River Region Art Workshop

River Region Art Workshop

This week, I Still Matter lead an art workshop at River Region Human Services, Inc. with a fantastic group of people! Participants made art that represented their personal process of recovery. The artwork will be made into prints and sold at River Region’s May fundraiser. Here is what participants shared about their artwork and how it […]

Recovery Isn’t Always Pretty

Recovery Isn’t Always Pretty

Living in recovery isn’t always pretty and perfect. When I think of living in recovery an image pops into my mind of a silhouetted female figure doing an awesome yoga pose at sunset. As a matter of fact, Google “recovery” (I just did) and scroll down the images. You’ll find people along with silhouetted sunsets. […]

We Made A Coloring Book!

We Made A Coloring Book!

No seriously. We are STOKED. We made our very own coloring book! 55 artists {both local and international} have created and donated a coloring page for our cause! Local artists such as Dustin Harewood, Hank Champion, Ms. Jacksonville 2015 Sherri Owens (recent recipient of Jacksonville’s HandsOn Art of Caring Award) and Heather Vega. Canadian artist Tamara Cobbin and Mexican […]

DIY Planters | By: Lauren Avalos

DIY Planters | By: Lauren Avalos

I hope this post finds you feeling inspired and ready to paint! This is a rather quick do-it-yourself planter project and can be done for under $11. I wanted to have plants in my home that didn’t require much maintenance, so I went with cactuses and succulents. I bought them at Home Depot for about […]