The Turquoise Iris Journal • A Magazine for Creatives
The Turquoise Iris Journal is an interactive magazine for creatives from all walks of life! Our mission is to amplify creative voices and empower all artists.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
The Turquoise Iris Journal is an interactive magazine for creatives from all walks of life! Our mission is to amplify creative voices and empower all artists.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
The days are growing shorter, the shadows are stretching, and suddenly the air smells faintly of woodsmoke and pumpkin spice. Although I’m a summer sunshine girl through and through (popsicles for dinner, anyone?), I do love the change of seasons. Fall is the perfect time to refresh your home—and you don’t have to spend a […] The post Five Things to Thrift for Fall Décor first appeared on The Turquoise Iris Journal and was written by BJ Massa.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
In this episode of The Motivatarian Exchange, I’m joined by Canadian artist and entrepreneur Julia Veenstra — a woman whose life and work are as vibrant as her canvases. Julia shares her journey from being a child whose natural artistic ability was quickly recognized, to becoming a mother of five, and an entrepreneur whose creative […] The post Julia Veenstra on Creativity, Entrepreneurship, & the Square Foot Show first appeared on The Turquoise Iris Journal and was written by Dionne.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
Porsha Chalmers shares tips and lists to prepare for your next art show. Create a booth that feels inviting, functions with ease, and sparks connection.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with Royce Hunt—creative educator, artist, and founder of Roycycled—to talk about the courage, curiosity, community, and growth that fuel her mission to help women live more art-filled lives. Royce opens... The post How to Build Confidence and Joy Through Art: A Motivatarian Exchange with Royce Hunt first appeared on The Turquoise Iris Journal and was written by Dionne.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
Join Patty Levine in a backyard jungle or a national park wonderland - nature photography is part treasure hunt, part love letter to the planet.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
In this episode of The Motivatarian Exchange, Dionne Woods is joined by Hayley Hines, spiritual advisor and creator of the Shine Experience.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
What if your most honest art came not from control, but from surrender? In this soul-expanding episode of The Motivatarian Exchange, Dionne is joined by the luminous Flora Bowley—artist, author, and founder of the FreeFlo Community—for a powerful conversation on embodied creativity and intuitive living. Together, they explore: What it means to paint from the […] The post FreeFlo Living: Embodied Creativity, Intuitive Art & Inner Peace with Flora Bowley first appeared on The Turquoise Ir...| The Turquoise Iris Journal
Artist and curator, Kim White, shares what she learned in hosting her first art exhibition in her atelier (studio). Download her checklist for your own show!| The Turquoise Iris Journal
After a life-altering car accident rewired her brain, Wendy Brightbill found healing through color, mess, and creative presence. In this heartfelt conversation, Dionne welcomes Wendy to The Motivatarian Exchange to explore making art that heals – how painting became both therapy and transformation — a true beauty-from-ashes story. “God used art to heal my fractured […] The post Making Art That Heals: A Motivatarian Exchange with Wendy Brightbill first appeared on The Turquoise Iris Jo...| The Turquoise Iris Journal
Season 2 begins with a bold rebrand. Discover why Paint Talks became The Motivatarian Exchange —and what soulful stories lie ahead.| The Turquoise Iris Journal
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