About  Us

 Creative Catalyst Studio was founded by Marion Corbin Mayer on September 11, 2001. It has always been a place for creativity to grow and thrive in Cincinnati.
As of July 1, 2019, Nancy G. Turner joined on as partner in this venture.
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Marion Corbin-Mayer
Director of Communication

Marion Corbin-Mayer loves to help people connect with their passion, joy and best possible outcomes.   

As founder of Creative Catalyst Studio she has helped hundreds of people in the Cincinnati area reconnect with their creativity through personal growth classes and art technique workshops.

Marion loves to paint Pet Portraits, Landscapes and other juicy paintings. She offers classes in Oil Painting, "Watercolor for the Truly Terrified" & Open Painting Studio at Creative Catalysts.

​To commisson a custom pet portrait see www.petsbymarion.com & click on the commisions tab.

Marion is a signature member of the Cincinnati Art Club. She has a Bachelors of Fine Arts (Advertising) from Columbus College of Art & Design and a Masters of Art Therapy from Wright State University.  

Since graduating she has taken many workshops with nationally known artists to increase her painting skills. Marion has also traveled both nationally & internationally (France & Italy) to paint plein air.  Her work is in corporate and private collections & may be seen several time a year during the Essex Studios Art Walks. 

​Follow her on Instagram @marioncorbinmayer or @petsbymarion

Nancy G. Turner
​Director of Fiber Arts & Printmaking

Nancy G. Turner took printing in high school Shop class when she couldn’t get into the Graphic Arts class and has loved printmaking ever since. She hand prints fabrics using silk screen and block printing processes. Nancy designs her own patterns to print on thrifted textiles that she sews them into household and personal accessories. She also designs and prints fun motifs on towels. 

Nancy teaches beginner silk screen printing classes at Tiger Lily Press in Cincinnati and block printing on fabric at the Cincinnati Weaver’s Guild.

Nancy has a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Graphics and worked for 20 years in corporate publications. She also has a MASM in counseling. She is an ordained United Methodist clergy person, appointed to ministry in spiritual arts and advocating for chronically ill children. 

You can see her work on Instagram @ngturner22 and on Facebook at Nancy G. Turner, Artist