stephey baker

You can call me Stephey. I am an artist, optimist and lover of bubbles, have been my whole life. Though I was born an artist, it took me over twenty-eight years to fully accept that about myself. Yep. It took me that long to move from the shadow side of the starving artist, into the illuminated light of the THRIVING Artist.

The starving artist represents the fear of financial ruin or the belief that notoriety and financial stability comes only after death, which often causes Artists to suppress their talents and in so doing, with hold their gifts from life.

I use to torture myself with believing I “couldn’t” support myself as an artist or that if I left my day job and pursued what I loved, I’d use my creativity up, and then what? I’d not only be penniless but my Muse would abandon me for abusing Art for my own gain. These are some of the lies I believed while suffering under the shadow artist.

I even believed making a “career out of art” would “force” me to become a slave to it, which would lead me to “hating art” and then there’d be no joy in life. Yuck.

The mere thought of such constraints freaked me out and inspired me to do nothing for a long time. It was during this time, I learned there is nothing more painful than living with a dying dream inside you. That pain brought me to the edge of myself. Though I always engaged Art and had many creative careers as a freelancer, such as photographer, graphic designer, website designer and photoshop teacher, I was fearful to start my own business.

Yet, I was miserable ignoring the dream to work for myself - one hundred percent. I finally made a choice, I promised myself to live. With a lot of determination, patience, discipline and kindness I began to take small steps in living a piece of my dream everyday – ten years later and all that hard work freed me & Voila!

I’m still emerging, loving and learning from life how to live as a THRIVING Artist but am wholeheartedly living every day!

Along the way, I became a Reiki Master, Integrated Energy Therapy™ Master-Instructor and creative counselor (among other titles). I create art, teach, write and enjoy devoting my life to supporting Artists through offering inspirational, one-on-one and group, support to create a life free from the starving artist archetype, a creatively enriched life abundant in inspiration, empowerment and motivation – the THRIVING ARTIST.

Not only are these the themes that inspire my art but I write about this exclusively, on on my art blog Marked by the Muse™ and for sites like Handmade Spark and Handmadeology (just to name a few).

Enjoy indulging your senses here on the site!

If you have a story you'd like to share with me or create a custom keepsake to commemorate an event, feeling or dream, please contact me today.

All My Best,
Stephey

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