Onslow Originals aims to promote the benefits of the arts for individual and community well-being through community arts engagement. We work with individuals from Onslow County and surrounding areas, with a focus on artists, makers, veterans, and the military community.

"Creative Forces: NEA Military Healing Arts Network serves the unique and special needs of military patients and veterans who have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and psychological health conditions, as well as their families and caregivers.Made possible by a unique collaboration between the National Endowment for the Arts, the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, and state arts agencies, Creative Forces is a network of caring people who believe in the transformative and restorative powers of art." via https://www.arts.gov/partnerships/creative-forces

I provided instruction in various media to people of all ages. I taught art journaling classes to tweens and teens as well as literacy-based art classes to elementary-aged children.In addition to teaching, I provide technology, social media, and graphic design support.