About Tricia

I’ve lived a creative life for as long as I can remember, often choosing unconventional paths over the “safe” ones. Following my muse hasn’t always brought prosperity, but it has given me a life rich in beauty, curiosity, and meaning. I received my BA in Art History and trained in design through night school.  For more than twenty years, I worked as a wedding and event designer, with my work featured in magazines, blogs, and books. I’m also a prolific fine artist, with pieces shown throughout the Southwest.

Spirituality has always been the second thread running through my life. I grew up in a highly unconventional manner and experienced trauma early on. In my search for understanding and healing, I explored everything from formal religions to occult and esoteric traditions. I’ve practiced meditation and yoga for most of my life, and I’ve been in counseling for over thirty years. I trained in shadow-work facilitation through Cliff Barry’s Shadow Work® program, a powerful and transformative psychological process. I’m also a member of Michael Harner’s Foundation for Shamanic Studies and have completed most of their coursework. Additionally, I trained in Michele Baker’s Paint from Your Soul program and now offer art therapy as a way to support emotional and spiritual healing through creativity.

From my teens on through my thirties, I was a martial artist, which led me into teaching Model Mugging—an immersive women’s self-defense program that uses realistic scenarios to rewire trauma responses and build embodied confidence. It was a profound somatic pathway for healing old wounds.

Today, I weave together my two lifelong passions—spirituality and creativity—to create beauty, healing, and transformative experiences. I believe that reconnecting with our soul’s essence allows us to rediscover forgotten parts of ourselves and move closer to our own radiant, divine nature. Supporting others in that rediscovery isn’t just my work—it’s what I’m called to do.