Creative Spirit Natalie Barela

Natalie Barela is the designer and maker of the line of jewelry called NEW REFINED BASICS. All pieces are handcrafted at her studio located in Portland, Oregon. Natalie’s background is in art and design and in the past she has explored different mediums and...

10 Reasons to Create with Mixed Media

Mixed media is a great way to explore the arts for all artists, both new and experienced alike. Today we go through 10 reasons why you should consider working in mixed media. 10 Reasons to Create with Mixed Media (Click to Tweet) Be Creatively Courageous: Why do you...

Creative Spirit Tiffany Besonen

Tiffany Besonen is an artist and art teacher living with her husband and two children on a century-old farm. As an artist, she works both two and three-dimensionally, and has exhibited throughout the Midwest and in New York City. When she isn’t making or teaching art,...

Creative Spirit Maria Hegedus

Maria Hegedus is an American artist who has lived in Abu Dhabi since March 2013. Although she painted murals and sold art part-time in the US, she decided to take her mural business fulltime upon arriving in the Emirates, thus UAE Murals was born. Large wall-sized...