Turquoise Posies Painting

Donna Downey is a bestselling author, instructor and all-around creative force as a mixed-media artist. In 2000, she got into scrapbooking as an extension of her paper product and photography addiction. This was only the beginning. From working as a popular columnist, to traveling the world inspiring women to push the boundaries of their own creativity, to developing her first mixed-media line of products, Donna is consistently on the leading edge of taking creative risks the push the creative envelope and empowering others to do the same with their art. As a mixed-media artist, Donna is a born experimenter, blending and transforming both traditional and unexpected items into meaningful pieces of self expression. A former elementary school teacher, she has synthesized her first love of teaching with her passion for craft and brings this to women via workshops at events, writing books, and through her popular blog and website.