Renna Kowalski
Portland, OR
Mixed-media artist and art journaling evangelist who teaches people that messy, vulnerable creative practice is a form of self-care. She turned her college anxiety spiral into an honest creative practice—and now helps others do the same through tutorials, prompts, and permission to make 'ugly things.'
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