I was 33, a mama of two beautiful girls, and our youngest Cece had just begun attending preschool one day a week-Wednesday. I opened our local paper and a small article about a weekly Wednesday morning art class jumped off the page. It had been at least 6 years since I’d done anything just for me and although my heart was racing with both excitement and fear I made the call and there was a spot in the class for me.

My teacher was a beautiful artist named Chere Le Page and oh how she opened up a world of possibilities for me! I am forever grateful for her encouragement and the diversity of approaches and techniques she taught us.

Around two weeks into my weekly class I had a massive epiphany!

Everything I’d thought about art my whole life was false! It wasn't just a gift that the lucky few were born with. It was a skill, and a gift, and a birthright, that we all could access if only we put in the practice and got out of our own way.

I immediately began to gather the neighbourhood kids on a Wednesday afternoon and teach them everything I had learned that day, translated into kid friendly lessons. In turn those beautiful kids, over 12 years of after school classes, taught ME the value of spontaneity and play, imagination and possibility. Together we learned to embrace the happy accident and our creative confidence spilled over into all other areas of our lives.

In 2012 I resigned from my job in special ed, taught my last kids art class and ventured out into the world to bring the same zest and love for creativity to adults around the world.

Since 2012 I’ve reached around 100,000 students with my online classes, my in person workshops and retreats, articles and tutorials in many art magazines and my book Paint Mojo. My mission is to reach a million and to help launch a creative revolution in a time where our world truly needs it.

This E-Course was my first, created with passion and a desire to change lives in all the best ways.