, if we can't credit we shouldn’t spread it. Just because some accounts with 1M+ followers have built their following on that kind of content usage doesn't make it good practice or ethically sound. And I just posted a blog about 5 really easy things we can do instead that build brand credibility and business community at the same time. Things that also make us look super smart and savvy to boot. You can check them out up in the link in my IG profile - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #brandingtips #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #businessgrowth #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #brandsthatmatter #soulcareforcreatives #supportsmall #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #storymatters #brandeducation #wednesdaywisdom
  • Spending some quality time with these handmade watercolors has been such a lovely Sunday. Just give me #allthecolors and I’ll be happy 👩🏻‍🎨 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger
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    Spending some quality time with these handmade watercolors has been such a lovely Sunday. Just give me #allthecolors and I’ll be happy 👩🏻‍🎨 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger
  • I started to post this as a #fridayintroduction but time slipped and now it’s Saturday. Let’s just say it’s been a hot mess week around here. Dealing with some new potentially profound personal unknowns and choosing to not jump to worse case scenarios has taken almost every ounce of energy I have. But still I’m here and this piece reminds me... beauty can spill through brokenness and the worst messes can become messages that create legacies bigger than ourselves. Still the process and the pain getting there can still suck. Especially in the middle of it. And it is ok to feel that, be right where you are and stay real about the journey. In fact becoming real is the journey itself - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger
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    I started to post this as a #fridayintroduction but time slipped and now it’s Saturday. Let’s just say it’s been a hot mess week around here. Dealing with some new potentially profound personal unknowns and choosing to not jump to worse case scenarios has taken almost every ounce of energy I have. But still I’m here and this piece reminds me... beauty can spill through brokenness and the worst messes can become messages that create legacies bigger than ourselves. Still the process and the pain getting there can still suck. Especially in the middle of it. And it is ok to feel that, be right where you are and stay real about the journey. In fact becoming real is the journey itself - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger
  • Somedays you just need to create a vision board old school. This is a little more than an every-pretty-picture-I’ve-ever-seen inspiration board: it’s actually a condensed visual business plan that lives on my studio wall, is the first thing I see walking in the door & makes my heart fly just a little higher. And a few of THE most important pictures on the whole board are the ones that remind me every day who I am here for: women creatives - I help women creatives honor their creative process, hone their creative practice, and harness their creative power, all while building a business that thrives from the inside out. And because I am sooo easily distracted (hello shiny idea syndrome) I need my mission hanging right in front of me... EVeryday - Other parts of the board speak to core values, revenue goals, business goals, brand identity, and a big ol’ section on soul care because this girl practices what she preaches- or at least I try super hard to. Basically this my biz on a board & it’s our Discovery Day project this month in Flourish Creatives (my totally free Facebook community for women creatives) - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger
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    Somedays you just need to create a vision board old school. This is a little more than an every-pretty-picture-I’ve-ever-seen inspiration board: it’s actually a condensed visual business plan that lives on my studio wall, is the first thing I see walking in the door & makes my heart fly just a little higher. And a few of THE most important pictures on the whole board are the ones that remind me every day who I am here for: women creatives - I help women creatives honor their creative process, hone their creative practice, and harness their creative power, all while building a business that thrives from the inside out. And because I am sooo easily distracted (hello shiny idea syndrome) I need my mission hanging right in front of me... EVeryday - Other parts of the board speak to core values, revenue goals, business goals, brand identity, and a big ol’ section on soul care because this girl practices what she preaches- or at least I try super hard to. Basically this my biz on a board & it’s our Discovery Day project this month in Flourish Creatives (my totally free Facebook community for women creatives) - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #tbiwarrior #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger