So you want to explore your more artistic side for the first time and you’re not sure where to begin. Or perhaps you’re coming back to your art after a long gap and you’re need help shaking off the rust. Maybe you’re an active artist looking to expand your growing creative toolkit. Either way, my classes combine hands-on techniques with the mindset work that actually gets you creating.
Because the biggest barrier to your art isn’t skill—it’s permission to get your hands dirty and make a few mistakes.
I don’t just teach you technical skills—I help you overcome the perfectionism, guilt, and fear that stop you from creating in the first place.
Over 24,000 students have built their creative practice through my classes. From beginners to active artists, I meet you where you are.
Choose from structured 12-week programs, deep dives, mini series, hands-on projects, and bite-sized classes. Your creative journey, your timeline.
Guided Curriculums:
Fear, Anxiety, and the Hidden Battles of Becoming an Artist
For years, I couldn’t let myself make art. It felt irresponsible, unproductive, like a waste of time. I hoarded art supplies and journals like a greedy dragon, biding my time until I felt like I was worthy of actually using them.
I know well that little voice that whispers, “You’re a fraud. You’ll never be a real artist.” I know the pit in your stomach at the thought of all the ways you’ll ruin that pristine white paper.
Having navigated the Swamp of Artist Anxiety and come out the other side, I decided to turn back around and start building a better path for those who come behind me. Because when we talk about the invisible internal struggles, we shine a light that helps us all navigate the path of creativity.
I firmly believe that everyone has something to gain from making art. Some artists yearn to tell a story. For others, the process is meditative and centering, an invitation to take a breath and fall into a flow.
That’s why my classes don’t just cover the technical skills of art making. I help you address the deeper, more insidious roots of fear and imposter syndrome that keep you from creating in the first place.
I dare you to consider that you have untapped potential, and I’m determined to help you find it. Because your creativity isn’t a frivolous waste of time; if it’s calling you, then it’s your right to claim it.
Giving in to Irresponsible Art
Hi, I’m Shelby. I used to be that kid who couldn’t put down a crayon, drawing on everything including my homework (sorry, teachers). But somewhere along the way, I let fear and doubt convince me that art was “childish” and “irresponsible.” So I did what so many of us do – I abandoned the thing that made me feel most alive.
For years, I told myself creativity was a waste of time while quietly dying inside. I convinced myself that being “productive” meant killing the part of me that needed to create. But here’s what I discovered after years of creative starvation: art isn’t frivolous – it’s essential to who we are as humans.
Now, as a full-time artist, I’m here to tell you that the voice saying you’re “not artistic enough” or “too old to start” is lying to you. Everyone has that creative spark – yes, even you. Sometimes it just takes the right tools and a little permission to let yourself be “irresponsibly” creative again.
That’s exactly what I’m here to help you do.