Thank you to ALL that came out and supported the Emerging Women Artists in Midlife Gallery Show. Until next time!
Welcome!
Moods is a creative empowerment art studio and gallery located in the Fox Run Shopping Center in Waukesha.
Looking for something uniquely creative to do in Waukesha?
– Moods has you covered
We offer relaxed intuitive art sessions for women navigating midlife, peri-menopause and life transitions.
The process of intuitive art involves trusting the first marks, colors, or shapes that come to mind and allowing the artwork to evolve naturally
Artists often work in layers, using mixed media, and respond to the canvas moment by moment, without worrying about mistakes or perfection
This way of creating encourages curiosity, experimentation, spontaneity, and a connection to one’s intuitive inner self.
We make terrible art on purpose
– turns out, it’s kinda life changing
A judgment-free, playful, rule-breaking creative experience where bad art isn’t a failure.
It’s the assignment.
This isn’t an art class.
There are no “right” outcomes.
No critiques. No comparisons.
It’s about the act of creating, not the result.
Grab some supplies, create something, laugh a little and leave feeling lighter.
Bad art welcome.
No experience required.
At Moods, we don’t care if it’s good. We care if you show up.
Messy counts. Weird counts. Half-finished absolutely counts.
This isn’t about talent, masterpieces, or fancy technique.
It’s about permission.
Permission to experiment.
To make a mess.
To follow a feeling instead of a plan.
To create without needing it to mean anything, prove anything, or turn into something useful.
When you give yourself permission to create without judgment, something shifts.
Your shoulders drop.
Your mind chills out.
And suddenly—you’re not performing for anyone.
You stop trying to impress.
You stop spiraling.
You stop asking, “Is this good enough?”
You lighten up and start trusting yourself again.
Creativity stops being about making something “beautiful” and starts being about the moment.
No goals. No gold stars.
Come ruin a perfectly good
– we have plenty
piece of paper
This studio is for women who:
- Need a break from being responsible for everyone else.
- Feel stuck as an artist
- Are struggling in midlife
- Crave connection.
- Aren’t having any fun.
- Need something different.
- Feel bored/lost/frustrated
- Want to laugh.
- Need a new fun thing.
- Secretly always wanted to be an artist.
If any of this sounds like you,
come hang out! Bring a friend.
email: monica@moodsartstudio.com
If you think you’re not a “real artist”
– Congratulations, you’re exactly who this place is for.
How it works
You show up as you are.
We will give some simple mark-making prompts to warm up. Then things get fun, we scrape, splatter, swirl and throw paint. Whatever feels right for you in that moment.
You create without pressure, critique or comparison.
You have silly fun.
You leave feeling lighter than you arrived.
Come make mediocre art
Perfection called….
– we didn’t answer
Hi, I’m Monica —
artist, founder, and the woman who decided the pressure to be a good artist was wildly overrated.
I believe that strange art, crooked art, chaotic art, and “what even is that?” art feels amazing and liberating!
I created Moods Art Studio & Gallery for the women who were once imaginative, curious, playful….and somewhere along the way got busy being overly responsible adults.
My studio is simply an invitation to come back to that part of yourself.
At Moods, the goal isn’t to become a great artist.
The goal is to remember how good it feels to be creative.
My studio is open during select weekday hours that work around my life as a mom of two girls.
But, creativity should be flexible.
If you have a group that wants to create together, or you’re looking for an evening or weekend studio experience, I’d love to host you.
Just send me a message and we’ll figure it out.
email: monica@moodsartstudio.com
Sometimes the most rebellious thing a woman can do
– is create something really terrible.
JUNE hours
Tuesdays: 10am-1pm
Fridays: 10am-1pm
Sat: June 20th 9am-Noon
EXPRESSIVE ART SESSIONS
FRIDAYS 10am-Noon
Sometimes we have to go to extremes to get you
out of your head!
Scribble, paint, rip, throw, collage. Make something strange.
Bring your group of friends or hang out with other women who needed a creative break.
Make something gloriously average.
Expectations very, very low.
$25 to create
Supplies/Coffee included/BYOB
email: monica@moodsartstudio.com
SATURDAY AM CREATIVE RESET
JUNE 20TH 10AM-NOON
Sometimes you don’t need a full weekend away.
You just need a few quiet hours to breathe, laugh, and make something with your hands.
Saturday Mornings at Moods are a gentle creative reset for women who want to step away from their routines and reconnect with their creativity.
No experience required. No pressure to make anything impressive.
Just space to experiment, play and follow your curiosity.
We’ll start with coffee, ease into a creative warmup and then start the fun! Spend the morning making art that doesn’t have to be good to feel good.
Most women leave feeling lighter, calmer, and a little more like themselves again. A great way to start the weekend off right.
$25 to create
Supplies/Coffee included/BYOB
PRIVATE ART SESSIONS
Want the studio all to yourself?
Moods is available for small private creative gatherings. These relaxed sessions are perfect for friends who want to spend time together doing something a little different.
No experience needed. No artistic pressure. Just a fun, creative atmosphere.
Bring your friends, make something unexpected, laugh, connect and enjoy hanging out with each other for a few hours in the studio.
Great for:
-girls’ nights
-birthday gatherings
-book clubs
-stressed out working women
-creative curiosity nights
-women who want to try something new together.
All supplies are provided. You just show up and create.
Yes, you can bring treats/drinks if you want.
Evening and weekend sessions are available by request.
$35 pp
Supplies included
email: monica@moodsartstudio.com