The joy of art is in the discovery. Being an artist is not an exclusive identity; it is a place where everyone belongs.

All of our art is created from upcycled materials. Our canvases are sourced from the curb, the thrift store, dusty nooks in the attic, and the cast-offs in hubby's workshop woodpile. Each of our canvases has a story before it is reinvented. Part of this magic is in the connection between old and new, past and repurposed, forgotten and special. We love this part of our mission.

Art has no script. Like a poem, it lives in a moment, and then it might disappear. Like treasures tossed up by the tides, it is ephemeral--each piece as unique as a seashell.

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me)

it’s always ourselves we find in the sea"

~e.e. cummings

Carrie Grimes is a restless lover of her family, nature, learning, and beachscapes. A textbook Pisces, lifelong poet, and seeker, she took up painting as a mid-life accompaniment to professorship and puppy-raising. She believes life is too short to ever be boring, and that at the end of this grand adventure, relationships, love, and leaps of faith are the secret sauce to happiness. When she’s not painting and sourcing canvases, you can find her teaching and learning as a graduate professor of education, making trips to her home-away-from-home of Northern California, fan-girling over Insta-Pot recipes, and abiding by the dazzling tradition of date night with her better half, Mark.

"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams."

~Roald Dahl