Rachel Dittmer

During some really difficult seasons and stages in my life, I started having visions of me being free that really gave me the desire to do whatever it would take to power through and fight for my freedom in those areas. I started a “Stages of Freedom” Collection as a result. In late 2007, I was at one of the lowest points in my life and found myself in an emergency room after downing enough aspirin to end my life prematurely. After being there for about 10 hours, my toxicity levels finally reached their peak and started going down. A dr. came in trying to shame me for my choice and asked if I felt stupid for what I had done while I sat there staring at the blank white walls and feeling utterly hopeless. At the time, I only wished I had thought of a better, more immediate plan of action. However, as I looked at the blank white walls, all I could picture was the girl in the rain painting I had painted only months before and realized this collection is meant to be bigger than myself and help others as well. It’s still not entirely complete, but I have every intention of proposing to put it in various places where people need hope and healing and wish for my art to help be a part of that process. I hope you will enjoy it as well as you...

A year of college- 1 semester taking beginning art classes before paying off my loan & getting married at age 20.

"No Suicide Event" at New Life Church Sioux Falls in 2018 & 2019.

Top 5 in America's Best Budget Redo of 2014 in This Old House Magazine http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20851233_30219213,00.html (my interior design with my art piece on wall as well)