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creative beings need to create

When we meet our creative urges with curiosity and compassion we meet ourselves. Because when we create we…

find joy

create a legacy

regulate our nervous system

make connections with others

share wisdom and experiences

heal wounds

discover answers

fulfill our dreams

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But too often we let life get in the way.

Work, school, kids, the belief that our artistic urges don’t matter because they won’t result in income and are, gasp, a waste of time.

This simply is not true.

And being creative doesn’t mean giving up the career you love and downsizing to a one-room studio.

if it’s in you, it needs to come out of you.

making art requires solitude,
but it doesn’t have to be lonely.

Hi, I’m Amy.

I’m a writer and author, visual artist and stand-up comedian.

For more than 30 years I conformed to society’s demands that money is more important than art and fought my own desires to express myself creatively, much to my own mental and spiritual detriment.

And yet, I’ve started multiple online shops for my visual art, sold at markets, shown in galleries, published feature articles in various magazines, self-published two books, produced and/or performed hundreds of comedy shows, taught writing and storytelling, and been a member of countless creative communities.

I’ve figured out a thing or two about the magic of making art every day and the anxious, empty feeling that comes with putting it on the back burner.

Let me share with you what I’ve learned.