Create Soulful Portraits

Love Your Creative Time

Learn to love your creative time so you can consistently show up for yourself and make art you are proud of.

Find more relaxation, energy, and joy in your life.

Melanie Rivers, Indigenous mixed media artist and teacher

Welcome!!

Hi. I'm Melanie, an Indigenous portrait artist, who teaches online art classes to thousands of women around the world. I am a trained Expressive Arts Practitioner and experienced educator of 24 years.

I am from the Squamish First Nation in Vancouver, Canada and I draw from my traditional ancestry and teachings in my art practice and lessons.

I provide gentle guidance and encouragement for women, so they can experience the medicines of art and build their own unique artistic voice. I believe in you.

Melanie is such a gentle soul with so much to give. She is very inspiring to a healthy practice involving mind/body/spirit in an artful way.
— Lynn Roberts

Get Started Now With Free Art Lesson:

Free Mixed Media Art Lesson

Create your own Tree Woman


Stillness is about focusing on nothingness; it’s about creating a clearing.
It’s opening up an emotionally clutter free space and allowing ourselves to feel
and think and dream and question.
— Brene Brown

Join Me for On-Going Support in my Membership:

Medicine Circle Membership

Connect on FaceBook

art-desk.jpg

Join my community group where we share our struggles and successes, latest artworks and encourage each other along the way. Imagination, story and play help us connect with ourselves.


Join

Connect with me on Instagram