About the Business

Vision: To live in a world where everyone has access and opportunity to experience the health benefits of the expressive arts.

Mission: To facilitate and produce expressive arts for purposes of promoting community health and healing.

Background: There is scientific evidence about the holistic health benefits of engagement with the arts.

Expressive Arts Facilitation: A therapeutic and wellness-promoting practice that "combines visual arts, movement, drama, music, writing, and other creative processes to foster deep personal growth and community development" (IEATA, 2019).

Values: Layer by Layer Artwork, Inc. values inclusive, accessible, affordable, and sustainable expressive arts\ programming that serves the needs of all community members who wish to participate.

Action: The organization seeks to partner with interested individuals, diverse groups, healthcare professionals, and area business partners to advance community engagement with the expressive arts.

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Services

Expressive Arts Facilitation

Health Promotion Consultation

Collaboration & Partnerships

Commissioned

Art Projects

Layer by Layer Artwork, Inc.

A small business that seeks to promote population-based health and healing through the production and facilitation of expressive arts.

Expressive arts facilitation: I offer one-to-one, small group, and community based facilitation services. Please send inquiries to

Health promotion consulting: Any expressive arts facilitation session may include, for clients who desire, specific nursing services like home and/or personal health safety assessments; assistance with personal hygiene; non-pharmacological comfort care; restorative care for improved function of body, mind, and/or spirit; and health education. Please send inquiries to

Collaboration & Partnerships: I am seeking to partner with local organizations in Portland, OR to bring expressive arts facilitation services to businesses to promote employee, student, and client health, team-building, special events, and the showcasing of community art projects. Please send inquiries to

Commissioned art projects: I offer commissioned pet portraits, layered works, and/or other related arts projects. Fee for this service varies dependent upon the nature and size of the art project requested. Please send inquiries to

Please note:

All proceeds from commissioned projects are used to support in-kind and/or subsidized expressive arts programming for older adults & underserved communities. Use the donate button below for these purchases and/or other monetary donations to support this cause.

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After the rain Watercolor [For sale $35]
Dazzling Rain Watercolor [SOLD]	TGIF Watercolor [For sale $45]	Best friends Pencil [For sale $25]	I got you babe Watercolor [For sale $45]	Sitting on the deck of the bay Westport, WA; Watercolor [For sale, $35]	Together Watercolor [For sale $15]	Summer Garden Watercolor [For sale $15]	The deep Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]	Enchantress Watercolor [For sale $35]	Becoming Watercolor [For sale $35]	Starkiss Watercolor [For sale $35]	The Calling Watercolor [SOLD]	Innocence Watercolor [SOLD]	Centering Watercolor [For sale $35]	Just for fun Acrylic on paperboard [For sale $25]	Spiraling Watercolor [For sale $15]	Underwater Watercolor [For sale $20]	Flying high Acrylic pour on canvas [For sale $35]	Superman Acrylic pour on canvas [For sale $35]	Undercurrent Acrylic pour on canvas [For sale $25]	Camouflage Watercolor [For sale $15]	Color me summer Watercolor [For sale $35]	Nuts for you! Watercolor crayon, pencils [For sale $35]	Buddy Layers of acrylic and molding paste for texture. [SOLD]	Wintersong Acrylic on canvas [For sale 70]	Rise Up Colored pencils with watercolor crayon for background. [For sale $15]	Keeping watch Colored pencil [For sale $10]	A wise friend once said . . . Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD!]	Nature's caretaker Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD]	Harmony Mixed media; acrylic [SOLD!]	In the moment Watercolor crayons [SOLD]	Foxy Layers of acrylic paint & colored pencil. [For sale $50]	Callie Acrylic on canvas SOLD	Lucy Acrylic on canvas SOLD	Walter (RIP 07/20) Acrylic on canvas SOLD	Beach ball Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]	Lukester Poopster Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]	Born to run Multiple layers of acrylic paints and acrylic crayon on a 16 x 20 canvas. [SOLD!]	Blinded Acrylic on canvas [SOLD]	Sunshine boat buddy Acrylic [SOLD!]	Dusty 'ol boy Watercolor [SOLD]	Traveler's companion Watercolor crayons & paints [SOLD]	Mo & D.O.G. (R.I.P. Dog, 2018) Acrylic [SOLD!]	The Sanctuary Socialite Acrylic [SOLD!]	Oscar [R.I.P. 2019] Acrylic [SOLD!]	Bailey (R.I.P. 2018) Acrylic [SOLD!]	Sadie Acrylic on stucco medium [SOLD!]	1970s dog whisperer Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD]	Calvin Acrylic [SOLD!]	Sophie Acrylic layers on canvas [SOLD]	Guilty as charged Acrylic [SOLD!]	Smokey the Llama Therapist Acrylic on 10x10 canvas [For sale, $35]	Juxtaposition Acrylic on paper [SOLD]	Inside beauty Mixed media; acrylic [SOLD!]	Falling Sequim, WA; Watercolor [For sale, $50]	Hidden messages Acrylic liquid paint, pouring medium, silicone oil. [For Sale $35]	Beneath the surface Mixed media, acrylic [For sale $40]	Sign: "Laura's Wine Bar" Mixed media - 100% cork base, wire, acrylic [Sold!]	Finding home Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD]	Broken home Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD]	A precious resource Mixed media; acrylic [For sale $10]	Tree of a severed life Mixed media, acrylic [SOLD]	Wasteland Mixed media; acrylic [For sale, $50]	Life is a beach Mixed media, acrylic, with embedded string lights [SOLD!]	Psychedelic blast Mixed media, acrylic, with embedded string lights [SOLD!]	Grounded Nature, granite medium, & acrylic [SOLD!]	Centerpiece Watercolor crayons [For sale $20]	Torrential reflections Watercolor crayons [SOLD]	Summer night Acrylic [For sale, $45]	Blue beach Acrylic on canvas SOLD	A spring stroll Acrylic paint [For sale $45]	The fog Acrylic [For sale $45]	Contemplation Acrylic [For sale, $50]	Surfer girl Mixed media; acrylic [For sale $15]	Saying good-bye Colored pencils [For sale $10]