The artist, mom, and creator behind Soul Craft Studios.

The Brushstrokes That Built Me

Every brushstroke I’ve ever made has been a moment of healing, a quiet act of becoming.

My name is Renee, and I didn’t start painting to become an artist. I started painting to remember who I was.

Years ago, I was in the thick of motherhood... two little boys, endless appointments, a blur of worry and love. My second son was born with cerebral palsy, and every day felt like a race I couldn’t win. I adored my family, but somewhere between the therapies, laundry, and sleepless nights, I lost myself.

One evening, after the kids went to bed, I stumbled onto a watercolor video on YouTube. It looked simple, brush, water, color. So I ordered a little paint set, poured a glass of wine, and tried it. My first piece was awful. But for the first time in years, my mind went quiet.

That was the beginning.

Painting became my way of turning off the noise, my therapy, my pause button, my reminder that I was still me. It didn’t matter what the art looked like. What mattered was how it made me feel: present, peaceful, alive.

As a kid, I was endlessly creative. Somewhere along the way, that part of me got buried under responsibility.

Watercolor helped me dig her back out.


Motherhood, for all its beauty, can be lonely. I dreamed of making art with my kids, but my boys were busy exploring the world in their own ways. Then my daughter, Laney, came along — and she loved painting from the moment she could hold a brush.

Watching her create reminded me what art is supposed to be: playful, messy, freeing. We’re not meant to make perfect things. We’re meant to make honest ones.

When I let go of perfection, I started calling myself an artist. Not because I sold paintings, but because I created them,and because I wanted my kids to know they could too.

The more I painted, the more I realized how many others were craving that same kind of release — a space to breathe, to play, to reconnect with themselves.

That’s how Soul Craft Studios was born.

It started small, a few paint nights with friends. But something magical happened in those rooms. People who swore they “weren’t creative” laughed, painted, and left glowing. They didn’t just make art, they crafted a piece of their soul.

Now, that’s what Soul Craft is all about: helping people remember that creativity isn’t a luxury; it’s a lifeline. It’s how we stay human in a world full of screens and schedules.

You don’t have to know what you’re doing. You just have to show up, open-hearted and willing to get a little messy.

Why Soul Craft Studios?

The name came to me one night while painting: I’m not just making art. I’m crafting my soul.

That’s what this studio stands for — creating not from pressure, but from presence.

Every workshop I host is built around that idea. It’s not a “class.” It’s an experience — a place to drop the mask, forget about perfection, and let the brush lead.

Art isn’t about getting it right. It’s about letting yourself feel again.

And when you do, something changes. You see yourself differently. You start to heal.

Lets Create Together

Today, I live in sunny Florida with my husband and three kids — and a home filled with paint, laughter, and color.

Soul Craft Studios has become my way to share what saved me: the peace that comes when you create without fear.

If you’ve ever felt burnt out, stuck, or disconnected from yourself — you belong here.

Come paint, laugh, and rediscover that beautiful, childlike part of you that still wants to play.

Because every time we create, we craft a piece of our soul.

And yours is waiting to shine.

Come Paint With Us