01/22/2026
Paint Party #1 of 2026 is a wrap!!
These party-goers came out to my public event hosted by Consciousness Coffee Shop owner, Jason Rounds, and It was a fabulous time. My only wish is that we had twice the amount of time together!
To kick this off, Jason and I sat together for an hour or so and developed the concept for his painting…. it was a challenging piece to pull off in two hours but he was determined to TRY, and with that attitude, all I could do was try my best as well.
And that is what we did.
AGAIN Two hours is not nearly enough time for a complex painting like this. But this group was on fire. They dove right in and made great progress, mixing their own colors and testing out different brushes. A few even took paint home to continue working. That truly warmed my heart. Ah, Beginnings.
I really do love teaching - guiding - demonstrating - and mostly, cheering people on.
You have to start somewhere, and that somewhere usually begins with what i call
.ugly art…
I love ugly art. I really do.
“Miss, we can tell it’s no good from the look on your face. When its good, you barely look at it, Ok” “But when its no good shes gives the ‘Well just let me take a look here!’ Fr Miss, we know what you’re doing.” - side eye from former HS students calling me out infront of the class lmao (who in every memory only ever referred to me as “Miss”)
kids are brutal - they show you who you really are. Theres no question that i am moved by potential… anyway; ugly art:
It’s humbling to be at the beginning stages of something. To make something so bad you gag at it. When you can look at your own garbage and say - I can do better and try again - that’s resiliency. That builds character. And we should all keep building our character.
NOW TELL, if you could paint anythinggg what would YOU want to paint?!?! and if you could paint with anyone, who would it be with?!
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Thank you SO much to everyone who came out to this event. I have no idea if/when ill do another public thing like this, but I do have some private parties on the books, so stay tuned for thoseee 💕