Make a Mess.
Creativity isn’t clean. It’s messy, unpredictable, and uncomfortable. And that’s exactly why it works.
Too many creatives and ambitious professionals are stuck—paralyzed by perfectionism, fear, and overthinking. They want to create something bold and meaningful, but they’re waiting for certainty, for control, for things to feel “right” before they start. The truth? There is no “right” way. There is only the mess.
Make a Mess is a framework that gives creative professionals the permission, structure, and tools they need to break through their own mental barriers. I help artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators stop obsessing over the outcome and start taking action—because the process of creation itself is what leads to brilliance.
I'm an award-winning professional
ARTIST,
curator
& COACH
I challenge the myth that creativity should be clean, controlled, and flawless from the start. Instead, I teach that growth, success, and innovation can not only occur when you make a mess, but they rely upon your willingness to do so.
Failure isn’t optional, it’s required!
Within the mess lies the raw material for breakthrough ideas, decisive action, and transformative work. I provide a structured methodology for embracing the creative mess with intention so that artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators can move past their blocks to execute their plans both now and in the future.
The goal isn’t just to make a mess. It’s to learn how to use it—to create, destroy, refine, and emerge stronger than before.
THE ARTIST
I am an award-winning artist based in New York City known for my unique
dimensional conceptual portraits in layers of resin.
THE COACH
I help creative professionals create fulfilling and successful lives by breaking free from the perfectionism, fear, and overthinking that keeps them stuck.
IN THE NEWS
Meet Marc Scheff
We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Marc Scheff a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.
BRAINZ. MAGAZINE
Marc Scheff works with people to design lives beyond what they think is possible.
KEEP GOING OR GIVE UP
Shout Out LA Magazine “Getting good at knowing when to walk away (or not even start) has been an essential skill.”
REVEALING THE UNSEEN
On art and personal growth Beautiful Bizarre Magazine “We can’t fully extricate ourselves from external factors, like what anyone else does or thinks, or internal ones, like fear, jealousy, rage, and desire. We all do act from these places, whether we choose to face and accept that or not.“
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Real stories,
from a professional mess-maker
and growth junkie.
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