FOUNDER/CEO
Welcome to Dragonfly Designs, a full-service art experience company specializing in corporate team building & private events, creative celebrations, and art classes for adults and children. We are a woman-founded, family-owned business based in Northern California.
Since 2005, Stacee Gillelen has brought the joy of creativity and art to adults and children across the San Francisco Bay and San Diego areas. We bring hands-on art activities to teams and private group events, children’s birthday parties, and life’s special gatherings! Our event planners make it easy and fun to have a special, artistic experience.
We also partner with area schools and Parks & Rec to bring our impactful art curriculum to your children through art classes and school break camps. Our dynamic team of professional artists guide guests and students through exciting projects in painting, jewelry making, drawing, tie dye, macrame and more.
Staff Mentor & Educational Program Manager
Camps Programs Manager & San Diego Programs Team Lead
Copywriter & Marketing Associate
Birthday Party & Event Coordinator
Bookkeeper & HR
Virtual Events Team Lead
Studio Operations & Curriculum Manager
Procurement Manager
Web Services & Technical Support Manager
Virtual Assistant
I love the freedom of art and the way it allows for mistakes that often end up beautiful, while building the confidence to take risks! I love sharing my artistic passion with others to inspire and encourage their creativity. Art is incredibly empowering, fostering growth and overall well-being.
I love engaging others in learning more about themselves and the world. It’s fulfilling for me to see people gain confidence in navigating the world and become better at expressing their views and vision through their art.
I enjoy experimenting and creating sustainable projects. I have a lot of experience and enjoy sharing it. I like presenting alternative perspectives and love hearing others’ views as well.
I enjoy creating something new from my imagination that wouldn’t have existed otherwise. I also enjoy my time alone and it’s a way of bonding with myself. Hopefully sharing my art with with others can inspire them as well.
I enjoy being outdoors, cooking vegetarian meals with my partner, and being environmentally mindful. I’m very passionate about empathy and exercising it everyday. We all go through different experiences which is why I find it important to be kind and patient with others.
Whenever I create, I feel more connected to myself and my culture. It feels like another format of reading or writing, as it is something that never fails to enrich me as a person. I feel nurtured when I create bodies of art, and sharing my passion is a part of the gift. Allowing others to interact with my passion and immerse themselves in it is something so unique to art.
I find art is an outlet for my emotions, experiences, and perspective on life. The adornment aspect of jewelry is beautiful as every piece is custom and made for a person to wear on their body to express their style. I love being able to help people create for their own ornamentation.
I have never been great at processing hardship in my life. When I found art, I found a beautiful outlet to freely express my thoughts and emotions. I love sharing this with others because it allows me to find people who can relate. That connection is precious and I treasure it deeply.
I am so in love with the creative process and I experience a lot of joy and satisfaction when I’m able to turn my artistic visions into reality. If I can spread that passion to others I feel that I have done my job correctly as an educator.
I personally use the creative process and art in general as a way to de-stress and find time to connect with myself or even get away from myself mentally.
I find peace inside myself and I learned how to love something so much that explodes inside of me, so I need to put it out in anyway possible. I love showing people what I make and i love to teach them how to do it, time to time I schedule sip and paint in my house.
When I’m creating especially painting I can get into the “zone” it’s like meditation. I want others to feel too and to understand the freedom of expression!
Once I am “in the groove” and a piece is coming along, there is a sense of peace that I have yet to find anywhere else. On the other hand, prior to being “in the groove,” the process is anything but peaceful and relaxing, and I have to constantly remind myself of what awaits if I can just relax and let the art do its thing. I enjoy sharing my art in the hope that I might encourage others to start drawing, painting, or doing whatever they love, and find for themselves the joy of being creative.
Within the creative process I benefit by being surrounded by other artists as we’re able to bounce off different ideas and discover new ways of making art. When I’m creating things myself, I’m inspired by others’ processes of going outside of the box and this helps me stray away from my perfectionist side. I love sharing my artistic passion with others because it might just influence someone to start their own creative journey.
The creative process makes me feel fully present and energized—it’s a rare experience where my mind and heart align in a way that nothing else quite does. It excites me, igniting new ideas and perspectives. Sharing my passion with others is deeply fulfilling because it inspires them to explore their own potential and see the endless possibilities within themselves. It’s a way to connect and encourage growth in others.
I am someone who finds the process of creating art just as fulfilling as the end result itself. From the initial idea to the execution, I truly enjoy immersing myself in the details of a project. I love sharing my artistic passion because it helps others discover their own creativity and express themselves in new ways. Whether I’m teaching children or adults, it’s always rewarding to witness the sense of accomplishment and pride that comes from creating something personal and meaningful.
I find great joy in the creative process, and it’s wonderful to see someone else experience that joy as well.
Helping young, aspiring artists the way I wished I had been helped, and watching them grow.
It brings calm and peace to my life, and helps others temporarily forget their worries.
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