Guess Who’s Back… Back Again 🎶 Tell a Friend! (Catching You Up on This Wild Year)

Well hey there — it’s been a minute! I just checked and the last time I wrote a blog post was… 2022. So let’s just say this one is long overdue (cue the nervous laugh 😅).

A lot has happened since then — the biggest shift? I got laid off from my corporate job last year. And while that could’ve felt scary, it actually felt like a divine shove in the direction I’d been dreaming about for years. I decided to go full force into what God has laid on my heart: building a creative business where I can encourage, teach, and inspire through art and community.

It started with hosting women's retreats (which are now one of my absolute favorite parts of this business!). And since then? Here's what’s been going on in the first half of 2025:

✨ More in-person retreats — with the most incredible women showing up, sharing stories, making art, and building connection
✨ A feature wall showcasing my Cherry Blossom Road painting series
✨ A few website spotlights! — see the articles here: Art Beat Buzz , Arts DuPage, The Elmhurst Patch (so fun seeing this creative journey getting a little more visibility!)
✨ A magazine article coming soon! (stay tuned — I’ll be shouting that from the rooftops when it’s published)
✨ Launched my Insider List — where I send out creative goodness AND a free edgy print pack for YOU when you join

🎂 Oh, and I just celebrated another trip around the sun (May 14th)! I’m heading into my late 40s feeling stronger, freer, and more unapologetically loud and artistic than ever — and I’m taking anyone brave enough with me. 💥

Now for the fun part — a brand new art journal process video is live on YouTube today!

If you’ve been wanting to loosen up your art journal pages and stop overthinking every layer — this one’s for you. Here’s what I walk you through:

🎨 How I start most of my pages with loose paint and layers of collage
🎨 What to do when you start overthinking (I totally caught myself mid-process and show you how I shook it off with Stabilo scribbles!)
🎨 How to print on tracing paper for transparent layered effects
🎨 How I finish my pages with a focal point or sentiment

Real life moment: my phone stopped recording partway through (you’ll hear me laugh about it in the video 😂). So this video skips the dry brush “knocking back” step — but not to worry! Another video is in the works that will cover that step and more juicy layering goodness.

👉 You can watch the full video here.
👉 And if you want those collage papers I mention? You can grab my free Urban Collage Print Pack when you hop onto my Insider List.

Bonus reason to join the Insider List right now: I’m doing a Member Spotlight this month! One of YOU will be featured — I can’t wait to highlight the amazing art happening in my community. Also, you will be in the know for upcoming workshops (online and in-person)… I have A LOT of ideas for this fall and winter! 😉

Thanks for being here, friend — whether you’ve been along for this ride since day one or are just finding me now. I’m beyond grateful to be building this creative life and I’m thrilled to have you along.

💫Will you share below what you’ve been up to this year? Or what you are looking forward to the last half of the year? ⬇️

Here’s to living louder, creating more, and not waiting for permission. 🎈

Until next time, and it won’t be another 3 years, promise! 😉

xo,
Beth