Welcome
​Healthy Successful Artists
(Joyful Plant's ​Gardening through Art Community)

Are you a healthy, successful artist? (Or are you moving in that direction?)
Do you ever feel like our society is detached from nature? 
What might it feel like to live every day true to your intuition, place, and season?
How do you know when you're accomplishing your life's dreams and purpose?
If you are worn out on the "starving artist" mindset, perhaps you are ready to roll up your sleeves and show the world how to live well by nature.

Healthy Successful Artists is a community for people who
are interested in the Joyful Plant Method
and want to gather, share, and be inspired. 

- Therapeutic Arts
- Nature Activities 
- Clean Eating Ideas
- Seasonal Gardening Guide
- Life Recipes for all kinds of know-how

Hello, I am Elise. Here is my backstory:

My given name is Elise Watness. One translation of my first name means "my God is abundance" and my maiden name is Norwegian for "water place."  I mention this is because I think it is time for us here to creatively ignite a passion for stewardship, permanently reversing the effects of Climate Change. 

I believe we are capable as humans to be smart enough to steward the Earth well with locally produced food, prosperous creative economies, and long-term health. I believe we can do this by aligning on fun ways to grow and gather food, create wealth through ancestral wisdom, and manage our resources in a way that is hospitable to our neighbors and the planet. 

I am a mama, painter, printmaker, writer, and Montessori guide. 
I started Joyful Plant as a Farmers Market booth. With the advent of the pandemic, it merged to teach online watercolor garden classes.

• AMI-Certified Montessori Guide (2010, NAMTA 12-15 Worldwide Erdkinder)
• Academic History based in Ethno-Environmental Journalism y el español
• Professional experience includes: Faith, food, farms, español, education, administration, journalism, photography, art, bilingual curricular consultation, public relations, sign painting, plant research, garden list-making, painter and printer.

Are you ready to apply?

What is Gardening through Art?

Joyful Plant
- Creative Botanical Observations
- live Mondays 11-noon PST)
- Also See: [Fun for Kids]

- Resources
- Admissions
- Tuition                      
- Scholarship
- Strategy
- Consultation
- CALENDARS! {Printable PDFS Released 12/21/22}
Free Gifts: Garden Planners!
- Annual 
- Bi-Annual
- Seasonal 
- Quarterly 
- Bi-Weekly
- Weekly 
- Daily
- Hourly

Life Recipes​ 
- Other Resources & Respite

Q&A: Instructor Office Hours 
Text: three six zero 525 3849
If you are registered for the quarter and ready to schedule seasonal strategy session, please click:

Strategy Session: Office Hours

FAQ:

1. What is Gardening through Art?

Gardening through Art is a remote coaching program for professional creators, gardeners, and cooks. 
Founded by a Montessori-certified Guide and Designer, Painter, and Printmaker

1. How do I participate? 

• Application
• Evaluation

1. What can I expect?

• Quarterly Registration
• Lifelong learning 

1. Which supplies will be used?
2. When do I check in? 
3. Who are my fellow students? 
4. How do I further participate?
5. Why?

Ongoing questions may generally include:
What does it mean to be a good steward of the Earth? 
Why do we do this?
How could it possibly work?
How can we take better care of nature?
and live healthy & successful lives to be savored.
Once scientists learned that gardening could reverse the effects of 

Why? Feeding the Future 

Gardening through Art Botanical Studies:

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Gardening through Art ~ Live and In-Person Workshops

Have you 

Click on the photos above to see a few in-person Gardening through Art activities. 

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Gardening through Art  ~​Watercolor in the Garden 

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A Shared Gallery on Instagram with link: 
    #gardeningthroughart

​Unique Opportunity: