Michele Brown, of Des Moines, is a locally- and nationally-known personality who specializes in helping people find their creative sides.

She will make two presentations at the show that begins Friday and runs through Saturday and Sunday. The show is at the East Campus of Iowa Central Community College.

At 11 a.m. on Saturday she will present “Art on Every Table.”

Then, at 2 p.m. that day, she will lead a hands-on workshop entitled “Luxurious Art Supplies — DIY Style.” Pre-registration and a $35 fee are required for the workshop. To register, go to www.messengernews.net or call 515-573-2141 ext. 539.

Brown said her presentation and the workshop will both focus on creativity.

“I think it’s something we want to incorporate in our everyday life,” she said. “Maybe we like to paint, photography, maybe gardening. It shows up in lots of different ways.”

She encourages people to express their creativity.

“My presentation is really about encouraging people to make the whole idea of creative expression part of our everyday life,” she said. “And that can come by the way we set up our living spaces.”

Brown suggested that everybody have a creative space.

“Having some sort of creative space in our home is just as important as a kitchen or bathroom,” she said. “A place you walk into and say, ‘Wow. This place is really about me.’ It gets you excited about writing or drawing. Whatever it is, just having a space that really values that and honors that.”

She’ll be sharing examples of creative spaces that can be in the home.

Brown added that creativity is something that nobody can take away.

“It’s available to absolutely everyone,” she said. “It’s ageless, it’s timeless, it’s something we all have in common. It’s the one thing that truly leads to some really amazing discoveries.”

Brown said she’s been encouraging peoples’ creativity for more than 20 years.

“Everybody has different ways of expressing things they’re interested in and tastes and styles and all of that,” Brown said. “There’s an art to coming up with a variety of different ways to resonate with people on what it is they can start doing on a regular basis.”

She said her work could almost be compared to that of a personal trainer or a creative practitioner, “because I share lots of different projects and ideas and stories as well as the motivation through research and different things.”

Brown has also been featured on a variety of TV programs. In 2003, she began airing “Courage to Create” on KDSM FOX 17 in Des Moines. That evolved into “B. Original,” which aired on the DIY Network and HGTV. “B. Organic” was another show that aired on PBS.

Today, she hosts “Remake Life with Michele Brown” on WOI-TV.

“It’s truly a passion,” she said of her work. “I’ve experienced it, I’ve seen it, I’ve studied it, and I just know how important it is to have it as part of our lives.”