Hi friends,

I have some important news to share with you today, and if I’m being honest, this one is a little bittersweet.

After a lot of thought and reflection over the past several months, I’ve made the decision to sunset the Honest Art Society on October 31st.

This was not an easy decision.

I absolutely love mentoring artists. I love this community. I love watching you take risks, make better art, ask hard questions, have breakthroughs, and sometimes just need someone to remind you to keep freaking going.

But I’ve also had to get really honest with myself.

My schedule has become incredibly full, and I’ve reached a point where trying to continue doing everything means that some of the things that matter most in my life—my health, my family, my friendships, and simply having some room to breathe—aren’t getting the attention they deserve.

And I don’t want to wait until I’m completely depleted to listen to what my life is telling me.

I’m telling you now, on October 1st, because I want us to have this entire final month together. All of the trainings will remain available through October 31st, so please use this time to revisit anything you’ve wanted to watch or go back through.

We’ll also continue our coaching calls this month and have one more art critique together. You may have noticed that I’ve needed to move our coaching calls to Thursdays because of conflicts in my schedule, and I appreciate your flexibility with that.

Between now and October 31st, I’ll still be right here. I’ll be active in the group, showing up for our calls, answering questions, and doing everything I normally do. We’re not disappearing today. We’re simply giving ourselves a month to bring this chapter to a close together.

If you’ve paid for any portion of your membership beyond October 31st, we will, of course, refund that amount. If your subscription is set to renew in October, your renewal will be prorated to end on October 31 so you won’t be charged beyond that. And if you would prefer to cancel your membership before then, I completely understand. Just email [email protected] and we’ll take care of you.

Mostly, though, I want to say thank you.

For the last 18 months, it has been an absolute honor to know you, mentor you, learn from you, laugh with you, and watch you grow—not only as artists, but as humans.

I hope you never forget that what you make matters.

Your voice matters.

The world does not need you to paint like somebody else. It needs the thing that only you can make.

Thank you for trusting me and for being part of this little corner of the art world we created together. I’m incredibly grateful for every bit of it.

And while the Honest Art Society may be coming to an end, I’ll be cheering you on like crazy!

With love,

Jodie