You're not just here on Earth to just pass through.
You’re here to live fully, to get your fingerprints all over everything!!
You have a big heart and are using it to build a legacy - a life you feel proud to have lived.
You’re forging friendships and partnerships, building an art collection alongside communities where you work toward realizing dreams, big and small, for both yourself and others.
The space is a celebration of you.
Women have absolutely made my career. I would not be where I am without you.
From my Montessori mentor who believed in me when I admitted I might like to leave the classroom and pursue work full-time as an artist — “I can absolutely see you doing that!”
To the hundreds, if not thousands, who have supported my work over the past decade and a half of my career.
Helping me build my first website. Buying my work. Encouraging me to charge more. Referring me to friends and family. Reading my emails.
Sending me notes of appreciation and encouragement. Sharing photos of my art in your homes. Holding space for me when I felt discouraged and down.
I would NOT be here without you.
So when I considered bringing back my art subscription service, why the fuck would I cater to patrons? I am blessed with MATRONS.
So I created this space to bless you in return.
a year of art
a creative retreat
joyful receiving
legacy
feminist community
What You Get:
What clients are saying —
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Choose your plan:
Invest in my creative work, and receive a year's worth of creative equity:
any original artwork from my shop, yours (up to a $12,000 value)
free access to my year-long roster of creative cohorts & classes like my artist mastermind, (a $6400 value), workshops, courses, creative co-working sessions & more
quarterly snail mail from me that incudes:
a personalized letter on what I’m creating and working on in my art business
an assortment of curated-for-you art treats based on your matron profile — a sketch from my personal practice, a print from another local artist I admire, local coffee beans I think you‘ll love, etc. etc.
our year together culminates in a three-day creative retreat in Portland, Maine — May 20- 23, 2027 (includes a welcome dinner, two meals, daily excursions, and daily creative coaching sessions — lodging, travel & other meals not included) (valued at $3200)
scholarship spots for each of my creative coaching offerings in your name - artists who wouldn't otherwise be able to access support because of your contribution
early access to all new art being added in the shop
a 75% off reusable discount code on any original art in my shop to share with friends and family (you generous baddie!!)
quarterly calls with your fellow matrons, situated around themes of feminist creativity, contribution, community and legacy.
knowing your investment is inextricably linked to supporting my work & emergent success as an artist (f*cking priceless)
Questions, Answered
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We both do a happy dance, and I send you a quick message to celebrate! CREATIVE JOY INCOMING!!
Then within 72 hours, you’ll receive a welcome email with instructions on everything you need to proceed.
That will include:
a link to a member’s only area where you can find all these details & reminders in an easy to find spot
a one-time-use code you can use on ANY artwork in my shop to purchase it for free
the reusable discount code you can use and share with friends/family to collect any other art from my shop for 75% off
a link to your Matron profile where you’ll fill out details on your preferences for your quarterly art packages, as well as your availability for our quarterly MOTA calls.
You’ll also be added to a MOTA-specific email list where you’ll receive:
1. early access to new artwork before it drops in my shop
2. updates on creative cohorts and classes (including bad grl art club) that you have access toAs the council fills, I will email out our calendar of quarterly MOTA community calls!
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You can choose from ANY artwork in my shop or in my private archives.
Art in my shop will be added to throughout the year, and if you’re curious which series I’ll be releasing, you can reach out to me hello@ashleytrabue.com to see images of the works in process.
To collect art from my archives, you’ll simply book a virtual studio visit, sharing what size and subject of work you’re drawn to, and I’ll show you what I have that’s in a similar vein. -
Your quarterly MOTA package will always include a typed letter updating you on the things your investment is contributing to and making possible both in my creative practice and work and in those who’ve received scholarships on your behalf.
Also included in these packages are a small and curated assortment of work from my practice as well as from other artists, treats and craft that I love and think you’d enjoy, as influenced by your Matron profile.
Items you might receive:
An original sketch
Artist test prints
Postcards
Tea/ coffee
Pens
A notebook
Palette paper
Color study
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As part of your welcome packet, you’ll receive a unique-to-you code that you can share with literally whomever you like and can be reused infinitely for a calendar year.
Oh, and, of course, if you want to collect even more art from me, you can do so for 75% off ticket price.
The only exception is this only applies to original work and does not apply to artwork sold through galleries!
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Upon subscribing in MOTA, you’ll be added to an email list where you’ll receive updates on creative classes and cohorts (like my bad grl art club!) with a code to enroll for free.
You have a spot saved in any of my creative coaching classes and programs.
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In the past year I’ve hosted:
An on-going creative co-working series
A six-week course on creative practices & rituals called SPELLBOUND
A Creative Self-Love Club Summer Camp 100 page curriculum & cohort
Two rounds of my bad grl art club artist mastermind
A SELL YOUR ART! workshop & sales challenge
A one-day Art Baddie Activation class
A MAKE YOUR ART workshop series
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Private 1:1 creative mentorship packages are separate from this offering, but there are a few ways you can still access 1:1 calls with me through your Matron enrollment.
By enrolling in bad grl art club (which is included in your Matron enrollment for free) you receive six private 1:1 calls a year.
If you don’t want to enroll in bad grl art club but want to still access those 1:1 calls, simply make a note of it in your Matron profile, and I’ll send you my private booking calendar.
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Your subscription is helping to make my creative mentorship work more accessible!
For each Matron that subscribes, there will be 1-2 scholarship spots offered made available for each of my classes and cohorts. I run between 5-8 of these a year ranging from $50 — $3000.
These scholarship spots will vary by size of the program. Scholarship value will range from partial to full tuition depending on the program and the artist’s need.