About Us

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Hi! Welcome to Creativity for Hope. My name is Katie Shatara.

I originally started this site when my husband was diagnosed with a sarcoma during COVID. Having a creative outlet made it so much easier to cope with all the changes and ups and downs that happened to our lives in a such amount of time. I created to give me hope for each new day. Creativity got through some very challenging years and I am now happy to say that my husband is 5 years cancer free!

I am in the midst of another life transition...you could say my life in early 2026 blew up. So many transitions in such a little amount of time. Transition of a career (ex-biotech leader of 25 years), transition of my dad recently passing away, my dog of 17 years recently passing alway, and transition of my body (lost 65 pounds). All that leads to re-defining my identity and how I show-up in this world. So many changes in such a little amount of time. Some changes I wanted and others I didn’t ask for, but here I am. In the middle of a let's say mid-life glow up!

I’ve decided to create my way through all this and be authentically me letting my spirit guide the way. Creating for me means doing art, writing, journaling…anything creative that calls to me. Creativity gives me hope. It reminds me that I always have the power to turn my hopes into something new…I can create a new reality and dream up something fresh.

Creating brings me joy and helps bring me back to my spirit and I want to share this with others. When I create it is my spirit speaking. There is such beauty in listening to my spirit. I am letting my intuition guide me as I navigate this next chapter of my life. 

I am being guided to use creativity to help others transform their lives. Once I started journaling, art, and crafting - things started to shift. I felt connection to my spirit I hadn't ever felt before. Creating created a space for my spirit to connect with me. And I listened. That's how I am on this path now. I've always had whispers to lean into my art and intuition but overrode it. It got to the point where the whispers grew so loud - I had to do something. So here I am sharing my art and experiences with others so that I can be of service.