Amy Efeney

For Amy Efeney, art isn’t just a business — it’s a calling rooted in creativity, adaptability, and service. As the artist behind Artistic Energy, Efeney has built a reputation for saying “yes” to possibility, offering a remarkably diverse range of artistic services that reflect both her talent and her heart for her community.

“I don’t know if I call it a business really,” she says. “I’ve tried to take the skills I have from my art background to serve the community.” That service takes many forms. From murals in daycare centers, hospitals, and private homes to pressed wedding bouquets, custom paintings, memory quilts, wood burning, calligraphy, and even hand-painted oyster shell place cards, Efeney’s work defies categorization. “If I don’t know how to do it yet, I can learn,” she says. This mindset has become her unofficial motto.

Largely self-taught, Efeney draws inspiration from her father, a stained glass artist, adapting his influence into her own accessible techniques using glass paint. Her creativity extends beyond traditional mediums into photography, small-scale catering, and private art lessons — proof that Artistic Energy is as expansive as her imagination.

But Efeney’s leadership extends far beyond her art. A retired educator of more than 30 years, she spent over two decades shaping young minds as the first art teacher at Dorothy Smith Pullen Elementary. Her leadership style, she explains, is rooted in organization and quiet authority. “I’m not an in-your-face leader, but you’re going to know what I want the end result to be,” she says. Her classrooms were models of structure and creativity, where systems allowed students to focus more on making art than searching for supplies.

Even in retirement, her influence continues. She subs in district art programs, tutors, teaches private and group art lessons, and remains deeply involved in her community. One standout project involved teaching 155 fifth graders to finger-knit blankets for NICU families. “The nurse was blown away that we had that many to give,” she recalls.

At home, Efeney leads with the same steady presence. A proud mother of two and a grandmother, she describes her role simply: “I’m the mom — need I say more?” Whether organizing family life or volunteering at church events alongside her husband, her leadership is grounded in generosity and consistency.

“I think leadership is something you’re born with,” she says. In Efeney’s case, it’s clear that her innate ability to lead — through creativity, service, and heart — continues to leave a lasting impression wherever her artistic energy flows.