My name is Katie Shatara and I am the founder of Creativity for Hope. My mission is to help you discover how art heals and connects you to your intuition, so that you have mental wellness an renewed purpose.

I started Creativity for Hope in 2021 when husband was diagnosed with sarcoma in right leg. I needed to have something to help me cope with all that was happening and creativity was what I embraced. I decided to create an art piece every day for a year. And that decision changed my life. Art healed me and helped me navigate trying times. Thankfully my husband is now cancer free.

Through finding art, I also found a strong connection to my intuition. I've always been an empath but art really helped me to connect to my spirit / higher self. And through that connection to my higher self I found that my purpose is to create art and share it. In an era of so much technology and external noise, create something with your hands and connect your mind, heart and hands and see the transformation in yourself.

Creating brings hope. Each day there is a possibility to create something new and fresh. I love that aspect about art...there are so many possibilities.

Sometimes people tell me they aren't creative and I just don't buy it. We are all creative beings and just need to find outlets that resonate with us.

A quick way to start being creative is by journaling. Journaling is such a free flow form of expression that can take many forms such as writing, drawing, and art to name a few.

So let's be creative together! Follow me on Instagram @creativitiyforhope to learn more about the healing power of art and the magic of creating.

Thank you so much for visiting!