Why subscribe?

I’m Mel and I’m an adventure artist who teaches compassionate beginner art courses and creative retreats in online and hybrid formats while navigating disability. I am building a retreat center, but finding land and resources to do that will take time. This space is the foundation of my philosophy on art and life that will guide that goal.

Your subscription and optional monthly contributions help us stay connected in an era where algorithms are making it harder and harder for independent creators to reach their audience and survive.

What you get by subscribing:

• a long term connection with a human artist abstaining from ai

• monthly creative prompts focused on helping you overcome art block

• updates from my art studio with images of new paintings

• essays that seed future youtube videos

• gentle informational posts about upcoming beginner art classes and retreat experiences.

My dream is for this space to be the soil for growing the Persistent Bloom retreat center. Every dollar you give supports this vision and allows me to avoid taking on sponsorship deals.