Hi, I'm Sarah — and honestly? I never set out to make this a business. I just loved to paint.

For years, art was the thing that kept me grounded. I'd make pieces, people in my life would fall in love with them, and somehow I became the person everyone called when they had a wall that needed something real on it. Then a friend asked me to lead her bachelorette paint party, and something clicked. My mom was a teacher, and I think I inherited her ability to make people feel comfortable and capable — because watching a room full of nervous people pick up a brush and genuinely surprise themselves? That never gets old.

Five-plus years later, Sarah Gies Studio is what happens when a lifelong love of color meets a belief that art should feel good for everyone — not just people who already think they're "artsy." Whether you need a mural that becomes the soul of your space, a paint party your group will talk about for years, or a custom piece that finally makes a room feel like home — I'm the one your friends will say, "yeah, Sarah can do it."