Sarah Lavoie

My Creative BecomingCreativity has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’ve always been someone who needed to make, explore, experiment, and express myself through different creative mediums. Over time, I began to realize that creativity was about so much more than making something beautiful. It could be a way of understanding myself, processing experiences, finding stillness, exploring emotions, and discovering parts of myself I didn’t even know were there.That realization became the foundation for My Creative Becoming.My work isn’t centered around one particular craft or medium. I believe creativity is expansive, so my teaching reflects that. I work with a variety of creative practices, including drawing, intuitive art, doodling, pattern work, painting, mixed media, mindfulness-based creativity, meditation, and creative exploration. Sometimes the focus is on learning a particular technique, and sometimes the technique is simply the doorway into something deeper.That is what I love most about teaching.I teach because I want to give people opportunities to meet new parts of themselves and reconnect with—and reciprocate with—the parts they may have left behind. We change so much throughout our lives. There are pieces of ourselves we haven’t discovered yet, and there are also pieces of who we once were that can get buried beneath responsibilities, expectations, and everything life asks of us.Creativity gives us a way to find those pieces again.I love watching someone begin a creative experience unsure of themselves and gradually become curious. Maybe they discover that they are far more imaginative than they thought. Maybe they reconnect with the part of themselves that loved making things as a child. Maybe they discover a new way of expressing something they couldn’t put into words. Or maybe they simply give themselves permission to play for the first time in years.There is no requirement to consider yourself an artist to participate in my work. In fact, some of my favorite moments happen when someone tells me, “I’m not creative, ” and then gets completely absorbed in the process.My own creative journey has taught me that the finished product isn’t always the most important part. Sometimes the real creation is what happens inside of us while we’re creating.That philosophy is at the heart of My Creative Becoming.I create and teach experiences that invite people to slow down, explore, play, reflect, and reconnect. I want my classes and workshops to feel like a space where you don’t have to perform, produce, or be perfect. You can simply be curious about yourself and see where the process takes you.And I’m still doing that myself. I don’t see “becoming” as something we eventually finish. I believe we are continually discovering new parts of ourselves, revisiting old ones, and changing the relationship we have with both.That is why I chose the name My Creative Becoming.It isn’t just about becoming a better artist.It’s about becoming more fully yourself.