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A tour of our living room! Hello, colorful farmhouse!

Guess what? We're fully unpacked and settled in our new home. OMG! I'm certain that all of the rooms will continue to change and emerge and evolve as we layer our living and experiences into this new home, but the main components are in. It feels so, so good to...

How change has been a beautiful, messy, portal for growth.

Kelly Rae Moves To Sisters, Life in Progress

As I allow myself to sink deeper into this new life, fresh and exciting creative inspiration and ideas are emerging. It feels exhilarating, like falling in love in a way. It's such a gift to be able to create and make this new, slower life here. As much as I...

Announcing my last painting and creative wellness retreat of the year. Who’s in?

Retreats, Life in Progress

I am thrilled to announce that registration is now open for my next painting and creative wellness retreat, coming up this year, Sept 8 - 13th. It will take place at 1440 Multiversity, the gorgeous mind/body/spirit retreat center in the Santa Cruz, CA...

Embracing imperfection on and off the canvas.

Self Care, My Art Practice

When I 30 years old and I - someone with zero art background - starting putting paint and glue and paper down on canvases for the first time, something magically shifted for me. I've now been living a creative life for 14 years and the learnings keep coming:...

Unlearning our way back to our Light

Self Care

I'm in love with the monthly Self-Care Sanctuary. It's such a potent, gorgeous, uplifting place to connect about all the deep and wide layers of what it means to take care of ourselves. Like, truly take care of our WHOLE selves. I love the monthly conversations I get...

Here’s to slowing it all down so that we can see ourselves and our lives with more lightness of heart.

Kelly Rae Moves To Sisters, Life in Progress

Life in Sisters continues to unfold its gifts in unexpected ways. I've been consciously not filling my schedule and savoring the weather, the breeze, the house, the sights, the easy, slower way of being. It feels so, so good. I've dipped my toes back into work,...