Tina Tompkins Ames is a classically trained artist who has lived her life unconventionally- .

-as a business person who has built up and sold 6 businesses she created from the ground up – including cafes, art gallery/frame shops & even a cookie company.

- as a touring artist – doing shows across the East Coast with her now grown boys.

- as an instructor for creative retreats, continuing education & a variety of seminars on creative living. She is certified as an instructor of Simple Abundance – for best selling author Sarah Ban Breathnach.

· & currently as a Marketing/PR Director for a hospital system in WNY.

Tina has appeared on TV, radio & has been featured in three national magazines.