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Join Us For Slow Drawing Workshops!

I know you want to draw and paint, but every day life or your inner critic seems to get in the way. As an art therapist, I’ve got a lot of simple tools to help students just like you start making art consistently –  building skills, confidence, and JOY in the process.

Each week, I offer a free slow drawing workshop. We draw simple, but beautiful patterns inspired by nature.

You don’t need any prior skill in drawing or mindfulness – just a willingness to show up and play. Come meet your art tribe! 

Once you sign up, I’ll send you the link to join each week. You’ll be amazed at how much art you’ll make each week, and how each of these little drawings builds in your art journal.

You can sign up to join us here.

I’m Amy.

I’m an art therapist turned mindful art teacher.

Creating mindfully has transformed my life and that of many of my students. It can do the same for you.

If you are struggling with perfectionism –

If you need to slow down –

Mindful art is for you.

Create a daily art practice in our supportive art community, The Gathering.

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I can help you turn simple things into beautiful things.  

“Thank you Amy Maricle for helping to add even more joy and inspiration to the process, and for the reminder that there is so much joy to be found in simplicity.”

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Mindful Art Tips

Trusting Your Ideas

Trusting Your Ideas

Dear Wonderful Creative You, One of the most important questions you can ask yourself is why you're making art. What's your purpose? What goal are you trying to meet? Most of my students enjoy the practice of slow drawing and slow painting in my workshops each week....

Fine Line Flower Tutorial

Fine Line Flower Tutorial

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Over the last six years, presenting roughly 40 different patterns and botanical drawings each year has taught me a lot about how to draw from nature. What initially sparked my interest most about nature's patterns is the way that they...

Developing Your Artistic Voice

Developing Your Artistic Voice

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: This quarter in The Gathering, we are focused on developing your voice as an artist. So many of my students tell me that they love the slow drawing and botanicals we create, but they struggle to make their own patterns and drawings. They...

Poppies Art Journal Page

Poppies Art Journal Page

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: How long did that take you? It's one of the questions I get most often as an artist, but in a way, I think it's the wrong question. While students are often genuinely curious about the time the work takes, I think there's often an...