Imagine I’ve just invited you into my studio.

Woman with long hair, glasses, and a dark T-shirt holding a coffee mug in a creative craft room with art supplies, books, and colorful decorations.

Consider this the virtual version of hanging out with your new artist friend.

Drawings of stars, crosses, and a diamond shape.

A paintbrush, paper + watercolor paint are waiting for you on the table. Handing you a cup of tea + pulling out my favorite oracle card deck, we’re ready to connect with Creative Self.

Since you’re not in my studio with me, below are all the things you need to make this happen. There’s book + supply lists, free coloring pages, as well as courses + digital downloads on watercolor + doodling.

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May these practices allow you to integrate creativity into your own life, so that you feel more peace + joy + inspiration.

Art Supplies
in My Studio

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Free Creative Resources

Here's a little something just for you! I've created these free resources so you can experience more peace, feel more inspired + connect to more joy in your life.

  • Paintbrushes in a glass jar on a desk with a blurred background of colorful artwork and a green plant.

    One-stop Supply Resource

    My guide for pulling together the supplies you need to paint, doodle, unwind + unleash YOUR creativity.

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  • Hands holding an art print and a marker, surrounded by drawing supplies, offering a doodle inspiration guide with various doodle patterns and a watercolor pineapple illustration.

    Doodle Inspiration Guide

    Spark your own creativity with my page of doodle inspiration.

    Download
  • Hand holding a piece of paper with black line drawing of floral and heart designs and three dual-tip markers with pink, orange, and purple caps.

    Mini Folded Coloring Book

    Follow the included folding directions so you can easily color anywhere—no more excuses!

    Download
  • Person holding a sketchbook with a black and white design saying 'Be Here Now' in front of an iMac screen displaying a similar colorful design.

    Mandalas + Mantras Coloring Sheet Set

    Get started with 4 coloring sheets so you can easily drop into creating in the small moments.

    Download

I love helping women connect to joy through creativity! 

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Bookshelf

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My first job was at the library.

We lived a block away, which made this a dream job for a 15 year-old, type A, introvert. I believe this is where my love of books began as I sorted, organized + shelved books in solitude. Nerd alert: I memorized my library card number. I learned I could place a hold on almost any book, movie or CD I desired. I still feel an immense sense of joy checking out a desired title at my local library. 

I have compiled a library for you— one that is full of books that have grown my love of learning, helped me understand myself better + deepened my love of art, drawing, nature, cooking + self reflection.

I’d love to know if this list inspired you to pick up one of these books + what you thought. 

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I only add my true favorites to my library. Consider checking with your local library, or keeping your eye out at the thrift store, before purchasing these titles.

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“I really enjoyed just doodling, having fun.

So often I think art is so specific, you sort of taught me,
if you mess up, try something different.”

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Judy | student from Exploring Colors + Shapes virtual workshop

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Courses from educators I can personally recommend.

Recommended Classes

These are the courses I watched at my kitchen counter after I opened my box of watercolors for the first time.

Full disclosure, I binge watched CreativeBug classes at the end of both my pregnancies. Too tired to actually create, it felt good to watch others create.

  • Woman with glasses and tattoos, focused on drawing or writing in a colorful notebook, sitting at a wooden table in a bright, modern room.

    Sketchbook Explorations with Lisa Congdon

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  • Open books with colorful abstract and nature-inspired illustrations, scattered paper cutouts in pink, blue, yellow, and black, scissors, glue stick, paint palette with green, blue, red, yellow, and orange paints, and a tablet with paint splatters on the screen on a wooden surface, indicating an arts and crafts activity.

    Creative Boot Camp - Spark Artistic Discovery with Lisa Congdon

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  • Person coloring flower illustrated in outline on paper, with potted plants visible on a wooden table.

    Basic Line Drawing with Lisa Congdon

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  • Colorful black-and-white doodle with flowers, butterflies, a skull, and geometric shapes, some partially colored with pink, orange, yellow, green, and blue.

    Creative Doodling with Pam Garrison

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  • Colored art project with bird and flower illustrations on paper, surrounded by watercolor paints, scissors, markers, and paper cutouts on a wooden table.

    Creative Sketchbooking with Pam Garrison

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  • A woman with blonde hair smiling at a watercolor painting workshop titled 'Modern Watercolor Techniques,' with watercolor paints, brushes, and paper on the table, and a sample painting of avocados on a screen or board.

    Modern Watercolor Techniques: Explore Skills to Create On-Trend Paintings with Cat Coquillette

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The Art of Joy is sent out every other Thursday to help you connect to Creative Self so you feel more grounded, calm + present.

Each newsletter features a creative invitation, things worth sharing + a snapshot from my studio.

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Hiya! I‘m Lexis, an artist + educator + mama.

I specialize in watercolor + doodling, the creative process, and art + workshops designed to help women discover their own color + joy, getting a home cooked dinner on the table at 5pm and putting everything back where it belongs.

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As an introvert by nature, life-long creative + color loving soul, I believe we are all creative so I seek to bring out the artist in everyone.

With a background in graphic design, marketing, illustration + fine art, I use my 20 years of creative experience + my deep rooted call to create to help women connect to creativity by sharing what our Creative Selves need most to experience.