A DISTINCT MISSION. A SHARED CREATIVE HOME.

More expression.
More connection.
More heart.

The nonprofit home for our creative expression programs. Part of this shared website, with a mission and identity of its own.

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Art. Community.
Possibility.

Founded by Tye Johnson and Deidra Jackson, More heART Foundation (formerly Tye Johnson Artistry/TJA) is a nonprofit grounded in the vision that direct engagement with art can transform the world. We aim to connect a wider audience and open up spaces where the marginalized and disenfranchised can be seen and heard through the arts.

Taking an artistic approach to social reform and change, More heART offers programming for the community at large that includes travel experiences that highlight cultural and art awareness. We also showcase unique artwork that sheds light and promotes community and hope. Through workshops and fundraising for direct care organizations, we seek to improve health and wellness outcomes for the marginalized.

More heART Foundation, Inc. is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to More heART are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Our tax identification number is 46-4032723.

MAKE ROOM FOR MORE HEART

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More heART Foundation is the nonprofit program and mission arm. Art and Tyeshiea™ merchandise belong to Tye Johnson’s creative business. Purchases are not presented as charitable donations.

01 / CREATE, CONNECT & GROW

Programs

Find the kind of creative space that meets you where you are—from a shared workshop to a deeper personal journey.

CREATE. CONNECT. COME ALIVE.

A little time can
open a whole new world.

One day, six weeks, or a deeper journey.
Find the space that meets you where you are.

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Creative wellbeing experiences offered through More heART Foundation

OUR NONPROFIT MISSION

For Community

Grow Together

Creative connection in good company, through a guided group journey or a regular invitation to play.

02 / GROW TOGETHER

6-week group program

Open Heart

Six weeks. A creative practice. A supportive space. A new way to explore who you’re becoming.

Founding cohort investment: $350

A six-week guided creative journey for women navigating heartache, anxiety, uncertainty, or a life transition. Through the Natural Creativity Approach™, connect with nature, the Five Elements, and your senses through art play, guided reflection, and supportive community.

Make without judgment, feel what you feel, question inherited expectations, and explore a more honest, curious, courageous way forward. No art experience or polished results needed. Arrive as you are.

Includes an intuitive energy reading.

What you’ll explore

Over six weeks, you’ll have opportunities to:

Reconnect with interests, desires, and qualities you’ve set aside.
Explore feelings through art play, nature, and your senses—not only words.
Practice creating without demanding perfection.
Notice when you silence your voice or follow others’ expectations.
Try small, meaningful acts of everyday self-expression.
Build a personal collection of creative practices for reflection and reconnection.
Connect with women navigating change and discovering who they are becoming.

Your experience will be your own. There is no single correct outcome, and you don’t need to emerge as a completely different person.

What you’ll receive

Six live, 90-minute guided group sessions exploring air, water, ether, fire, earth, and integration.
A Natural Creativity workbook with art-play invitations, sensory explorations, and journal prompts.
A Creative Courage Deck with 30 invitations to explore your creativity, the elements, and everyday self-expression.
Short guided audio practices for rest, reflection, and connecting with your senses between sessions.
Access to a private group space for connection throughout the program.
A Next Chapter Map to help you continue a personal creative practice at your own pace.
An intuitive energy reading.

Participate with simple materials you already have at home. No artistic experience is necessary.

You don’t need to know how to make art. You only need to be willing to make something.

Guided explorationAll five elements

REST. RESTORE. CONNECT.

Travel experiences & wellness retreats

Go heART

Step away from the everyday and make room for rest, restoration, community, and culture. Go heART brings people together through travel experiences and wellness retreats that invite you to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and experience the world with an open heart.

Nature, creative exploration, shared reflection, and cultural discovery offer ways to nurture your senses and build meaningful relationships—with yourself, one another, and the places and communities you encounter.

Rest & restorationCommunityArt & culture

Ask about Go heART

Dates, destinations, and pricing will be shared as experiences are announced.

Tye smiling in front of a dramatic mountain landscape beneath a cloud-filled sky — Wonder in the natural world.

Tye and two women sharing an outdoor activity with a large wooden mortar and pestles — Connection through shared experiences.

Monthly creative playdates

Creativi-Tea!
Studios

A little play. A little tea. A regular invitation to create.

Come and explore the Natural Creativity Approach™ in a welcoming creative gathering. Make something, connect with others, and enjoy light plant-based treats and tea. Think of each gathering as a date with your creativity: time to explore materials and deepen your relationship with yourself, your senses, and one another.

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A 12-GATHERING CYCLE

Two sessions with each element, then two gatherings that bring all five together.

AirSessions 1–2

WaterSessions 3–4

EtherSessions 5–6

FireSessions 7–8

EarthSessions 9–10

All fiveSessions 11–12

Find your way to play.

A little creative time, when you need it.

Join one monthly gathering when space is available. Ask about your preferred element or date.

$75 per drop-in session

Play Dates take place every third Saturday, 1–4 PM Chicago time. Location, session order, and pass prices will be shared as details are finalized. No registration or payment is taken in this private preview. Availability and waitlist inquiries open as drafts for review.

Missed sessions & nonprofit support

Missed classes are nonrefundable. Any donation designation for a missed-session fee will be confirmed separately by More heART Foundation. Participation fees are not automatically charitable donations.

Final registration terms will be shared before purchase.

For Individuals

Go Deeper

Individual support, whether you’re ready for a longer creative journey or need a bespoke space for rest and care.

03 / GO DEEPER

12-week one-to-one program

Full of heART

A personal creative coaching journey to explore your story, honor your intuition, and own your power.

Your journey also includes:

A non-medical health & lifestyle assessment, with an actionable healthy-lifestyle plan and ongoing support
A spiritual house blessing
An intuitive energy reading

Individual guidanceYour pace, your path

Black-and-white photograph of Tye smiling with her arms raised along a tree-lined path — Space to reconnect with yourself.

Individual intuitive sessions

The heART
Spahhh.

A place of healing and rest for the heart.

For broken hearts of any kind. For weary days. For the space you need to just be. A personal, bespoke experience with Tye, shaped around your needs and what feels supportive in this season.

Heartache & breakupsGrief & lossCaregiversIllness & cancer recoveryWork overwhelm

A place to be with your emotions and feelings
Rest from weariness, with permission to pause or nap
Space for refreshing and rejuvenation

These intuitive wellbeing sessions offer emotional and spiritual support, not medical advice or treatment. They do not replace therapy or medical care, including cancer care. If further support is needed, I will offer referrals to appropriate professionals.

Soft green, warm gold, and expressive figurative collage from Stop and Smell the Roses by Tye Johnson — Art from Stop and Smell the Roses · Tye Johnson

For Organizations

Corporate & organization workshop retreats

Bring creative connection to your workplace, organization, or educator community.

GATHER & CREATE

heART Strong

Creativity. Connection. New Possibilities.

A six-hour facilitated creative experience at your location for corporations, schools, universities, and educational organizations. Through the Natural Creativity Approach™, explore earth, water, fire, air, and ether with art play, reflection, movement, sensory exploration, and collaboration.

Step beyond familiar thinking to discover new possibilities for how you work, learn, lead, and connect. I nurture cultures that make space for healing through creativity. No art experience or polished artwork needed—just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

What participants take with them: Practical creative tools, fresh perspectives, a shared experience of discovery, and actionable ideas for their work, teaching, everyday lives, and communities.

For corporations

Creative Capacity & Human Potential

For teams and leaders navigating change, complexity, and the need for fresh thinking.

Creative problem-solving and experimentation
Adaptability and perspective-taking
Connection, communication, and collaboration
Sustainable reflection and personal agency

For educators

Creative Teaching & Human Connection

For teachers, faculty, school leaders, and education teams renewing their creative practice.

Creative approaches to teaching and learning
Reflection and perspective-taking
Belonging, curiosity, and student engagement
Practical creative activities adaptable to classrooms

Corporate teamsOrganizations & nonprofitsEducators

A participant using a glue stick to create a collage with magazine images and words at a shared artmaking table — Space to pause, play, and create together.

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02 / COME CREATE, CONNECT & PLAY

Events

Live conversations, creative playdates, and meaningful moments to connect. Find a date that calls to you.

November 2026

3 dates to connect

Explore upcoming months

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MAKE A LITTLE ROOM IN YOUR CALENDAR

Conversations that spark.
Gatherings that nurture.

Join Tye for a live conversation or spend an afternoon creating together. Browse the dates, open an event for the full story, and find your next moment of connection.

Times are shown in Chicago time (CST).

NOV04WEDLIVE CONVERSATION · ONLINESisstar, Come Get Your Flowers!12 PM CST · Facebook Live

PRESENTED BY SHE WHO BLOOMS

Sisstar, Come Get
Your Flowers!

From Heartache Through an Art Break

Join Tye Johnson and host Tesha Watkins, founder of She Who Blooms, for a live conversation about creativity, connection, and beginning again.

What if the way through heartache and anxiety could include making room for creative expression? Tye shares how her art practice turns lived experiences into images and invitations for reflection, care, and renewal.

When: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
12 PM CST
Where: Live on Facebook
Hosted by: Tesha Watkins
Founder of She Who Blooms

The direct livestream link will be added here when available.

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NOV13FRILIVE PODCAST INTERVIEWCircle of Sistars Table Talk4 PM CST · Live interview with Tye

JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Circle of Sistars Table Talk

Join Tye Johnson for a live podcast interview with Shantel Siherta and Sheri Ankh.

When: Friday, November 13, 2026 · 4 PM CST

The listening link and additional details will be shared here when available.

NOV21SATCREATIVI-TEA! STUDIOS · IN PERSON14 · Creating space for the “you”1–4 PM CST · Mana Contemporary Art Studios, Suite 817 · $75

Saturday, November 21, 2026

THE FIRST CREATIVI-TEA! STUDIOS PLAYDATE

14

A letter to the you who needed more love.

Some years divide our lives into a before and an after. “14” invites you to revisit a year that changed you and meet that version of yourself with compassion.

Through letter writing, art, and collage, you’ll create your own affirmation cards: images on one side, words of love and encouragement on the other.

Join Tye for the first Creativi-Tea! Studios playdate. Your $75 includes light plant-based treats, signature tea, materials, and a special gift.

When: Saturday, November 21, 2026
1–4 PM
Where: Mana Contemporary Art Studios
Suite 817
Drop-in: $75 · Cozy location, limited space

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A NOTE FROM TYE

Why “14”?

We all carry a year that changed us. For me, it was the year I turned fourteen.

I wanted to be liked. I wanted attention and a sense that I belonged. With the understanding I had then, I made choices that felt right in the moment. I’m still making peace with parts of that year.

Through therapy, I began to recognize how often my grown self was reliving the loss I felt at fourteen. One day, I wrote a letter to my fourteen-year-old self. Those words helped me see how much “Tye 1.4” had needed to be nurtured, mothered, fathered, and chosen. To know she was loved.

This playdate grew from that letter: an invitation to offer a past version of yourself the care and affirmations she needed then—and may still need to hear now.

With love, Tye

YOUR YEAR. YOUR WORDS. YOUR ART.

What will you say
to her?

Your year might be fourteen, twenty-four, or another age entirely. Choose a time that feels meaningful to you.

Write the letter.
Speak to yourself at that age. What did she need to hear? How can you remind her that she is loved?
Find your affirmations.
Gather words of care and encouragement from your letter and shape them into personal affirmations.
Make them into art.
Create art and collage on one side of your cards, with your affirmations on the other. Take home loving reminders you can return to.

CREATIVI-TEA! STUDIOS / OUR FIRST PLAYDATE

Tickets for “14”

Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 1–4 PM
Mana Contemporary Art Studios, Suite 817

Your $75 includes light plant-based treats, signature tea, materials, and a special gift.

Cozy location, limited space.

$75USD per drop-in ticket

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THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE MISSION

Our world-changing
board.

Artists, educators, and professionals bringing their experience and care to More heART Foundation.

President / CEO

Tye Johnson

Artist, educator, and health coach with a background in studio art, graphic design, elementary education, and educational media design.

Vice President

Deidra Jackson

Marketing and healthcare leader with experience in enterprise marketing, operations, process improvement, information systems, and business analysis.

Treasurer

Landis G. Fryer

Educator and higher education professional whose work spans admissions, international education, global citizenship, and leadership.

Board Member

Karen Fogg

Elementary educator and arts integration advocate whose work includes drama, poetry, creative movement, and community service.

Current board listing updated by the Foundation. Officer roles and biographical summaries adapted from the Foundation’s About page .