Bonjour!

Christa L Sagmoe

Editor & Founder of the Avid Pen

I first started The Avid Pen, a Charlotte based art and lifestyle blog, as a place to celebrate the artistic world. As someone who has always had a love of color, I enjoy seeing the art in everything from beauty and skincare to fashion, food or in the places I travel to. I longed to tell a story both through words and through photographs.

I’ve always enjoyed making every moment special, even the most ordinary of moments, and believe that there is beauty in the everyday.

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    • Behind the blog

    How it all started

    Since founding The Avid Pen in December of 2015, I’ve had the chance to meet so many of the artists, creatives and female entrepreneurs who have inspired me. It’s something that I’m grateful for everyday, and I look forward to sharing more of their stories along with some of my favorite moments from my daily life.

    As always I love hearing from my readers, so I encourage you to comment and let me know what you’d like to read more about here on the blog, and if you’d just like to say hello, feel free to reach out to me via the contact me page.

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    Get to Know Me

    drink order

    Iced trenta black tea

    favorite destination

    Hilton Head Island

    always in my bag

    airpods + a good book

    AIRBNB or hotel?

    hotel girlie!

    On my bucket list

    Paris and Tuscany

    Guilty pleasure

    Vegan Blackout Cake

    Reading Now

    The Stolen Life of Colette Marceau

    currently watching

    The Buccaneers

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    I started blogging in 2015. The Avid Pen started as a creative outlet, a therapy of sorts for me to share about all of the things that I love most. Since then, I’ve had so many amazing opportunities that I wouldn’t have if I hadn’t started my ‘side gig’ as a content creator. I’ve had the chance to interview artists, authors, entrepreneurs etc. and share their stories with my readers. It is my hope that The Avid Pen will be a safe space to talk about the joys that can be found in the everyday.

    If you an artist or author and would like me to review your book or if you are a brand that aligns with the content here on The Avid Pen, you can reach me via my contact page or theavidpen@gmail.com

    The best camera is usually the one that you have on you at all times. I shoot all my content with my iPhone 16 Pro. While I have shot with Canon and Nikon previously, right now my iPhone is working for me. All photography on my site are photos I have taken, unless noted.

    Right now, I’m not accepting any guest posts here on the blog.

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