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The Creative Collective - An online community that hosts weekly challenges for individuals to regain and share their love of creating art.
Connect with a supportive community of new friends.
The Creative Collective - An online community that hosts weekly challenges for individuals to regain and share their love of creating art.
Connect with a supportive community of new friends.
Here's what you get!
- Weekly Art Challenges: Engage in diverse and thought-provoking art challenges designed to inspire creativity, self-expression, and personal growth. Each challenge will include weekly prompts centered around themes that explore the intersection of art and life, encouraging reflection and exploration.
- Access to Exclusive Community: Become part of a private website & supportive online community of artists from around the world, where you can connect, collaborate, and share your creative journey.
- Diverse Art Media: Explore a variety of art mediums and techniques, from drawing and painting to photography, digital art, and more. Don’t worry – if you want to stick with your favorite media, no problem!
- Life Lessons through Art: Gain valuable insights and life lessons through the creative process, learning how to apply artistic principles to navigate challenges, cultivate resilience, and foster personal growth.
- Once a month “Open Studio”: The first Thursday of the month at 11am CT I will be live on Zoom to answer questions or simply hang out and drink coffee or tea. Think of it as a virtual “having coffee with artist friends” time. And if you can’t make it at that time, each month, I’ll post a link to a recording afterwards
Join The Creative Collective.
You deserve the time to play and create in an online community, where you can define the kind of artist you’ve always wanted to be! Connect with new friends, reconnect with yourself, and have FUN!
If you set aside your childhood dreams for adult realities, join my The Creative Collective to reconnect with your artistic self. Bring back the part of yourself that you have tamped down.
You deserve the time to play and create in an online community, where you can define the kind of artist you’ve always wanted to be! Connect with new friends, reconnect with yourself, and have FUN!
If you set aside your childhood dreams for adult realities, join my The Creative Collective to reconnect with your artistic self. Bring back the part of yourself that you have tamped down.
About Mary Telfer, MFA
If you’ve ever felt the pull to create — but life, self-doubt, or overwhelm got in the way — you’re in the right place.
I’m Mary Telfer, a multi-media artist, educator, and mentor with a mission to help closet creatives and stuck artists rediscover the joy, freedom, and power of making art. I’ve spent over 20 years teaching (and learning!) about the transformative power of creativity, and I’m here to show you how to unlock that power for yourself.
With an MFA and decades of experience, I founded The Creative Collective (TCC) to be the ultimate creative playground — a space where you can show up exactly as you are, experiment without fear, and build the art you’ve always wanted to create.
Each week inside TCC, I guide members through inspiring art challenges, interactive Zoom classes, and creative activities designed to help you take risks, build confidence, and finally make the art you’ve been dreaming of. No pressure. Just permission.
I believe art isn’t about innate talent — it’s about permission to play, explore, and get messy.
And my job? To help you give yourself that permission, and make the creative magic happen. 💫
Along the way, you’ll also find that my work and life are rooted in compassion — for animals, for the planet, and for YOU. I’m committed to helping you thrive as both an artist and a person.
So, when you’re ready to start (or restart!) your creative journey, I invite you to join us inside TCC, where community, encouragement, and more than a few creative surprises await..
Let’s make some magic together.
If you’ve ever felt the pull to create — but life, self-doubt, or overwhelm got in the way — you’re in the right place.
I’m Mary Telfer, a multi-media artist, educator, and mentor with a mission to help closet creatives and stuck artists rediscover the joy, freedom, and power of making art. I’ve spent over 20 years teaching (and learning!) about the transformative power of creativity, and I’m here to show you how to unlock that power for yourself.
With an MFA and decades of experience, I founded The Creative Collective (TCC) to be the ultimate creative playground — a space where you can show up exactly as you are, experiment without fear, and build the art you’ve always wanted to create.
Each week inside TCC, I guide members through inspiring art challenges, interactive Zoom classes, and creative activities designed to help you take risks, build confidence, and finally make the art you’ve been dreaming of. No pressure. Just permission.
I believe art isn’t about innate talent — it’s about permission to play, explore, and get messy.
And my job? To help you give yourself that permission, and make the creative magic happen. 💫
Along the way, you’ll also find that my work and life are rooted in compassion — for animals, for the planet, and for YOU. I’m committed to helping you thrive as both an artist and a person.
So, when you’re ready to start (or restart!) your creative journey, I invite you to join us inside TCC, where community, encouragement, and more than a few creative surprises await..
Let’s make some magic together.
Listen to what Melissa has to say in this 2-minute video.
“A safe space to learn, grow, and share artistically with a diverse group, where we respect, support and celebrate each other.” - Melissa
Here's what Lorraine had to say in this one minute video.
"Mary's challenges are not only clear and inspiring, but a healing journey of self-discovery.
The live Zoom sessions are so relaxing and supportive I am comfortable sharing even when I am not feeling great about my work.
Mary and the other artists are kind and give constructive ideas to follow through, encouraging me to continue and complete the artwork.
Thank you Mary!"
