Monika Astara Studio
Let your creative spirit soar, boost your confidence and restore your inner calm and joy:
Create Happy Art, Clothes and Jewelry that light you up.
"Mindboggling-ly" simple, fun methods - stunning tops.
Creating art that excites you doesn't have to be complicated or lengthy.
From joyfully smudged Papers to stunning Artsy Clothes -
experience New Approaches - and create for the Pure Joy of Creating.
That's where MAGIC happens.
* Your creativity might have been put on hold, or got stifled by rude comments. I help you reignite your creative joy.
* You are in transition or on a spiritual journey - wanting to feel alive, expand and nurture your spirit.
* You are retired, in midlife, an empty nester - looking for fulfillment, a hobby and more joy.
* You are an accomplished artist who loves to do "different" - or forgot how to create for the joy of it and want it back.
I got you covered - with the most fun and simple ways for creating.
It's a pressure free zone where your creative spirit can soar and you feel alive, content and joyful.
you CAN get stunning results with unconventional, fun methods and patterns.
The methods and patterns are different from anything else out there.
They are the result of 38 years of simplifying everything.
Making flattering clothes is easy-peasy in styles that have only 1 pattern piece.
You can cut and sew a top after lunch and wear it an hour later to meet your friends for coffee.
Squirt, splash and roll paint in playful ways and achieve high-end looking designs.
Can you just see yourself painting "totally YOU" accessories, clothes and home decor, and create striking papers for your mixed media?!
The best part:
"It's so SIMPLE! It's brilliant!"
Priti Bhardwaj
To top it off:
You cannot make mistakes.
You get instant gratifications and stunning results at every SHORT step.
NO talent, NO brush required.
"It's like a magic pill for having joy in an adverse world."
Amanda Meyer
Start with FREE ways to create.
Choose one that lights your fire:
- Download a printable art drawing. Color it.
Make cards, journal covers, collages with it.
- Create 3 digital art pieces from 1 photo.
- Jazz up your (old) clothes, shawls, tote bags etc..
With paint in a ketch-up bottle.
- Make something beautiful to wear from scratch.
You can create each one within minutes to less than an hour.
A rectangle with 2 holes.
No seams.
One 14" seam.
Wear 6 different ways.
More client comments:
"I am in my studio again, having fun!
Monika's methods are so much more fun and a lot faster than the dyeing procedures I am used to.
The videos are short and to the point.
And you get instant gratifications."
Linda Thompson - Wearable Art Designer
"Monika, what you are offering is something so special. I haven't seen anything like it.
I must say I quite enjoy the freedom to splash paint freely. It took me out of my comfort zone.
It is quite liberating."
Lindsay Cash - Retiree
"I thought I was quite relaxed.
But this is taking it to a whole other level."
And you can apply the principles in everyday life.
I've even tried it in the gym.
With zero motivation.
It WORKS."
Lynn Edmonds - Artist
If you've ever been put down or ridiculed about your creativity, chances are you can relate to this:
"You don't have a creative bone in your body!
God must have been asleep when He created you. "
That's what my art teacher hissed at me for 6 years.
Hello, I am Monika Astara, your Guide on Transformational Creative Journeys.
Despite my art teacher's dire assessment, I have been a full time artist since 1987. Over twenty three thousand of my creations have sold in wearable art boutiques, galleries and in my own boutique at a resort.
And THAT's why I love guiding you to ditch the nagging, critical voices in your head and create freely and joyfully.
If I can do it - so can you!
Imagine having the most fun ever, creating in ways that are authentic and natural to YOU.Let my story inspire you to go for it.
And THAT's why I love guiding you to ditch the nagging, critical voices in your head and create freely and joyfully.
Imagine having the most fun ever, creating in ways that are authentic and natural to YOU.
Ways we can create together:
- Online Courses and Retreats
- Studio Events
- Private Studio Days
- Private Zoom Sessions
- Corporate Sessions and Retreat
1 rectangle, 2 holes, no seams.
Wear it 4 ways.
"Monika, this is fantastic! You are a natural teacher. Enthusiastic and patient. Love it!
I also love the way you are emphasizing the healing and calming effects of the joy of creating."
Lyn Belisle, artist, international art instructor
Art created with a bottle cap.
Upcoming, exquisitely soothing Online Retreat with live Zoom and private Facebook Club support.
Doodle Magic and Creative Joy
This is a brand new, exciting, transformational concept!
If you are feeling the pains of our unprecedented times, this is the most simple, playful and proven way to cultivate and restore your inner calm and joy.
You might just fall in love with yourself and your life all over again.
In the process you create art - without ever trying to make art.
NO brush, NO talent required.
What Clients are saying about Doodle Magic and Creative Joy
"This is the most calm and joyful I have felt in years."
"Who would have thought that doodling can do THIS!
This is therapy! I am going to do this with my 93 year old mother."
"I thought I was pretty relaxed.
But this is taking it to a whole other level.
And you can use the same principles in everyday life. I even tried it in the gym.
It WORKS!"
"It worked when I was completely at loose ends. You absolutely embody what you teach!... Your voice and your face exude joy!..."
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"It's like getting joy delivered to your inbox."
Donna Wilson
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Let's bust the myth of "not being creative".
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