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Vanessa Lesniak is a watercolor artist and a handmade artisanal watercolor maker. As the owner and creator of The Sprout Creative, Vanessa has recently made the switch from having their business as their side hustle to making it a full time career. Before venturing into the artistic community, Vanessa was a social worker for 16 years, working in the housing field. It still feels a little strange to say ‘was’. One of Vanessa’s favorite aspects of social work was getting the chance to mentor and teach social work students, new social workers and watch them grow into their profession. Not surprisingly, that love of educating has transferred into Vanessa’s favorite artistic medium. Over on Instagram, you can often catch Vanessa painting, making paints and answering questions live. Vanessa is a teacher over on Skillshare, where they give you step by step classes on some of their favorite subjects. And if you happen to find yourself in the Western New York area, you can catch Vanessa at an in person workshop where they give you up close and personal classes.

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