Hi friends and family! I need your help this holiday season! 🎁 I’m raising funds for an organization that means the world to me, Ryman Arts.

My goal is to raise $500 to help provide 10 incoming students with their own Art Bin filled with high-quality, professional art supplies for the next school year. 

When I was a teen, art was my safe place. Through all the ups and down of being a teenage, drawing and painting were the things that brought me the most joy. Every weekend in high school, I looked forward to going to my Ryman Arts classes. Ryman Arts didn’t just give me free, college-level art instruction and incredible supplies, they gave me a community where I could be my full artsy-fartsy self. 

This holiday season, I’m hoping to pay that experience forward. Help me reach my goal, so 10 students can receive the same high-quality supplies that meant so much to me. Every $50 = 1 Art Bin for a student. Any amount truly helps and is so appreciated!

Bernie, Fernie, and I thank you so much for your generosity! ❤️

(Teenage Mari drawing with her amazing art supplies at Ryman Arts in 2010)