I started painting hoping to have a creative outlet that lets me relax. I was a newly minted mom and the world seemed completely upside down ~ and there was no longer space for me… who was I anyway? 

After years of painting (and another baby) I began to realize the connection between the challenges of my creative practice and the challenges I went through in life. 

I became really curious (*obsessed) with the technical skill needed to execute watercolor with confidence, but also the intuitive skillset necessary to respond to what watercolor does on the page. Watercolor gave me a safe, low-stakes, way to work with all the challenges I was facing through these huge life transitions. Challenges like perfectionism, self-doubt, overly critical thinking… the list goes on and on.

In essence the greatest gift my watercolor practice gave me, was a confidence to trust my intuition.

I’ve witnessed the transformation that happens when someone stops overthinking and doubting. Their brush moves more freely, they exhale a little deeper, they experience more ease.

I teach because I am passionate about watercolor, but also because every time I get to help guide someone to a place of confidence with the brush, I revisit those first feelings of self-trust.

We all want permission to paint without hesitation.