Gayla Irwin is an artist and a spiritual director with a passion to help people cultivate joy, beauty, and wholeness through contemplative creativity. Creating with watercolor, ink, in her art journal, or on her iPad brings her great delight, and she’s passionate about helping others experience this delight, too.

Since 2012, Gayla and her husband, John, have served on staff for the Downing House in Englewood, a ministry that encourages people to connect with God and cultivate a deeper sense of their own calling in our world.