Meet the Artist

It's so nice to have you here.

My name is Jacqueline Mae, and welcome to She Maed It ~ A space centered on intentional creation, authentic healing, and the journey back to myself. If you know me personally, you know I’ve always been drawn to art in every form. But what many don’t know is that creating has never been just a pastime for me. It’s the way I stay connected to the world, the way I return to myself, and the way I keep moving forward.

When I’m not creating, I feel it ~ this deep ache in my core. I’ve lived through some of the darkest versions of myself in the seasons where I wasn’t expressing anything at all. Art has always been my way back.

For a long time, I didn’t understand why creating felt so necessary. I told myself it was the satisfaction of making something beautiful, or proving that I was capable ~ worthy of taking up space. But as life unfolded ~ through years of relentless bullying from peers, being hurt by people who were supposed to care for me, hospitalizations shaped by a sadness I couldn’t escape, and the absolute crushing pain of intimate partner abuse ~ I began to realize that creativity wasn’t a hobby. It wasn’t something to simply display for the sake of applause. It was the way I stayed alive. It was the language I used when I couldn’t speak. It was my truth long before I was ready to acknowledge it.

Somewhere within that journey, after a 6 year stint of not creating. I left my current situation and pushed on. Starting over, yet another time. I went back to school (not originally pursuing a degree in art but I got there eventually. I tried to convince myself that I'd be a better psychiatric nurse... lol). With a lot of help and encouragement from my incredibly supportive partner, I was able to fully immerse myself into my adventure to self. That is when I picked back up on painting and found clay.

Working with clay taught me to embrace being a work in progress. To let go. To reshape. To begin again without shame. Every vessel, sculpture, and imperfect movement became a small ritual in understanding myself more deeply and that I am exactly where I am meant to be...

in the moment. 

She Maed It was born from that process:
The messy, unfiltered, quiet transformations. The return to center.

My mission is to offer you pieces that add meaning to your daily rhythms ~
objects that hold space for your morning pause, your evening unwind, your moments of clarity, and the times where you’re still finding your footing.
Art doesn’t need to be made by your hands to shift your energy; sometimes it’s enough just to live with it, to use it, to let it become part of your rituals. My hope is that my work brings a sense of presence and quiet intention into the corners of your life.

My style is still taking shape... becoming clearer with each piece I make. I’m learning what my hands want to say and allowing myself to evolve along with the process. I’m not here as someone who has mastered anything, but as someone moving through the process with honesty and vulnerability.

Thank you for being here... truly. If you have read this far, it means that you're meant to experience this life just a little differently.

I’d love for you to move alongside me.

To grow through what resonates.
To shift with what feels grounding.
To discover how art and ritual can bring meaning into your everyday moments.

We’re just at the beginning, and I’m grateful to share this unfolding path with you.

With love,

Jacqueline Mae