Art Cures

01/28/2026

01/28/2026

✨ Feeling honored and deeply grateful ✨

I am so moved to be featured in Christine “Sunshine” DeJuliis’s beautiful article on Sunshine the Artist , a thoughtful, soul-deep reflection on creativity, healing, and community in recovery. Christine’s words beautifully capture the heart of why creative practice matters and the power of shared art in our lives.

Thank you, Christine, for your kindness, insight, and generosity in telling this story and for shining a light on the work I’m so passionate about. Your writing holds so much heart and wisdom, it was a gift to be included! 🙏💛

If you haven’t read it yet, dive into this moving piece here: https://sunshinetheartist.substack.com/p/fe3d2362-a8fa-4a88-b53b-6abc0e7714fb

01/26/2026

This is truly winter, got through the storm yesterday, and felt the sun on my face today. This is the ebb and flow of life. So much on my mind and heart of late, just letting the images speak for now.

01/21/2026

✨ Early bird ends Sunday, January 25 ✨

Creative Gateways is a four week, in person expressive arts series in Charlottesville from February 21 to March 14. We meet Saturdays from 1 to 3 pm to slow down, reflect, and reconnect through art, movement, writing, and simple somatic practices.

You do not need to be an artist. You just need curiosity and a desire for time and space to breathe, create, and listen inward.

Early bird pricing is $275 through Sunday 1/25, then tuition moves to $325.

Save your spot here: https://art-cures.com/gateways/

01/14/2026

Opening the Creative Door to 2026
Lab Time • Tonight • 6:30 to 8 pm ET

A new year does not need to begin with pressure or plans. It can begin with presence. Tonight’s Lab Time is a chance to step into 2026 by making something, feeling something, or simply giving yourself a moment to be with your creative self. ✨

This gathering is not about productivity or outcomes. It is about letting your inner world stretch after a long year and asking what wants to move, be drawn, be written, or be shaped next. You might come with a blank page, a half-finished piece, or just curiosity. All of it belongs here. 🎨📓🧶

Lab Time is a gentle creative container shared with others who value art as a way to listen, reflect, and begin again. It is open to all and offered by donation.

The first Lab Time of 2026 happens tonight:
Wednesday, January 14
6:30 to 8 pm ET

There is still time to join us. Send me a DM or comment below to get the link and step into this creative moment.

01/07/2026

🌿 An invitation to pause, create, and reconnect 🌿

Creative Gateways is a four week in person expressive arts journey for anyone longing to feel more grounded, inspired, and alive. This is a space to step out of the noise of daily life and into creative practices that support reflection, emotional release, and renewed energy.

Each session we will explore art making, movement, writing, and simple somatic tools that gently support the nervous system and open new creative pathways. You do not need to be an artist. You only need a willingness to explore what wants to emerge ✨

📍 Charlottesville, VA
🗓 Four Saturdays | Feb 21–March 14, 2026 | 1–3pm

Come nourish your creative spirit in community 💛

🔗 Enrollment link here: https://art-cures.com/gateways/

01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone!

Been nursing head colds over here, so the excitement of New Year’s Eve is take out pizza, chocolate peanut butter ice cream, wearing my fire red sweat pants, and watching Stranger Things.

Getting more reflective time than expected this holiday season, and still adjusting to winter nesting. I’m not complaining…

But do miss so many of you near and far.

12/31/2025

December always comes in a rush for me; wrapping up the end of the year, preparing for the holidays, showing up for work and clients, looking ahead to the new year, and the list goes on! I am keenly aware of how all of this activity is juxtaposed with shorter days and dormancy in the natural world. I feel the tension and then focus on patience knowing that rest is around the corner after the buzz dies down.

For many people I have the privilege of working with, creatives, deep thinkers and/or those who know the importance of spiritual growth, carving out quiet spaces to reflect is necessary. I have found that making space for contemplative time daily or weekly, vs. only allowing a slower pace during time off or on vacation, is crucial for my health on all levels.

I often see people running on empty and delaying self-care in relationship to exercise, meals, or regular hygiene. But putting off simple pleasures – such as taking time for a cup of tea, having a short nap during the day, or a leisurely walk – can also take its toll. Prioritizing creative and reflective time that feeds the soul is not only necessary but is also a sign of well-being.

Read the rest in my blog post "Art and Contemplation: Don’t Delay your Quiet Time" here: https://art-cures.com/art-and-contemplation-dont-delay-your-quiet-time/

Artwork by Maria Popova

12/24/2025

✨ Creative Gateways ✨
An Expressive Arts Series for Discovery and Reflection

Are you craving space to slow down, listen inward, and reconnect with your creative vitality?
Creative Gateways is an invitation to explore art, movement, and imagination as pathways for reflection, healing, and renewal.

Through visual art, creative writing, improvisational movement, and gentle somatic tools, we will gather in a supportive in person space to play, reflect, and restore. No art experience needed. Just curiosity and a willingness to show up as you are 💛

📍 Charlottesville, VA
🗓 Four Saturdays | Feb 21–March 14, 2026 | 1–3pm

🔗 Enroll via the link: https://art-cures.com/gateways/

12/17/2025

✨ The Fine Dance of Gratitude ✨

Many people use a gratitude list as a daily spiritual anchor. It can soften negative thinking, soothe inner pain, and offer a way to shift perspective when life feels heavy. Gratitude can be a place to rest when the world feels overwhelming. It can widen our view and help us breathe again.

And it is also true that gratitude cannot be forced. When we pressure ourselves to “be grateful” before tending to what hurts, we risk overriding our real emotions. We risk bypassing important needs.

This time of year brings beauty and joy, and it also brings its own tender weight. I know many people who are grieving, remembering loved ones who have passed, or feeling the ache of loneliness during holiday gatherings. Even in the rush of celebrations, melancholy can sit quietly beside us.

The practice is a dance. Holding what is precious while also honoring what is painful. Making room for gratitude without using it to silence the deeper truths within.

If you are navigating both this season, you are not alone.

Both your gratitude and your grief matter.

Both belong.

12/10/2025

Closing the Year with Creative Sanctuary
Saturday, December 13 • 1 to 2:30 pm ET

The end of the year often brings a swirl of errands, emotions, celebrations, and to-do lists. In the middle of all of that, it can feel rare to have a moment that belongs only to you. This Saturday’s Lab Time is meant to offer exactly that: a small sanctuary where your creativity gets to breathe. ✨

Instead of structured instruction, think of this gathering as a pause button for your inner world. A place to settle into your body, pick up whatever materials call to you, and simply follow your curiosity. Maybe you’ve been longing to sketch again, maybe you want to play with color, maybe you just want to sit among others who also value creative space. All of it is welcome. 🎨🧵💛

This is our final Lab Time of 2025, and it tends to carry a special feeling. People arrive with whatever the year has given them. Some come to reflect. Some come to reset. Some come to spark the beginning of something they want to carry into the new year. There is no right way to be here.

By donation, open to everyone, held in a warm and supportive atmosphere.

If you feel called to join us:
Saturday, December 13
1 to 2:30 pm ET

DM me or comment below to save your spot.

12/04/2025

Last Lab Time of 2026 | All Are Welcome | December 13, 2025

As we move toward the close of the year, many of us feel the quiet pull toward our creative lives, even when the days fill quickly and the weeks move fast. Lab Time is a space to answer that pull with intention. It is a simple, spacious virtual studio where you can show up for your practice in the company of others who are doing the same. 🌿

There is no assignment to complete and nothing to perform. These ninety minute sessions are designed to help you settle in, listen to what wants to emerge, and work with any medium that supports your expression. You might draw, paint, write, move, sew, or explore a creative thread you have been wanting to follow. 🎨✍️💃🧵

Lab Time is offered by donation and held with care. It is perfect for anyone who wants a gentle structure to help make space for their art before the year ends. 🤲

The final session of 2025 happens:
Saturday, December 13 from 1 to 2:30 pm ET

I would love to create alongside you during one of these gatherings. If you would like to attend, just DM me or comment below to RSVP.



🎨 Credit: Kathy Lunzman, created in a recent Art Cures Lab Time