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Convinced You’re Not the Artsy Type?
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For the past 30 years I’ve been 100% certain that I was NOT artistic. Because I couldn’t naturally draw well, I put myself in the NOT artsy bucket. But when the stress of working full-time and raising three young kids piled up, I realized I not only wanted, but truly needed a creative outlet that would allow me to de-stress and reset.
Perhaps you can relate.
Theses Beliefs Used to Hold Me Back…
You’re afraid you lost yourself somewhere between the Endless Piles of laundry and the bedtime routine
— and you’re looking for twenty quiet minutes a day that feel like they belong to you again.
You’re quietly worried your creative spark is dying a slow, fluorescent-lit death
— and you need something that reminds you you’re more than your 47 browser tabs.
You’re half-convinced it’s too late to start something new
— even though you’ve been telling yourself “someday” about that watercolor curiosity for years.
You’re secretly exhausted by how loud your brain is
— and you’re desperate for something slower, quieter, and more real than another scroll-through.
You’re half-sure you’re “just not the artsy type”
— even though a small, stubborn part of you is always wondering what it would be like to hang your handmade art on the wall.
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Hey Friend!
I’m Mallory Paige –
mom, self-taught artist, and firm believer that it’s never “too late” to build a creative life.
I started painting in my late 30s in an off-grid cabin, terrified I’d be terrible at it. I was. And I kept going anyway. That’s the whole lesson, really — the brave thing and the beautiful thing are almost always the same thing.
Today I help thousands of everyday creatives pick up a paintbrush through all-levels tutorials and step-by-step classes.
Whether you’re brand new or dusting off a brush after twenty years, I’m here to be your creative sidekick. Let’s build a beautiful life – one handmade, happy brushstroke at a time.
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