ARTIST & WRITER
Coaches, Edits, Instructs & Inspires—Transforms your Ideas
As Creative Coach, Editor, Instructor & Workshop Leader, Curator & Project Designer, I bring not only my creative and analytical skills, but also my intuition and over twenty-five years experience to your project. As creative consultant for visual and literary projects, I coach, instruct and inspire emerging and established artists as well as aspiring and published authors— transforming idea and experience into works of art.
Drawing on dual degrees in Fine Art — Creative Photography (MFA) and English (MA), life’s experiences and my world travels, I develop and teach courses and workshops at art institutes, universities, colleges, museums and private venues in Southern California. As an award-winning artist I exhibit my Fine Art Photography and Artist’s Books in galleries and museums nationally. Visit Art Site. In addition to maintaining a blog, my images, articles and reviews appear in art and literary publications as well as online platforms.
Why Martha?
- Offers positive but candid critiques
- Adept at manuscript assessment & editing
- Sensitive to the nature of your creative process
- Focuses on developing your voice & vision
- Provides safe but dynamic workshop environment
- Instinct for locating the pulse of a story
- Ear for language, pacing, rhythm & flow
- Proven record guiding clients to achieve goals
- Performs in a timely manner
- Free spirited but meticulous—blends art & life
Together we can transform the inkling of an idea into a compelling work of art.
About Martha’s Clients
From across the globe, I work with the lost and lonely, dreamers and the driven, drifters and the gifted—artists, writers & musicians—survivors of trauma and those who helped them survive, legal defenders & the lawless—physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists—poets, priests & pilots—actors, activists & healers—journalists, prisoners & visionaries—comedians & caregivers—moms juggling kids, 911 operators & runaways—lifestyle influencers & the terminally ill— graphic designers & I.T. gurus— CEOs, CFOs, and some who chase UFOs—veterans, yogis & retirees—inventive strippers, mountain climbers & obsessive bikers—litigators, liars & imposters (the latter two I cut.) I take tips but not bribes.
Everyone owns a story. Someday I’ll tell you mine!