2022
2021
In August 2022, McCayla Thoe married Jordan Groski at The Barns of Old Glory venue in St. Charles, MN. Due to the amount of time and energy spent planning their weding, McCayla didn't produce nearly as much this year, compared to other years.
January 2021, McCAyla officially registered Selcouth Artistry as a Minnesota Business! She continued teaching online painting classes frequently on weekends. In September 2021, McCayla Thoe became engaged to Jordan Groski.
2020
In March 2020, McCayla was hired for a new job, put in her two weeks notice, and signed a lease on an apartment the same week that the United States instructed the nation to shelter in place. Unaware of just how much the Pandemic would change absolutely everything, in April, McCayla moved to St. Paul, MN and began working for the State of MN as a project consultant. As a way to connect from a distance, McCayla was on zoom calls with friends and family every week. After several months of the same old Zoom call, McCayla began suggesting that her family had a virtual paint night, and then offered the same to her friends. It was a hit! The word spread to a local 4-H Youth Educator, who was ecstatic to hire McCayla to lead a virtual painting class to her 4-H club. From then on, McCayla's weekends were booked with more online painting classes. McCayla learned that she quite enjoyed teaching online classes and made plans to continue teaching them, even after the pandemic.
2019
In 2019, McCayla Thoe lived with her parents in Hayfield, MN. She used both their basement and their old horse barn as makeshift painting studios.
2018
In 2018 McCayla lived in Wrigleyville, Chicago for most of the year. McCayla lived with her best friend, Felicia in a brand new building, and for most of this year, only a few of the apartments were occupied. In fact the room across the hall was empty the entire time, and McCayla often went into that empty apartment to sing karaoke, just for fun! She used a corner of her bedroom as her painting studio. This was the year that the Chicago Cubs won the world series! And while McCayla wasn't at the game, because it wasn't played in Wrigleyville, she was celebrating with the rest of Chicago in Wrigleyville anyway.
2017
In 2017, McCayla moved to Chicago with her best friend, Felicia. They lived in a 2 bedroom apartment on the 31st floor in Hyde Park, Chicago. This year, McCayla worked as a waitress, a rehabilitation aide, and a dog sitter. She used a corner of her bedroom as her painting studio.
2016
In 2016, McCayla graduated from Ripon College. After which, she moved in with her parents and used her parents basement and their old horse barn as her makeshift art studios.