About Me
Hi, I’m Mallory! An artist, teacher, and dream-liver with a passion for storytelling and deep-seated desire to help others live their best lives.
I can’t wait to unleash handmade happiness in your life!
My Story
Long ago I wanted to be an artist. Up until the age of nine, I was certain my adult life would be a mix of circus performer, writer, and artist. I imagined reading all morning, performing daring acts of acrobatics during the day, and painting my heart out in the evening. But then at the ripe old age of 10 I started doubting myself.
I decided I wasn’t talented enough. I couldn’t naturally draw realistic scenes or people, and so I put myself in the non-artistic box.
I actually went on to do a lot of the things I dreamt about…
I attended circus school and tight-roped walked across crevasses (aka highlining). I became best friends with an adorable Labrador named Baylor the Dog and traveled across the country in a vintage VW van. I made friends with talented acrobats and helped them teach students from the around the world at festivals.
And it didn’t stop there…
I rode a motorcycle (with Baylor the Dog in a sidecar!) across North America, got married, started a family, moved to an off-grid homestead, and actually made a succesful career as a writer.
But a love of words quickly turned into climbing the corporate ladder, which turned into hours of zoom meetings, and slowly feeling like my creative spark was dying.
There was one last niggling dream…
I had it all, yet something was still missing. I was stagnated by fear, something I hadn’t felt in a long time. Not the fear mind you, but the actually letting it dictate my actions.
I had confidently moved my young family to a rough hunting cabin in the middle of nowhere Rocky Mountains, but was too afraid to pick up a paintbrush. I felt too old, too untalented, too confused to start.
But that’s no way to live. So I decided to go for it. I started making art and immediately FELT better. Not because the art was amazing (it wasn’t), but because the act of MAKING ART has an incredible ability to shut down the worry or the stress.
And that’s when sharing art officially became my mission. Not because everyone needs to build a successful art career (though you most certainly can!), but because making art is one of the best ways I’ve found to increase joy and decrease anxiety.
Let’s Make Art & Unleash Joy!
I’ve learned a lot in my quest to make art and I want to help you find success faster than I did. I’ve condensed what I learned along the way so you don’t have to search all over for tutorials or waste your precious creation time wondering what to make.
Thank you for being here. I can’t wait to see what we’ll make together.
