AnaGloria of Brushstrokes & Becoming painting indoors with mountains in background.
AnaGloria of Brushstrokes & Becoming painting indoors with mountains in background.

Reclaim Your Creativity.
Find Your People.

Intimate gatherings for women who are ready to play, create, and breathe again.

Event Schedule

Creative Guidance

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Connection

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Incredible Food

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Creative Guidance | Connection | Incredible Food |

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"Creativity is not just art. It's curiosity, flexiblity, play, and permission to begin." Quote from Blythe Harris
Notebook next to tea cup and champaign flute at Brushstrokes & Becoming's vision board event.
Community vision board sharing around the table. Blond woman sharing her annual vision board.
"You deserve time. Time that's yours. Time to make things!"

That Creative Part of You Hasn't Gone Anywhere. She's Just Been Waiting.

A giving woman deserves to receive.
You were not meant to pour endlessly from an empty cup. You deserve space, beauty, sisterhood, and the joy of creating, just for you.

You've drifted from your creativity.
The spark that once lit you up—making, creating, expressing—feels distant, like a language you've forgotten how to speak.

You feel depleted and isolated.
No time for yourself. You feel disconnected from your own joy and from other women who truly understand.

You used to make things. Draw, write, paint, arrange, something that was just yours. Somewhere between the responsibilities and the rushing, that part of you got quiet.

You don't need a diagnosis. You need an afternoon.

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Upcoming Gatherings

It’s not about perfection. It's about giving yourself permission to breathe, play, and create in good company.

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Crea-Tea-Vity Experience

Date: August 22, 2026

Time: 3:30-6:00 PM

Location: Highlands Ranch, CO
* Exact location provided with purchase confirmation.

Cost: $100

Save My Seat

Gather over homemade scones, tea sandwiches, savory bites, and a beautiful selection of teas before settling into an afternoon of creativity. It's an opportunity to rest, laugh, connect, and make room for your creative spirit alongside wonderful women like you.

Join me for watercolor exploration. Select a watercolor workbook from Emily Lex Studios to guide you, and take it home to keep creating.

WHAT TO EXPECT

  • Homemade scones, tea sandwiches, savory bites

  • Intentionally small group for a relaxed, cozy atmosphere

  • Emily Lex watercolor workbook and all supplies provided

  • Zero experience needed

  • No pressure, no performance — just space to play, breathe, and connect!

  • Located in Highlands Ranch. Exact location provided with purchase confirmation.

Save My Seat
AnaGloria of Brushstrokes & Becoming seating at a desk planning artist events and retreats.

About
Brushstrokes & Becoming

Women are wired to create, gather, share stories, make meaning, and bring beauty into the world around them. You've likely spent decades pouring yourself into others, but somewhere along the way, the creative, connected version of you got buried under responsibility and routine.

At Brushstrokes & Becoming, we believe creativity isn't optional; it's part of being fully human. AnaGloria’s doctoral-level training in developmental psychology and her seven years of leadership in classical art shape her approach to art, community, and every gathering. More importantly, she has lived this transformation herself.

Every gathering at Brushstrokes & Becoming is rooted in rest, creativity, connection, and community. These are not indulgences. They are necessary parts of your full life.

Make time for your creativity and personal connection.
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Woman seated on the floor behind a wood stool painting with watercolors.

How Our Creative Retreats for Women Work

Showing up for our Denver-area events is the only hard part.
Here's how simple it is:

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Choose a gathering and save your seat.

Show up with an open heart—no experience needed.

Leave with a completed project, a few new friends, and something that feels like yourself again.

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You've given enough for today. Come make something beautiful.

The women in that room are looking for exactly what you are — a little breathing room, a little beauty, and a reminder that the creative, curious version of you never actually left. You just need an afternoon.

Reserve your seat. We take care of everything else.