About Betsy

I'm a writer, educator, mother, and art-making-person who counts picture books, chocolate, and a good laugh as superfoods for the soul. I've written for magazines, published poetry for kids and essays for adults, led public art projects for teenagers, created art installations, taught micromemoir, bookmaking, and journaling in clay for Creative Aging programs. My organization, ColorWheels, brings hands-on art-making to over a thousand elementary students a year. I love making and teaching art because art's about creative problem solving: like math, but with more right answers.

I'm also half of Magic Pebble Speech and Art, where I work with longtime speech therapist Michelle Dillion to create fun, effective materials for use in speech therapy, autism education, and early learning. See our stuff on  TeachersPayTeachers .

Contact me at [email protected] or 602-291-3457 for information about bringing a workshop or class to your organization.