Marney K. Makridakis is the founder of Artella Land, the groundbreaking online community for artists, writers, and creative individuals. Since 2002, Artella has been a playland for creativity, full of innovative services that embrace the uniqueness of individuals, catalyzing unawakened inklings and inspirations to come alive and passionately thrive. Marney is a widely known voice in the creativity movement, frequently requested for interviews, guest columns, workshops, and speeches.
She is also the founder of the ARTbundance philosophy, an innovative approach of self-improvement through creativity, and the ARTbundance Certification Training Program (ACT), which trains people to use ARTbundance in professional venues, such as creativity coaching, teaching workshops, public speaking, and creating online environments. Both ACT and Artella's sister website, BusinessBohemia.com, are the result of her desire to help creatively minded people design a successful business rooted in true passion, personal joy, and creative meaning.
A graduate of Duke University, Marney lives in kairos time in Dallas, Texas, with her wonderful husband and their wise and adventurous toddler, Kai. She names these things as being essential to her creative well-being: the color orange, poetic novels, singing loudly, daily naps, the love of a good man, and hero worship of Mary Poppins.
