Story. . .

“For two decades I had happily flourished as a professional artist, community arts educator, and CSUEB Professor. Suddenly I found myself being laid off for the third time from the University due to state budget cuts. During that lay off I watched tenured professors lose their jobs right along with me! 

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Soon after, with no work options in my field, I worked in an extremely high stress job as a medical device and biologics sales rep. servicing a spinal surgeon. I was responsible for ordering, delivering and verbally supervising spinal implants and biologics in the operating room during the procedures. I had to give instructions and recommendations to surgical techs and the surgeons on the spot!

For the first month I went home every night covered in hives from head to toe. It was so awful! The level of stress I was experiencing was nothing I had ever trained for or been prepared for. I also noticed my peers in the O.R. suffering from high levels of stress as well. I decided that I would try to help them and myself so I created my first Art Class Inc. Creativity Events for the staff of the O.R.

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At the event there was pure joy and relief for everyone! I watched each person laugh, recover from their stress exhaustion and become enlivened. It was right then I knew that this art based wellness program model would work! It has been 10+ years of R & D since then and Art Class Inc. brings wellness to all who try it!

Hooray!