Teen Beauty & Wisdom

“This course was so fun and inspiring. Michal is a warm and brilliant woman -- part teacher, part midwife. I look forward to diving more deeply into the material, and hopefully one day leading other young people through this sacred process of coming to embrace the light and beauty that is embodied in each one of us.”

“This was a wonderful class with some very easy to follow Instructions on how to teach teens to paint empowering self portraits. I love the way Michal broke things down to a simple format in order to make things easy for the kids to do and not feel intimidated.Her simple way of doing skin tones , eyes and hair was very helpful. My only suggestion would be to maybe have a bit more video instruction that is downloadable for future reference. The PDF 's are helpful too but the videos are more interesting and informative. Overall a Wonderful experience that I can't wait to put into practice working with young people. Thank You Michal for a beautifully done course!! ”

“Michal is such a wonderful and insightful teacher, full of knowledge, passion, patience and creativity. I learned so much from her teachings that I can apply to other areas of my art and share with others. My first attempt at working with a child who was only 5 went really well! It was a joy to connect to my little student and she thoroughly enjoyed painting her own self portrait. It's really that easy! The same techniques applied here could be used to instruct adults as well, as I used it to paint my own portrait. I can visualize using the same techniques in other arenas as well and look forward to continuing my paintings and leading my own workshops. Michal is a blessing and a gift and I'm so glad I had the opportunity to learn from her!”

“This course is full of knowledge, wisdom, and soul. From the first video to the last, Michal infuses her gentle guidance and brilliant art expertise that takes you on a journey to experience first hand the power of painting a simple portrait. With personal support throughout, from Michal and the community sanctuary, you can complete the course feeling prepared and inspired to offer this class in your own community. Each of us were able to take the techniques and put our own spin to create enchanting, original pieces of art. I highly recommend this class whether or not you want to teach. You MUST experience this for yourself!!! Thank you so much Michal!! I CANNOT WAIT to take this out in the world, starting with my own backyard. ”

“This course is full of knowledge, wisdom, and soul. From the first video to the last, Michal infuses her gentle guidance and brilliant art expertise that takes you on a journey to experience first hand the power of painting a simple portrait. With personal support throughout, from Michal and the community sanctuary, you can complete the course feeling prepared and inspired to offer this class in your own community. Each of us were able to take the techniques and put our own spin to create enchanting, original pieces of art. I highly recommend this class whether or not you want to teach. You MUST experience this for yourself!!! Thank you so much Michal!! I CANNOT WAIT to take this out in the world, starting with my own backyard. ”

“Was so wonderful soon I will perfect it and teach this class where I love thankyou Michal”

“I've found Michal's course to be engaging, thorough, and I love that we can go at our own pace. Her videos are beautifully done and they are a wonderful way to learn her techniques. I have many sections left to complete and I look forward to experiencing each one as I move forward into this truly wonderful class. Michal is down to earth, heart and soul based, and is a wildly talented artist that it is an honor to learn from. Deeply grateful for this opportunity! ”