The VS Journal

We Were Seeds – Janalee Robison, Digital Painting, 2021 My inspiration for this painting began with the quote “They Tried to Bury Us, They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds” by the Greek poet Dinos Christianopoulos. These powerful words started to form imagery in my mind of a vulnerable figure pushed into the dark earth, only […]

| Duft by Hannah Höch | Hannah Höch (1889-1978) was a German photomontage artist and painter. She was the only woman member of the Berlin Dada group and exhibited at the First International Dada Fair in 1920. By the time she painted Duft (Fragrance) in 1937, she was facing grave personal and professional challenges.  The […]

“The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this:  A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive.”  – Pearl S. Buck Burnout is inevitable, and it is not our enemy. We as women inherently know that it is unsustainable at best to function with the ways of the world. We are taught to […]

“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”  – Maya Angelou Dearest Virtuosas, we are thrilled to finally announce our collaborative project for 2025! Virtuosa Society and Carpe Diem Papers are collaborating on a yearly planner for creative women, organized by seasons to support natural productivity inspired by nature’s rhythms. […]

“Never underestimate the importance of the beginning. Of anything. The beginning has the seeds of everything else to come.” – Carolyn Coman The cozy personal time we spent with ourselves over the winter has sharpened our intuition as we take our first steps into the season of action. Spring beckons us to choose our seeds, […]

Martha Graham in Lamentation No.3 by Herta Moselsio, Date Unknown. Source: Library of Congress The earth is quiet and we follow suit in peaceful harmony. The birds have gone and the bees are sleeping, while all signs of life from our gardens have long since nourished us in return for tending their growth all year. […]

“Every woman’s success should be an inspiration to another.” – Serena Williams The Alleyway Activation Project was a collaboration with Healthy Klamath to celebrate the women who helped shape the Klamath community into what it is today. It was an honor for Virtuosa Society to contribute historical research to this important project. Our mission is […]

In the spirit of taking up space, which we as women are too often encouraged not to do, we want to highlight some of the community impacts of our collaborations. Virtuosa Society is dedicated to supporting women through connection, edification, and financial support. After all, where women gather, our stories cultivate growth and generate the power to elevate the whole of society.

These phenomenal female-owned businesses are near and dear to our hearts, thoughtfully delivering their services and products with a passion that is known to creative women around the world.

The Virtuosa Society team has been hard at work behind the scenes creating this brand new website with a clarified mission: Nurturing creativity and virtuosity in women through connection, edification, and financial support.