Artful, soulful growth
for your third act.

Make Art That Speaks To Who You're Becoming.

For women in midlife and beyond, ready to reclaim their creativity, power, and inner wisdom through intuitive art-making, sacred ritual, and soulful self-discovery.

This isn’t about making perfect art. It’s about making something that matters—and letting the process gently guide you back to yourself.

Stacy Vajta smiling in her home studio

Hey, I’m Stacy Vajta

I create sacred spaces for soulful women in their third act to reclaim their creativity, not just for art’s sake, but as a way back to themselves.

If you’re feeling that quiet ache for more—for connection, clarity, or simply to feel yourself again—you’re not alone. I’ve been there too.

In my mid-fifties, life looked full but felt hollow. Everything felt like a push, and no matter how I tried to fix it, the message I kept receiving was simple: make art.

Honestly, I resisted. I didn’t have the time or the talent—or so I thought.

But one day, I finally sat down. Not to be good. Not to be seen. Just to let my hands move and see what they had to say.

That day changed me.

What came through wasn’t “art.” It was a message. A mirror. A memory of who I was becoming.

And it led me home.

Now I help other women do the same—through intuitive making, creative ritual, and a kind of soul play that opens doors you didn’t know were waiting.

Offerings

Creative experiences to reconnect with your voice, your intuition, and what’s unfolding within.

A handmade collage booklet from the Ink and Essence workshop, held up in someone’s hand.

Ink & Essence

Your Creative Spark, Rekindled
This free mini-course is a gentle way to begin—or begin again. You’ll create a small, soulful collage book filled with messages from your inner wisdom. No pressure. No perfection. Just you, your hands, and a quiet return to ritual, beauty, and the part of you that still believes in magic.

A handmade portal collage with a pendulum hovering above, symbolizing intuitive insight.

Digital Workshops

Soulful projects to explore your inner world at your own pace

Portals
Collage Your Way Into the Unknown
A self-paced, intuitive workshop where collage becomes a conversation with your soul. You’ll follow symbolic threads, work with layered imagery, and explore what’s stirring beneath the surface, emerging with a handmade “portal” that reveals something true.

Four tree spirit dolls with twine, clay, and natural elements, set against a colorful forest

The Tree Spirits Workshop

The Tree Spirits Are Calling. Can You Hear Them?
Create a sacred companion from sticks, thread, and intention. This soulful workshop blends hands-on making with guided reflection, inviting insight, clarity, and connection to your deeper self. You’ll walk away with a one-of-a-kind spirit doll—and a felt sense of magic and support.

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Private Retreats

Studio Retreats & Custom Experiences
Come spend a soulful day in my Asheville studio. These private and small-group retreats are designed for deep creative connection.

We’ll craft a spirit doll, move through intuitive healing, and make space for whatever’s ready to rise.

Want to share the experience? Custom workshops for you and your creative circle—live or on Zoom—are also available. Let’s imagine something meaningful together.

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The Artful Crone

A Creative Hearth for Your Third Act
Monthly projects. Soulful rituals. Intuitive making that reminds you who you are.

The Artful Crone is an online gathering space for women in their third act who want to make art that feels personal, soulful, and just a little bit magical. This is your invitation to return to the fire of your own creativity. To make something that matters. To remember the power of your hands, your story, and your spirit.

Want to explore everything?

From digital downloads to live workshops and sacred supplies, see what’s currently offered.

From the Feisty Crone

Want a peek behind the scenes, real talk about creative aging, and soul-stirring stories about life in your third act?

The Feisty Crone is where I write and reflect—part blog, part newsletter, part gathering of women doing the deep, wild work of becoming. Come read. Come remember. Come be reminded that you're not alone.

It’s free to subscribe, and you’ll receive thoughtful posts a couple of times a month—honest reflections, creative musings, and glimpses into what’s unfolding behind the scenes.

Subscribe for free here.

From the Feisty Crone:

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A woman in her 50s working on a hanging fabric artwork made of stitched decorative squares.
A crowd of women, slightly blurred, with one woman in front standing out—symbolizing the creative spark within us.

  • “Stacy’s work is both grounded and spiritual, both playful and powerful; and what could be better than that?!! I recently took one of her workshops, and though I pondered whether my artistic abilities could deliver anything of healing value, I was amazed at what was unveiled. Even beyond the workshop’s conclusion, as I continue to meditate on my works of ‘art,’ the revelations and a-ha’s continue. I remain deeply grateful for the many gifts Stacy has imparted on my journey.”

    — Joyce

  • “WOW! I always love working with Stacy. The way she works with and describes energy is like no one else I've ever met. Her instructions and visualizations are unique and very unusual and provide me so much depth and insight into my own body, my reactions, and the information I receive. Combining this with art is so cool because it lets my subconscious deliver wisdom. Last night's class did that in spades — and the layers of information and instruction kind of blew my mind. I'm so grateful!”

    — Angie

  • “Much gratitude for joining you in the ‘Emergence’ workshop yesterday. I enjoyed and appreciated your skilled coaching and journey work. Your reflections and artful support helped to open my inner sight to a greater understanding of myself in the context of where I stand at this time. Quite brilliant!”

    — Joann

  • “Thank you so much for yesterday's gathering. I always enjoy working with you. Your energy is so warm, rooting, and grounding. I'm also an Intuitive and have been doing this work for decades but it's very special to be a participant and to fill my own cup. The insights that I received were unexpected. I am grateful. I look forward to the next one.”

    — Judie

Why Creativity Matters

An older woman making collage art at her kitchen table, surrounded by paper and creative tools.

In a world that constantly pulls us away from ourselves, creativity brings us back.

It’s not about mastering technique or making something beautiful. It’s about the act of creating with your hands—and noticing what it awakens in you. It’s a way of moving through the inner tides: grief, joy, change, longing. A way of listening to what’s rising.

Here, your art is sacred—not because it’s perfect, but because it’s yours.

When you return to your creativity, you return to your rhythm, your voice, your truth—and the life you’re here to live.

Find me on Instagram @StacyVajta

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