A world of magically messy art

...where rest is sacred, art is imperfect, and your sketchbook ghosts you…but you come back anyway.

Katie with long brown blonde hair, wearing a floral blouse, looking at acrylic paintings by a window.

We get you because we are you. Katie is an Expressive Arts Facilitator. Teacher, Art-Therapist-In-Training, Creative Coach, and Professor with ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD. Oh, and she’s a recovering dopamine addict too. Yah, there’s a lot going on at the moment :P

Hi there!

I’m Katie

welcome to inner peace art studio

Watercolor in one hand, one drink ready to go in the other (plus three other drinks on the desk), with a total dumpster fire pile of art supplies and paper in front of me, living unmasked and real:

Yep, you guessed it - we’re here for the spicy-brained, soul-tired, beautifully messy creatives who long to make art that feels like exhaling without a care in the world.

Whether you haven’t made art in 20 years, or you bought five new sketchbooks recently and forgot where you hid them, or are making art but don’t feel safe, this space was built for you.

Inner Peace Art Studio is a virtual sanctuary for Magical Minds (aka: sensitive, anxious, scattered, spoonie humans) who need a safe place to return to their creativity, without shame, pressure, or burnout energy.

There’s ZERO aesthetic perfection required. No hustle needed. Just gentle, expressive art-making you can actually do no matter your energy or skill level.

Katie’s Known Best For:

Making art accessible for messy MAGICAL minds

You don’t need a morning ritual or perfect energy. You need a method that works on flare days, foggy days, and “I literally cannot” days.

IMPERFECT Creative rhythms instead of STRICT routines

We ditch the “no excuses” culture. Instead, we rebuild creative trust through softness, safety, and seasonal momentum (not guilt).

Saying what your nervous system needed to hear

From expressive art classes to co-regulated coaching, every offering is built with trauma-awareness, sass, and spoon-friendly design baked in.

A woman with long brown hair sitting at a black table, looking through photographs or magazines, with a gray armchair and potted plants in the background.

It took lots of courage but

Look where we

are now.

Once upon a time, I thought I had to earn rest. That perfectionism was the price of creativity. That I had to be the ultra-successful, burnt-out professional, even while I was crumbling inside. That starting over meant I had failed.

Now, I do what I love with people I love. I lead a community of wildly magical humans who ghost, restart, and make beautiful messes together. I teach rising creatives and help soul-tired dreamers make gentle, resilient progress on what matters most.

Here, we let go of what society expects from us, from our bodies, and from our art. We strive for imperfect integrity, taking tiny, honest steps toward our dreams.

We are the Inner Peace Imperfectionists.

Together, we’ve helped hundreds of spicy, scattered, deeply feeling humans reconnect with their creative identity and reclaim art as a lifeline, not a luxury. A doorway to more joy, more calm, and a softer way of living.

Whether it’s through a card deck, a reset challenge, or a full expressive arts program, you’re welcome here exactly as you are. 🥄🎨💚

See you in a class soon!

Katie

There's no judgement

It’s just about mindfulness, relaxation and feeling the paintbrush on the paper and just experiencing that. The skills that I’ve learned from Katie is just to experiment and have fun.
– Carla
I joined the community and it has been a complete game changer for me.

From using art as meditation, introducing me to art supplies that I had never heard before or been intimidated by, trying new styles of art and how to bring a little practice of art into your life everyday - it has been incredible!
– Lisa B.
Kindness and openness

I've participated in pretty much every program Katie offers, and I can't even pick a favorite because they all fill me up. The energy of the groups Katie creates is palpable, with a mutual respect among members that's really grounding. Katie sets the tone with her kindness and openness. Her programs encourage you to make your own guidelines, and thanks to her, I've started my own daily creative practice. You show up because it brings you joy, and Katie's programs allow you to do that.
- Lynn H.

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Get to know Katie

MY FRIENDS WOULD DESCRIBE ME AS:

Soft with a side of sarcasm and sass. Highly intuitive. Superhuman ability to read the room. The ultimate creative problem-solver. Resilience. A believer that anything is possible.

THREE THINGS I CAN’t LIVE WITHOUT:

Art supplies. Music. Dogs.

MY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH:

This is so hard! Definitely anywhere in Hawaii (my husband was born there!) but also I’m still dreaming about my short (and hot) visit to Brugges, Belgium. What a fairy tale!