craft tutoring

let’s deepen

your craft

together

1-on-1 support to help you improve your skills, start a project, finally finish that sketchbook, or refine what you put out in the world.

Time with me, focused on your creative craft.

If you need to simply ask some questions, get feedback, seek direction, audit your systems or work on skills,

NEW: 30 min sessions are $40.

standard 60 min sessions are $70

what are my clients saying?

Mel has been my north star throughout my journey as an artist. Through their experience, expertise, and kind heart, I have been able to make art I could not have imagined three months ago—when we first began our sessions together. My lessons have all been tailored to my interests and goals as a creative.

- Payton (current tutoring client, drawing focus)

Mel is wonderful. They have so much knowledge and share every bit of it. They are enthusiastic, supportive, and a great teacher. I loved learning how to mix colors and draw using the grid method.

- Michele (former tutoring client, painting focus)

how this works

You can book a single session, but most students work with me 3-5 times or over the course of several months learning, practicing, and then scheduling feedback to go deeper.

With each session you’ll recieve:

  • 30 min or 60 min with me via Zoom

  • a detailed follow up email recap

  • a tiny library of links related to what we discussed

Use the calendar below to book a sample session for just $19

what can we work on

together?

I’ve been professionally teaching art as a craft since 2012 and spent several years at Apple as a tech-literacy and creativity educator. During my time at Apple, I got really good at learning how to solve a wide breadth of individual tech and creative problems.

Want to see my experience first? My full resume is here!

Over the last two and half years I have supported clients with wide variety of projects in the skills you see below!

ai-free guarantee

at no point during any of your sessions with me will I be utilizing any form of generative AI. Human creativity is too precious to offload to a chat bot. Everything I create for you will be crafted through my 13 years of teaching expertise with your human-centered creative growth in mind.

I just made it

way easier to book

the time you need.

sunday morning & thursday

evening availability just added!

scheduling and session payments now live in the same place. simply pick how much time you need, and then find the time that works for you.

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