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WELLNESS FOR MAKERS

The mission of Wellness for Makers is to motivate and empower artists through education and mindful living. Wellness for Makers was created to make self-care, stretching, and massage techniques more accessible to artists everywhere. We strive to make it easy to find good resources, including interviews, articles, videos, and links to valuable organizations. Our workshops provide hands-on training in stretching and massage techniques.

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Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

"Wellness for Makers is addressing the holistic health and well-being of visual artists so their bodies and studio practices are as strong and sustainable as their artwork and careers. Missy and her collaborators have identified an important and unmet need in an artist's training and continued development, creating valuable programs and resources to help artists work more mindfully."

"Wellness for Makers is addressing the holistic health and well-being of visual artists so their bodies and studio practices are as strong and sustainable as their artwork and careers. Missy and her collaborators have identified an important and unmet need in an artist's training and continued development, creating valuable programs and resources to help artists work more mindfully."

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Jenifer Simon

Director of Programs and Communications, CERF+
"We spend money on tools and equipment for our studios, find ways to repair and replace the tools we need to make our work and often discount our most important tool, our bodies. Wellness for Makers is a brilliant resource to help us nurture, maintain and repair our bodies."

"We spend money on tools and equipment for our studios, find ways to repair and replace the tools we need to make our work and often discount our most important tool, our bodies. Wellness for Makers is a brilliant resource to help us nurture, maintain and repair our bodies."

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Kristin Muller

Executive Director, Peters Valley School of Craft
“Historically artists weren’t given instruction on how to take care of themselves while working. The art came first and health considerations came second, if at all. Missy is helping change these attitudes towards wellness. She offers artists the tools to continue their work AND stay healthy. Wellness for Makers provides instruction to help maintain health throughout the work day and beyond. These classes are a great benefit to everyone!”

“Historically artists weren’t given instruction on how to take care of themselves while working. The art came first and health considerations came second, if at all. Missy is helping change these attitudes towards wellness. She offers artists the tools to continue their work AND stay healthy. Wellness for Makers provides instruction to help maintain health throughout the work day and beyond. These classes are a great benefit to everyone!”

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Erin Daily and Brian Weissman

Co-Founders, Brooklyn Metal Works
SNAG was thrilled to have Wellness for Makers as part of our annual conference this year! As makers, we sometimes forget to take breaks, so Missy led our attendees through stretches in the morning and in the afternoon to get everyone moving. We thought it was vital to give our attendees both a reminder to stand up and stretch, and the opportunity to learn self-care techniques to take back to their benches.

SNAG was thrilled to have Wellness for Makers as part of our annual conference this year! As makers, we sometimes forget to take breaks, so Missy led our attendees through stretches in the morning and in the afternoon to get everyone moving. We thought it was vital to give our attendees both a reminder to stand up and stretch, and the opportunity to learn self-care techniques to take back to their benches.

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Alaina Clarke

Conference Program Manager, Society of North American Goldsmiths