Some people work in design. I live and breathe it.
Twenty-five years of obsession with art, design and creativity - poured into one program for the next generation.
— ABOUT SHELLEY
Hi, I'm Shelley - a graphic designer and multimedia specialist with 25 years industry experience.
Online education is not new to me. I've worked for major blue-chip brands and I've spent over a decade building and running online education programs professionally.
Above all of that, I'm a mum of two incredible teen boys. I'm actively homeschooling them right now, and they are both moving towards design careers, which means I'm living this journey right alongside you.
— WHY SOTA EXISTS
A few years ago I started looking for a structured, high-quality Art and Design program for my homeschooled kids. What I found was disappointing. Too simple, too scattered, or not built to the standard I knew creative education could reach.
I knew what a genuinely great creative education looked like. I'd spent 25 years inside it. So I built a program myself.
What started as a passion project has since evolved into something I'm incredibly proud of. Same heart. Completely new level.
AI is not about replacing creativity.
It's about expanding what is possible.
Shelley - State of the Art Creator
— MY THOUGHTS ON AI
I understand if the future with AI makes you nervous.
If the idea of your child learning about AI makes you pause, you're in good company. A lot of parents feel uncertain, wondering whether engaging with AI is the right call or whether it's safer to just wait and see.
I sat with that feeling too, before I landed somewhere I was comfortable with.
AI isn't coming. It's already here.
It's woven into every creative industry your child might one day work in. Design, film, music, advertising, photography, fashion, architecture. They're already consuming AI every time they scroll. The question isn't whether they'll encounter it. It's whether they'll know how to use it with intention, or just be swept along by it.
AI can produce things quickly, but it has no taste. No perspective. Nothing real to say. That is a human advantage, and it's exactly what SOTA is built to develop.
Creative thinking always comes first. AI is introduced slowly, carefully, and only once the human thinking is solid. The goal is never to rely on it. It's to understand it and direct it.
Your child will learn to lead the tool. Not follow it.
Designed for modern creative learners.
- Creative education shaped by real industry experience -
25 +
years industry experience
$1M +
online education experience
2
designers raised at home
Ages 8 - 17
homeschool and beyond
— MY BELIEF
Human First. AI Second. Always.
Every unit, every lesson, every portfolio piece is built around one idea.
The most valuable thing your child can develop right now is the ability to think creatively, make decisions with taste, and produce work that means something.
That's a human skill. And it will never go out of style.
Raise a child who creates.
Not just one who scrolls.
— START TODAY —
Raise a child who can
Kids who use AI as a tool, create things that matter, build confidence, and leave school with a portfolio that proves it.
That's what State of the Art builds.
Creative Education for the AI Era
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