When nothing seems to be working, it’s easy to question your calling…

But you’re not alone—and you’re not stuck. God didn’t give you the gift of creativity just to survive. You were made to thrive.

That’s why I’ve helped thousands of artists around the world renew their minds, grow in creative confidence, and finally start building a consistent income from their art—all while walking in their unique Kingdom assignment.

Choose Your Next Step

Foundations

A 9-lesson journey to renew your mind, deepen your connection with God, and break through creative roadblocks. Start seeing transformation—in your faith, your art, and your mindset.

Artist Mentorship

A proven step-by-step system to grow your art, business, and spiritual life with community support, expert coaching, and Kingdom alignment.
Join hundreds of artists thriving in their calling—and making a real income from their art.

The Core4 Focus Planner

A 90-day planning system to help Christian artists create with clarity, confidence, and consistency.
Set goals, track habits, and walk in Spirit-led momentum.

The Podcast

Listen to inspiring interviews, practical teaching, and prophetic encouragement every week.
Approaching Over 2 million downloads. Ranked #1 for Christian Visual Artists.

The Books

Grow spiritually, creatively, and practically with Matt’s best-selling books for artists. Topics include: Building a thriving art business, Renewing your mind, Creating with the Holy Spirit and more.

The Blog

Faith-filled wisdom, practical marketing strategies, and artist success stories.
Popular categories:
Artist Case Studies
Art Business
Artistic Growth
Art Marketing
Personal Growth
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Why This Works…

I Don’t Just Care About Your Art Sales. I Care About You.

I’m here to help you walk confidently in your divine design as an artist—creating from a place of freedom, partnering with the Holy Spirit, and thriving in every area of life.

This is about transformation—spiritually, creatively, and financially.

“The Created to Thrive mentoring program is the best investment in ME, I have ever made… to heal, transform my thinking, and understand how the Kingdom of God works.” — Mechele F.

Matt Tommey
Artist, Mentor & Best-Selling Author
Voted one of Professional Artist Magazines “Best Art Mentors”

What’s Possible for You?

God put the dream in your heart of being an artist who’s making art, making a living and making and impact. It’s not selfish to want to see that dream become your reality.

Imagine, in just a few short weeks having:

  • A personalized art business strategy
  • Confidence to price and sell your work
  • Your own professional artist website
  • A renewed mind, free from fear and lack
  • A community of Spirit-led artists cheering you on
  • Mentoring from someone who gets your journey

It’s not just a dream. It’s what’s happening inside Created to Thrive.

We are Making An Impact in the Lives of Artists

These aren’t just numbers—they’re lives transformed, dreams reignited, and Kingdom purposes fulfilled.

Watch Real Stories of Transformation

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Finding an Art Mentor: 6 Questions Every Artist Should Ask

Choosing someone to walk with you on your own artistic journey is probably one of the most important choices you’ll make as an artist.  Why? Because who you choose as your art mentor determines what seeds you’re going to plant in your life and ultimately, what fruit is going to be produced. As you consider choosing an art mentor to help you on your journey as an artist, let me offer a few questions you need to ask:

  • Do they have actual experience or just good ideas? 
    One of the big frustrations I hear from artists who are seeing an artist mentor or creative coach is that the people offering the artist mentoring haven’t actually been successful themselves. They are professional consultants but have never actually made a living selling art.  Artists who choose to work with me as their mentor really value the fact that I have been and continue to be a very successful working artist who is making a six-figure income from my art and thriving creatively.
  • Is this a one-sided relationship, or is there opportunity for actual interaction with your mentor? 
    Many online and so-called “artist mentorship programs” out there are simply archives of information. One thing I’ve learned over the years in mentoring hundreds of artists is that real change only happens when there’s good information AND powerful interaction.  However, interaction with the artist mentor is not the only interaction that’s needed. It’s also important to connect with others on the same journey for encouragement and collaboration. In my “Created to Thrive Artist Mentorship Program” we offer both weekly interaction with me through live q/a sessions and a vibrant Facebook community with other artists in the program.
  • Can I access their resources when and where I want? 
    How and when you learn depends on so many variables. I know life happens and so that’s why I’ve made all my resources available anywhere, anytime, 24/7 via my members-only website. You can also interact with other artists on the journey through our Created to Thrive Artist Mentorship Program Facebook community.
  • Is the information they are providing actually going to help me on my journey as an artist? 
    Again, lots of consultants out there have good ideas, but are they actually practical and proven?  Because everything I share and impart to the members of Created to Thrive is based in my own journey and best practices as a thriving artist, you can rest assured that the tips, tricks and methodology I teach are proven and work. I’m an internationally celebrated artist, recognized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art’s Renwick Gallery as an American Artist Under 40 (2011) and a member of the prestigious Southern Highland Craft Guild. The proof is in my own business and in the lives of countless members of Created to Thrive who are now experiencing success in their art.
  • Does the art mentor have a holistic approach? 
    I’ve come to believe that thriving as an artist is not just about being a better artist or stronger marketer, but rather aligning with your divine design as an artist.  Everything else flows out of that foundational relationship with God. If you don’t know who you are, what you want, where you’re going and what God says about all of that, no marketing trick is going to enable you to live the life you were designed to live.  My art mentorship program is so unique because it is all about the convergence of a healthy, vibrant spiritual identity, growing in your artist excellence and learning how to establish, cultivate and grow a thriving art business.  It’s a holistic approach to artist coaching.
  • Will you connect on a spiritual level with your art mentor? 
    I believe who you receive from has a big determining factor on what fruit gets produced in your life. As a Christian, it’s important that I mentor other artists from that perspective. I believe each person is divinely endowed in a supernatural investment and it’s my great honor to help you uncover that investment as led by the Holy Spirit.  You were created to be an artist that releases the supernatural life and light of God.

What Others Are Saying…

Matt has been featured as a speaker, author, artist and art mentor by a variety of media outlets and organizations including:

About  Matt Tommey…

Matt is an artist, internationally-known Christian speaker, and the best-selling author of 8 books who is passionate about helping artists thrive spiritually, artistically and in business. He is a mentor to artists around the world through his Created to Thrive Artist Mentoring Program and also hosts The Thriving Christian Artist Podcast.

In 2009, God called Matt to “raise up an army of artists to reveal His glory all over the earth.”  Since then, Matt has given his life to helping artists thrive spiritually, creatively and financially through creating live events, resources and online opportunities that equip artists to live the life they were divinely designed to live in the Kingdom.  Some of his favorite topics include renewing your mindhow to price your art and prophetic art.

As an artist, Matt’s basketry work has been featured in many magazines, shows and exhibitions and is mostly commissioned by private clients for luxury mountain and coastal homes around the country.  In 2011, Matt was recognized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery as an American Artist Under 40 and in 2018 was recognized as one of the Best Artist Mentors in the country by Professional Artist Magazine. He continues to teach basket weaving classes both online and in person.