Athena Cooper
artist, writer & creativity coach

Want a joyful and sustaining creative practice? You’ve come to the right place.


Tilted Windmills Resource Library

The articles you’ll find here are written by us—Athena and Stefan—as we bring together our skills and belief in the value of a creative practice for fostering strength and resilience.

Our most recent article
Aesthetic painting versus meditative painting

(Looking for an older article? Visit the Archive)

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For Calgary folks, join us for CreativiTEA for Grown-Ups

What could be better than art-making, self-discovery and tea?

An in-person workshop series combines fun, insightful art-making activities with community-building through creativity.

To learn about upcoming CreativiTEA events, be sure to subscribe to CreativiTEA for Grown-ups on Eventbrite or follow @creativitea.yyc on Instagram.


Interested in my own creative practice?

I’m a big believer that the proof is in the pudding, so you can find out more about my work as fine art painter and illustrator at www.athenacooper.ca and The Athena Creative Newsletter.