Team of the Lovely Witches Club

Renee Laprise	Patti Larsen
I've always been an artist but I really came into my own as a creative being in my late 30's when I began to recognize my witchiness. Like most people, up until that point, my life had been filled with trials and tribulations but I finally came to recognize all that I had been blessed to experience. A career in the animation industry allowed me to work in inspiring environments surrounded by many talented artists. I also started a media production company with my 'then' husband to develop our own ideas. That allowed me to travel and work with some of the world's most talented and inspirational people. But my most life changing experience was when I became the mother to a beautiful little witchy named Ruby Reine. She taught me so much about the kind of person I wanted to be. It was important to me that she could model a mother that was living her best life and so I embarked on a journey to find my truth. It wasn't easy and it certainly wasn't pretty but I persisted. And with the help of some amazing healers and coaches and the support of beautiful friends and family I was finally able to access the power of my inner magic through creative expression. I became the Lovely Witch. When I share my story, women immediately identify with the Lovely Witch because she's powerful, expressive, earthy, flirty, funny and creative. And it's my passion in life to help every woman find and cultivate the magic inside her just waiting to be expressed to the world.	I think I have always been a lovely witch, even before I knew what it really meant. I was strongly compelled to at least entertain myself with my creativity, even when my childhood fear made me certain so long ago nothing could ever come of such dabbles. I have gone from writer to journalist to hairstylist, through musician, songwriter, actor and inventor, and rekindling my creative passion in filmmaking and screenwriting. But when I was compelled to finally return to writer (where I ultimately believe I belong), I took a leap into uncertainty (and yet I have never felt so certain), sold my successful business and have immersed myself in writing for a living. I can finally admit I am good enough, thank you very much. A part of my journey to the present (the only place that matters) has been a rigorous and in depth self-evaluation involving a thorough cleansing of the clutter and unnecessary guilt I have carried with me most of my life. With the passing of unfounded anger, clutching fear and the black pit of despair, I found myself seeking others who thought and felt as I did, wanting very deeply to share and learn and grow further (funny how once you get started the fear goes away and you just want more). My first attempts, while genuine, lacked focus. My largest complaint in the silence of my soul was that I needed a way to bring others together in large numbers, not the single drifting bits and pieces that only tantalized me along the way. It was with great joy that I met Renee and realized not only did she share my path and my need to fulfill that empty place, but she had a vision, the image of the Lovely Witch, which I initially helped her explore through film and photography. We realized, then, that this amazing phenomena needed to be shared with others. And through our passion for creativity and the need to fill our spirits through the feeding of those who walked our path, the Lovely Witches Club was born.

I think I have always been a lovely witch, even before I knew what it really meant. I was strongly compelled to at least entertain myself with my creativity, even when my childhood fear made me certain so long ago nothing could ever come of such dabbles.

I have gone from writer to journalist to hairstylist, through musician, songwriter, actor and inventor, and rekindling my creative passion in filmmaking and screenwriting. But when I was compelled to finally return to writer (where I ultimately believe I belong), I took a leap into uncertainty (and yet I have never felt so certain), sold my successful business and have immersed myself in writing for a living.

I can finally admit I am good enough, thank you very much. A part of my journey to the present (the only place that matters) has been a rigorous and in depth self-evaluation involving a thorough cleansing of the clutter and unnecessary guilt I have carried with me most of my life. With the passing of unfounded anger, clutching fear and the black pit of despair, I found myself seeking others who thought and felt as I did, wanting very deeply to share and learn and grow further (funny how once you get started the fear goes away and you just want more).

My first attempts, while genuine, lacked focus. My largest complaint in the silence of my soul was that I needed a way to bring others together in large numbers, not the single drifting bits and pieces that only tantalized me along the way. It was with great joy that I met Renee and realized not only did she share my path and my need to fulfill that empty place, but she had a vision, the image of the Lovely Witch, which I initially helped her explore through film and photography. We realized, then, that this amazing phenomena needed to be shared with others. And through our passion for creativity and the need to fill our spirits through the feeding of those who walked our path, the Lovely Witches Club was born.