• INDESTRUCTIBLE BEAUTY is an arts-based multimedia violence prevention workshop series for women [in New Mexico.]

    6 sessions - 2 hours each / 12 total hours

    Each session includes a creative icebreaker, slideshow presentation of personal stories, artists and art prompt inspirations, discussion and one of the creative activities below.

    Activities: Wings of Resilience, Hey Queen… Crowns!, Superheroine / Art Walk, Power Symbols & Stickers, Airclay and Crochet, Embroidery “Removing Emotional Splinters” and Q&A

    Currently NMDOH funded

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    Our power comes from creating.

    We are not victims when we are creating.

    We heal ourselves with creativity.

    Our seeking Truth is our highest protection.

  • Workshop Testimonials

    Carrie Mae helped us search within to find our uniqueness and ways to transform our feelings into art. "

    — K.W.

    "It’s amazing how anything and everything can be looked at in a different perspective. Bringing simple things to creativity, bringing meaning. It’s also a great coping skill to build on in everyday life."

    — Juliana W.

    You inspire me to continue learning about art.

    — J.C.


    “I love the inspiration to create beauty from pain. Very impressive!

    — A.M.

    Thank you so much Carrie Mae. It’s beautiful to see how you’ve turned pain into beautiful creativity. It’s really inspiring! You’re amazing."

    You inspire me to stay inspired."

    — M.D.

    "Carrie Mae Rose workshop was / is very inspiring, articulate, beautiful, and unique. I’m very grateful that I had the opportunity to see and know who she is and what kind of amazing art she creates. I’m also grateful I’ve met her. Looking forward to seeing more of her work. Thank you."

    — S.V.

    Interpreting creativity to power & beauty — looking past the physical and focusing on meaning.

    “Carrie Mae is so inspirational. Her workshop was an honor to be a part of.”

    — T.R.

    "This course was fun. It was great connecting with other women who I did not know, pushing and challenging myself and the topics were inspiring and muse-like. The prompts were a great starting point, and some of my inspirations were pulled through to the final project.

    — Elizabeth A.

    Carrie Mae is an inspiring artist who deeply cares about art and building community within artists. I found it to be inspiring, informational, fun, supportive and brought new people together. The Indestructible Beauty Course was a combination of lighting up the inspiration process within oneself and learning and being exposed to artists.

    — Susan R.

    Carrie Mae is very inspiring and authentic.

    — D.G.

    Carrie Mae Rose’s workshop was very inspiring, articulate, beautiful, and unique. I’m very grateful I had the opportunity.

    "I loved Ms. Rose. Carrie Mae 'Rose' is in full bloom.

    — M.H.

    There was awesome and amazing things created with all kind of materials, all kinds of people, expressing all kinds of feelings with the help of a wonderful woman sharing her experiences & artistic creativity."

    — Melissa R.

    I loved how Carrie Mae’s course used her life and work as example to understand and experience the process of inspiration and creation. Carrie Mae, thank you for bringing this work forward and thank you for taking your talents and gifts seriously.

    — Rachel F.

    “Very inspirational. Teaches you to send / give important and vulnerable messages through art. Extremely talented woman.

    — N.G.

    Inspiring. Illuminating. Beautiful. Safe. Fun! Diverse. These presentations have inspired me to reflect on my own history with creative processes in a way that I have not done before."

    — Paige P.

    "I can’t always see what’s inside my heart, but I can listen to what spills out."

    Lovely course that explores various interesting topics of importance."

    —R.H.

    I really enjoyed this workshop. It opened my eyes to different forms of art, especially using materials I did not think of. It helped me get in touch with my creative side."

    — A.T.

  • OUR MISSION is to empower women in recovery and reentry to prevent violence by cultivating self-awareness, emotional regulation, and nonviolent problem-solving through multimedia arts-based creative practice grounded in truth, identity, and personal agency.

    OUR VISION is a future where women in recovery and reentry embody self-sovereignty and nonviolence through creative expression, grounded in truth, emotional awareness, and a strong sense of belonging.

    OUR PURPOSE is to use a multimedia arts-based workshop series to help participants understand the impact of media and social norms while preventing violence through building protective factors such as emotional regulation, critical awareness, and nonviolent problem-solving skills.

    Currently NMDOH funded