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Something in me was whispering to jump into this business, and because of my fears I was just letting the opportunity, my skill set, experience and data sit in the corner gathering regrets and dust.

This weekend was quite busy for this little artist!  On Saturday afternoon (March 16th, 2019) I loaded up the car with my awesome partner Bryan and traveled to the Tacoma Dome to live paint at my biggest event ever, USC Events Lucky Festival 2019!  On Sunday evening, I launched my new Creative Painting Workshop series at The Dane here in Seattle!

2018 was an absolute CHALLENGE for me personally.  Despite the atomic bomb that was my life, I accomplished SO MUCH!  I launched my YouTube channel, Painting Workshops at The Bar Shoppe and The Dane, I created commission graphics and paintings, including song artwork for Soliloquy, I vended and live painted at Parke Diem, the Shoreline Farmer's Market, Crystallography's Gem Show and WAVES: Biolumina and I rented my very first art studio!   I have taken the winter off to regroup and assess how the year went, settle in to my new routine and plan out the upcoming year full of workshops, festivals and live painting.  A calendar will be posted soon with dates and times so keep a look out. Painting Workshops are launching in March and...

Ok, I admit, this painting was a bit detailed for painters to complete in just a 2 hour sitting... BUT YOU DID IT!  These guys did a great job following the steps in just 2.5 hours (because, like I said, it was too much for the time allotted to us!).  

In 2016 I began to teach painting to groups of up to 40 people.  It was HARD.  If you think painting is hard, try painting while you are walking around the room, holding your canvas, and stuffing your insecurities down all while reaching inward for a fun and encouraging art teacher.  I couldn't believe it!  She was there.