About Me
Jaime Elaine Raglow is a Chicago-based artist specializing in floral pieces that bring joy to your home
Thank you for spending some time with The Jaime Elaine Creative today! My name is Jaime, and I am an Akron, Ohio native who has made Chicago her home for the past 11+ years. After graduating with a BA in Theatre and a BA in Dance from Loyola University Chicago in 2015, I didn’t know exactly where I wanted to take my career. I just knew that it needed to involve art. I nannied, worked in restaurants, taught in dance studios, and performed here and there. I learned that I love to work with kids, and I am the happiest when there is some variety in my day-to-day life.
And then–Covid. I lost over half the classes I was teaching at the time, and I needed a creative outlet. I had only dabbled in painting here and there before this, but I took an online watercolor workshop with Paige Lindsey Design, and my life changed! What started as me sending floral greeting cards to my friends and family has grown into a business in less than three years.
Now, through The Jaime Elaine Creative, you can commission a custom wedding bouquet painting, book a corporate painting class for your department’s happy hour, hire me to help create a wedding dance to make your big day special, schedule private at-home yoga classes, book a painting and dance birthday party for your kiddo, and so so much more! I don’t have to sacrifice the variety that I love because The Jaime Elaine Creative is here for all your art needs!
The Jaime Elaine Creative Gives Back
Community support, Mental Health, and Equity and Inclusion are just some causes I care deeply about. As a white woman, I do my best to listen and learn to the experiences of others to find out how to use my voice and my privilege to disrupt systemic issues in our society. I want to use my skills and gifts to speak up, fight for others, and give back the best ways I know how. I deeply believe that art is healing and beneficial for every age.
In my classes with young kids, I like to focus on emphasizing Social and Emotional learning, using movement and creativity to breech difficult subjects with kids (it is never too early to talk to kids about what is happening in the world around us), teaching about and lifting up our beautiful differences, and emphasizing kind ways to interact with others. Dance especially can be a great way to express emotions and learn to name them which is so crucial. I do my best to use my skills not only to create a fun environment, but also to teach young people how they can use their bodies and voices for others too.
When I started painting more seriously and selling my art in 2020, I decided I didn’t only want to create art that might brighten someone’s home and bring joy, but also use my art to give back. I have since done my best to raffle off a painting for a different organization a few times a year. My goal is to do at least one each quarter. I like to think of it a bit like mutual aid. With small contributions from multiple people (in this case, taking the form of raffle tickets), our money can go just that much further toward creating change. And someone wins a pretty painting in the process!
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