Josie Mae Creative Lab

A reserved restaurant table gives your group a place to sit.

A private studio experience gives you something to make, talk about, and take home.

If you’re the office manager, church or women’s group lead, sister, or friend who always ends up planning the celebration, choose something more memorable this season: a three-hour private creative experience in Matteson, Illinois.

Friday through Sunday, groups of 6–12 guests can gather to create personalized keepsakes with guided support. Every guest receives:

✨ Guided instruction
💻 A provided laptop
🎨 One personalized keepsake
🍹 A signature mocktail
🧀 A mini charcuterie-style Creator Board

No prior AI, art, or technology experience is needed. You don't have to be creative or tech-savvy to create something amazing.

Private experiences are $90 per person, with a 6-guest minimum and a 12-guest maximum. That means the minimum booking is $540 for 6 guests.

Perfect for:
🎉 Office holiday parties
🤍 Church or women’s group gatherings
✨ Girls’ nights
🏡 Family celebrations

Come curious. Leave confident, and with something you created.

Make this year’s gathering more than a reserved table. Give your group an experience they can share and a keepsake they made themselves.

Explore private-event details: https://celebrate.josiemae.ai
General booking information: https://lab.josiemae.ai

Week 5 🎶 🎼

We made MUSIC

Tonight’s class was all about showing students how AI can take an idea, a story, a feeling, or even a few words and transform it into an original song.

And y’all…hearing those ideas turn into actual music is ALWAYS the fun part!

This is what I love about teaching.

Every week, my students discover another way to take something that once lived only in their imagination and actually bring it to life.

Y’all…this is really happening.

“Courage to Create” by Josie Mae is officially a nominee for Best AI Jazz Song at the 2026 AI Music Awards!

To know fellow artists recognized my work and selected “Courage to Create” among the top five in this category is incredibly humbling.

What started as me simply following my creativity has turned into something I never imagined.

I’m surprised. I’m grateful. And I’m definitely having a “look what happens when you have the courage to create” moment.

Thank you to everyone who has encouraged me, listened, supported, and voted. This means more than you know.

And now…what’s next?

THE AI MUSIC AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES!

Somebody pinch me.

Beautiful possibilities, indeed. 🦋

Last night was proof that Press Start is hands-on from night one. 💜

I kicked off the October Press Start course at Josie Mae Creative Lab in Matteson, Illinois, and the first session went beautifully.

My student made a shirt AND a tote bag in the very first class. She also learned how to tell a quality DTF transfer from a lesser one and received my exclusive vendor list with my trusted DTF and blank apparel vendors.

That’s what Press Start is about: real products, real skills, and real resources, not theory alone.

Press Start is a 4-week hybrid course meeting Monday evenings from 7:00–9:00 PM. The rest of the course continues from here, and the next session builds on what we started tonight.

Press Start anchors the Monday course lineup at the Lab. We run courses Monday–Thursday, with private celebrations Friday–Sunday.

You don't have to be creative or tech-savvy to create something amazing.

If you’re interested in the next Press Start offering, register your interest here: https://lab.josiemae.ai/press-start

Come curious. Leave confident, and with something you created.

If you’ve been saying, “I want to start a T-shirt business,” for a year or more, this is the honest part:

The cost of “someday” is not shame. It’s time.

The market doesn’t wait while we keep researching, second-guessing, or waiting to feel ready. What often separates the people selling shirts from the people still thinking about it is one start date.

For me, custom apparel has been part of my work since 2019-and it still generates revenue for me today. That is my experience, not a promise of what any student should expect.

Press Start is designed to help you move from “I want to” to a real starting point, without a printer, expensive equipment, design experience, or business experience.

This 4-week hybrid course begins Monday, October 5, 2026. We meet Mondays from 7:00–9:00 PM in person at Josie Mae Creative Lab in Matteson, Illinois. Investment: $397, paid in one payment.

The studio schedule is taking shape: courses Monday–Thursday, private parties Friday–Sunday.

You don't have to be creative or tech-savvy to create something amazing.

Come curious. Leave confident, and with something you created.

If you’re ready to choose a start date instead of another someday, enroll here: https://lab.josiemae.ai/press-start

I’m so grateful to share that Josie Mae is a nominee for Best AI Jazz Song at the SIQA AI Music Awards 2026 for “Courage to Create.”

If you are a SIQA Verified Artist, please visit the SIQA AI Music Awards 2026 voting page and look for:

Best AI Jazz Song
“Courage to Create”, Josie Mae

Your support means so much to me as an independent artist. ✨

“Courage to Create” is a soulful, jazz-inspired song about moving forward even when fear or uncertainty is present. You can stream it on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all major streaming platforms.

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IT’S OFFICIAL!

I’m thrilled to share that “Courage to Create” by Josie Mae has been selected as a FINALIST for Best AI Jazz Song at the 2026 SIQA AI Music Awards!

This one means so much. Courage to Create is about moving beyond fear, trusting the creative process, and giving yourself permission to try something new and that is exactly how this entire musical journey began.

To see a song from my debut album, Where Creativity Lives, now on the official AI Music Awards ballot is a moment I’ll never forget.

To my fellow verified SIQA artists participating in the vote: I’d be honored if you would consider “Courage to Create — Josie Mae” for Best AI Jazz Song.

From “What if I tried?” to NOMINEE.
Now THAT is COURAGE TO CREATE.

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