ACI Blog

🎨 Explore ACI’s Skool: Learn, Grow, and Create With Us — For Just $1 a Month

Why So Affordable? Because we want art to be a right, not a luxury. We’re offering this founder pricing as a thank-you to our earliest supporters—and as a way to get this space blooming with creati...

🎨 Planning with Purpose

...planning a series can also be… overwhelming. Maybe you’ve started one before but never finished. Or maybe you’ve got a sketchbook full of loose ideas and don’t know how to tie them together.

Welcome to Skool: A New Creative Space for the ACI Community

Whether you’re a curious beginner, a seasoned artist looking for community, or somewhere in between~ you’re welcome here. We’re building this space as a collaborative, encouraging environment, and ...

🌿 Collective Update: New Seasons, New Growth

Thanks for supporting ACI and being part of this collective journey with us. We’re always evolving, always adapting, and always grateful to have you along for the ride.

So What's Next?

If there’s one thing we’ve learned this year, it’s that transformation doesn’t always arrive quietly. Between literal storms and personal ones, we’ve been rebuilding and reimagining what Art Collec...

Website Relaunch and a Thunderstorm of Challenges

I found myself huddled with my phone, squinting at code and product pages, editing the new website in chunks between charging breaks and spotty signal. Was it ideal? Not even close. But I’ve never ...

Creating Miniature Art: Why Small Doesn’t Mean Less

We’ve noticed something special when people encounter our tiny works at markets or shows: they lean in. Their eyes widen. They light up. There’s joy in discovering something unexpectedly powerful i...

Packaging With Intention: Sustainability, Ritual, and Aesthetic

Sustainability is a journey, not a checkbox. And at ACI, we believe in moving forward with honesty, grace, and creativity—just like we do in our art. Whether it’s sourcing better materials, refinin...

Building a Creative Community: The Journey of Founding and Growing an Art Collective

We envisioned a space where artists of all kinds—painters, ceramicists, stained glass artists, designers, quilters, jewelry makers—could collaborate. Our goal was to create a collective that offere...

ACI Current Events and a Little more About Us

As 4 artists' studios come together, a new wave of creativity is born. This collaboration is not just about individual talents, but about the power of unity in the world of art. With a 100% queer-o...