Grief to Grace — A 5-Day Art Journal Journey with Bev Jessup
5 Live Zoom Sessions  ·  24–28 July 2026  ·  7:30pm UK  /  2:30pm EST  ·  Only $10
A 5-Day Live Art Journal Workshop

Grief to Grace

What if your grief could become holy ground?

Over 5 intimate live Zoom sessions, we'll move through loss together — not with words alone, but with colour, texture, Scripture, and the gentle art of putting it all on the page. You don't need to be an artist. You just need to be honest.

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24–28 July 2026
5 consecutive evenings
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7:30pm UK · 2:30pm EST
1 hour each session
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Live on Zoom
Recordings available
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No art experience needed
Just a journal and some colour
$10 · full 5-day workshop
Yes — Reserve My Spot for $10 Secure checkout  ·  Instant confirmation  ·  Zoom link sent to your inbox

Does this sound familiar?

Grief is exhausting.
And nobody tells you what to do with it.

You've prayed. You've read the Psalms. You've tried to be strong. And yet grief still sits there — heavy, wordless, and unexpressed.

You feel the loss in your body but you can't find the words for it — so it just stays inside, unexpressed.
You open your Bible and your mind goes blank. You want to connect with God but grief has made that harder, not easier.
People around you have moved on. But you haven't. And you feel quietly ashamed of that.
You've never thought of yourself as creative — so the idea of "art journaling" feels like it's for other people, not you.
You want to honour who or what you've lost, not just survive it. But you don't know how to do that in a way that feels right.
You're tired of grief being something you push through alone. You long for a space where it's safe to feel it — with others who understand.

What this workshop gives you

5 days. A journal. A way through.

Grief to Grace is a gentle, guided art journal journey using colour, texture, Scripture and the G.O.L.D. framework — a faith-rooted process for moving through loss without bypassing it.

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A creative language for grief

When words fail, colour speaks. You'll learn simple art techniques that let you express what you couldn't say out loud.

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Scripture that meets you there

Each day is woven through with NLT Scripture — not to tidy grief up, but to remind you that God is present in it.

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A community who understands

Live Zoom sessions mean you're not alone in this. You'll be surrounded by women walking the same road.

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The G.O.L.D. framework

Grieve it. Open your hands. Look back with love. Draw close. A faith-rooted structure that honours the full journey.

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5 completed journal spreads

By Tuesday evening you'll have created 5 meaningful pages — a tangible record of your courage and God's faithfulness.

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Daily stacking bonuses

Each day brings a new downloadable resource — printable papers, Scripture cards, prompts, and more. The earlier you join Creative Sanctuary, the more you receive.

The 5-Day Journey

What happens each day

Every session is live on Zoom. Every session is recorded if you need to catch up. Every session brings a new technique, a new piece of Scripture, and a daily bonus resource.

Day 1
Friday 24 July

Naming the Ache

Colour washing · What colour is your grief today? · G is for Grieve it · Psalm 34:18

Day 1 Bonus $10 coupon toward Creative Sanctuary membership — use it today, your biggest saving.
Day 2
Saturday 25 July

Opening Your Hands

Hand-lettering · "I release..." · O is for Open your hands · Psalm 55:22

Day 2 Bonus 80 Scripture Affirmation Cards PDF — NLT, printable, ready to cut and tuck into your journal.
Day 3
Sunday 26 July

Looking Back with Love

Collage memorial spread · Honouring who or what you've lost · L is for Look back with love

Day 3 Bonus 90 hand-designed collage papers PDF — print, tear, layer. Faith-rooted junk journal papers.
Day 4
Monday 27 July

Drawing Close

Spirit-Led Sketch Method · Doodling in prayer · D is for Draw close · Isaiah 43:2

Day 4 Bonus Faith in Every Line — Bev's 63-page Scripture lettering and Zentangle workbook. Plus God's Promises — a 30-Day Devotional Journal to carry you forward. For those who join Creative Sanctuary on Day 4.
Day 5
Tuesday 28 July

Grace — You Made It Through

Gold paint · Your one word · A completed spread · The G.O.L.D. journey complete

🌿 Charity Day 100% of Creative Sanctuary memberships sold today go to charity. See below for the story.
7:30pm
UK · BST
2:30pm
Eastern · EST
11:30am
Pacific · PST
Each session is 1 hour · Recordings available if you can't make it live
Join the Workshop — Just $10 Secure your place now · All sessions recorded

Everything you receive

Your $10 carries a lot further than you think

Every bonus stacks. Join earlier, receive more. Every resource is yours to keep.

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5 Live Zoom Sessions

Daily art journal teaching with Bev, live and interactive. See your community. Be seen.

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Grief Pages Workbook

The companion workbook to the workshop — your daily guide through the G.O.L.D. framework.

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80 Scripture Affirmation Cards

Printable NLT cards to cut, tuck, layer, and lean on. All 80 written in Bev's pastoral voice.

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90 Collage Papers PDF

Hand-designed papers for layering into your journal. Print as many times as you like.

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Faith in Every Line + God's Promises

A 63-page Scripture lettering and Zentangle workbook, plus a 30-Day Devotional Journal of God's promises. Day 4 Creative Sanctuary joining bonus.

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$10 Creative Sanctuary Coupon

Day 1 bonus: your workshop fee becomes your door into Creative Sanctuary membership.

Total value
$97+ $10
You pay just $10 for the full 5-day live experience
Yes — I Want This. Reserve My Spot

I'm Bev Jessup —
and I coined the phrase "Christian art journaling."

I know what it is to sit with grief that doesn't have words. To want to bring it to God but not know how. To feel spiritually dry and creatively shut down at the same time.

That's why I developed the Spirit-Led Sketch Method — a gentle, faith-rooted way of creating that doesn't require talent or training. Just honesty and a willingness to pick up a pen.

For 34 years I worked as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. I know how people communicate when words fail them. Art journaling is one of the most powerful tools I've ever seen.

I've taught thousands of Christian women to find their creative voice — and I'd love to help you find yours.

Founder of Creative Sanctuary — a faith-based creative membership for Christian women
34 years as a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
Host of the Creative and Called podcast
Creator of the G.O.L.D. grief processing framework
Based on the Isle of Wight, UK · taught women across the world

Is this for me?

This workshop was made for you if...

✅ This is for you

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    You're carrying a grief that feels too big for words
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    You're a Christian woman who wants to bring her pain to God, not just push through it
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    You've never considered yourself artistic — and that's exactly fine here
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    You're in midlife and you know there has to be more than surviving this season
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    You want to be in community with women who actually understand
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    You're ready to try something different — even if it feels a little brave

This probably isn't for you if...

  • ✗
    You're looking for a technical art class focused on skill-building
  • ✗
    You want a secular approach to grief processing
  • ✗
    You're not willing to show up, even in your pyjamas with a biro
  • ✗
    You want perfection on the page — this is about truth, not technique

Simple pricing

One price. Everything included.

Grief to Grace · 5-Day Live Workshop

Full Workshop Access

$10
One-time payment · All 5 sessions · All bonuses

What's included

  • 5 live Zoom sessions (24–28 July, 7:30pm UK / 2:30pm EST)
  • All session recordings — watch back anytime
  • Grief Pages Workbook PDF
  • 80 Scripture Affirmation Cards (NLT, printable)
  • 90 hand-designed collage papers PDF
  • Faith in Every Line workbook + God's Promises devotional (Day 4 joining bonus)
  • $10 coupon toward Creative Sanctuary on Day 1
  • Community during the workshop in our private group
Yes — I'm In. Just $10.
Secure checkout via Stripe  ·  Your Zoom link arrives by email within minutes  ·  Any questions? Email [email protected]

Questions

Things people often wonder

Not at all. Every technique in this workshop is beginner-friendly — and Bev actively teaches to women who say "I'm not creative." The whole point is that you already have something to express. We just find a way to put it on the page.
Very simple: a journal or sketchbook, watercolour paints or diluted acrylics (any brand), a couple of brushes, a black pen, and some washi tape or old magazines for collage on Day 3. A full materials list is sent when you register.
All 5 sessions are recorded and you'll have access to watch them back. We encourage you to come live if you can — the community energy is very special — but life happens, and no session will be missed.
Any kind. The loss of a person, a relationship, a season of life, a dream, your health, your identity. Grief comes in many forms. The G.O.L.D. framework and the techniques in this workshop are for all of them.
On Day 1, you'll receive a $10 coupon code that you can apply to your first month of Creative Sanctuary membership. Essentially, your workshop fee becomes your door in. You are never obligated to use it — it's a gift. But the door is open if you want it.
On Day 5 (Tuesday 28 July), 100% of Creative Sanctuary memberships purchased that day — monthly or annual — will be donated to charity. You'll vote during the workshop on which cause receives the funds. Bev was born in Uganda and has a deep personal connection to both charities featured.
No — the $10 workshop is a standalone event. Creative Sanctuary is Bev's ongoing faith-based creative membership for Christian women. You'll learn about it during the workshop and receive the Day 1 coupon. There is no obligation to join — but many women choose to.

Your grief deserves more than
silence and waiting.

For $10, you get 5 evenings of live teaching, community, Scripture-rooted art journaling, and a framework for moving through loss with God — not around him. Let's do this together.

Day 1 · Fri 24 JulNaming the Ache
Day 2 · Sat 25 JulOpening Your Hands
Day 3 · Sun 26 JulLooking Back with Love
Day 4 · Mon 27 JulDrawing Close
Day 5 · Tue 28 JulGrace — Charity Day

7:30pm UK · 2:30pm EST · 11:30am PST · All sessions recorded

Reserve My Place — Just $10 Secure checkout · Instant email confirmation · Zoom link sent straight to your inbox

You came to this workshop carrying grief.

So did they.

Day 5 is different.
Every monthly membership sold that day goes to charity.

I was born in Uganda. That country is woven into who I am, and the children there have never left my heart.

Sarah runs Sweet Sarah's Kids Foundation in Uganda. Not with funding, not with fanfare, but with fierce love and very little else. She feeds children who would otherwise go hungry. She holds babies who have no one. She sends children to school in their uniforms... little ones who carry the weight of loss and still show up, still learn, still hope.

Many of these children were orphaned by AIDS. They came to Sarah with nothing. She gives them everything she has.

Many of the women in this community are selfless givers. They hesitate to spend money on themselves. On Day 5, joining Creative Sanctuary on a monthly plan is not just an investment in you. It is an act of generosity. You are allowed to do both.
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Sweet Sarah's Kids Foundation — Uganda

A non-profit founded August 2021. Sarah feeds, shelters, and educates children orphaned by AIDS in Uganda. Every monthly Creative Sanctuary membership purchased on Day 5 goes directly to her work. Every penny.

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Annual members — Planted with Purpose

If you choose the annual Creative Sanctuary membership on Day 5, you receive Planted with Purpose — a full faith and calling course valued at $197 — as a thank you for your commitment to a full year.

These children are not a project. They are not a statistic. They are exactly who Jesus was talking about when He said whatever you do for the least of these, you do for Him. Find Sarah on Facebook: Sweet Sarah's Kids Foundation Uganda.

"Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed."
Proverbs 19:17 (NLT)

I'm Bev Jessup —
and I coined the phrase "Christian art journaling."

I know what it is to sit with grief that doesn't have words. To want to bring it to God but not know how. To feel spiritually dry and creatively shut down at the same time.

That's why I developed the Spirit-Led Sketch Method — a gentle, faith-rooted way of creating that doesn't require talent or training. Just honesty and a willingness to pick up a pen.

For 34 years I worked as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. I know how people communicate when words fail them. Art journaling is one of the most powerful tools I've ever seen.

I've taught thousands of Christian women to find their creative voice — and I'd love to help you find yours.

  • Founder of Creative Sanctuary — a faith-based creative membership for Christian women
  • 34 years as a Highly Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
  • Host of the Creative and Called podcast
  • Creator of the G.O.L.D. grief processing framework
  • Based on the Isle of Wight, UK · taught women across the world

Real Women. Real Peace. Real Transformation.

Hear from women who've walked this creative, faith-filled path

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★ ★ ★ ★ ★

BEFORE: “I longed to journal consistently for years, but nothing ever stuck. Journaling felt like a chore.”AFTER: “Now it’s my place of healing, presence, and authentic growth. The Creative Sanctuary connected my love for art with my walk with God and gave me a community that focuses on presence, not perfection.”

Jan M
Jan M
Creative Sanctuary Member
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

BEFORE: “I was searching for a space where I could connect with God more deeply and belong to a faith-filled community.” AFTER: “I found it here. I love how creativity brings us together to hear God and share our stories. I feel called, and I know God is telling me, ‘This is your space.’”

Pei-I
Pei-I
Creative Sanctuary Member
★ ★ ★ ★ ★

BEFORE: “My heart felt blocked with irritations, failures, and disappointments. I longed for calm and renewal.” AFTER “The workshop became an oasis of peace. Through creative prayer, I was reminded that where we feel broken, God restores us in gold. I left renewed and grateful for the shared journey with others.”

Frances
Frances
Creative Sanctuary Member

Is this for me?

This workshop was made for you if...

✅ This is for you

  • ✅ You're carrying a grief that feels too big for words
  • ✅ You're a Christian woman who wants to bring her pain to God, not just push through it
  • ✅ You've never considered yourself artistic and that's exactly fine here
  • ✅ You're in midlife and you know there has to be more than surviving this season
  • ✅ You want to be in community with women who actually understand
  • ✅ You're ready to try something different, even if it feels a little brave

This probably isn't for you if...

  • 🚫 You're looking for a technical art class focused on skill-building
  • 🚫 You want a secular approach to grief processing
  • 🚫 You're not willing to show up, even in your pyjamas with a biro
  • 🚫 You want perfection on the page. This is about truth, not technique

Simple Pricing

One price. Everything included.

Grief to Grace  ·  5-Day Live Workshop

Full Workshop Access

$10

One-time payment  ·  All 5 sessions  ·  All bonuses

What's included

  • 5 live Zoom sessions (24–28 July, 7:30pm UK / 2:30pm EST)
  • All session recordings — watch back anytime
  • Grief Pages Workbook PDF
  • 80 Scripture Affirmation Cards (NLT, printable)
  • 90 hand-designed collage papers PDF
  • Faith in Every Line workbook + God's Promises devotional (Day 4 joining bonus)
  • $10 coupon toward Creative Sanctuary on Day 1
  • Community during the workshop in our private group
Yes — I'm In. Just $10.
Secure checkout via Stripe  ·  Your Zoom link arrives by email within minutes  ·  Any questions? Email [email protected]

Questions

Things people often wonder

Not at all. Every technique in this workshop is beginner-friendly and Bev actively teaches to women who say they are not creative. The whole point is that you already have something to express. We just find a way to put it on the page.
Very simple. A journal or sketchbook, watercolour paints or diluted acrylics (any brand), a couple of brushes, a black pen, and some washi tape or old magazines for collage on Day 3. A full materials list is sent when you register.
All 5 sessions are recorded and you'll have access to watch them back. We encourage you to come live if you can — the community energy is very special — but life happens and no session will be missed.
Any kind. The loss of a person, a relationship, a season of life, a dream, your health, your identity. Grief comes in many forms. The G.O.L.D. framework and the techniques in this workshop are for all of them.
On Day 1, those who join Creative Sanctuary membership receive a $10 coupon code that applies toward their first month. Essentially, your workshop fee becomes your door in. You are never obligated to use it. It is a gift. But the door is open if you want it.
On Day 5 (Tuesday 28 July), every monthly Creative Sanctuary membership purchased goes to Sweet Sarah's Kids Foundation Uganda. Every penny. Annual members receive Planted with Purpose as their bonus. Bev was born in Uganda and this cause is deeply personal to her.
No. The $10 workshop is a standalone live event. Creative Sanctuary is Bev's ongoing faith-based creative membership for Christian women. You will learn about it during the workshop and receive the Day 1 coupon if you join on Day 1. There is no obligation to join — but many women choose to.

Your grief deserves more than silence and waiting.

For $10, you get 5 evenings of live teaching, community, Scripture-rooted art journaling, and a framework for moving through loss with God — not around him. Let's do this together.

Day 1 · Fri 24 JulNaming the Ache
Day 2 · Sat 25 JulOpening Your Hands
Day 3 · Sun 26 JulLooking Back with Love
Day 4 · Mon 27 JulDrawing Close
Day 5 · Tue 28 JulGrace — Charity Day

7:30pm UK  ·  2:30pm EST  ·  11:30am PST  ·  All sessions recorded

Reserve My Place — Just $10

Secure checkout  ·  Instant email confirmation  ·  Zoom link sent straight to your inbox

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