James [my husband] + I spent the first decade of marriage owning + operating Drescher Photo/Design in Iowa City, IA . Together, we photographed 300+ weddings, while I also designed digital + handmade wedding stationery.
The second decade of married life brought a move to Des Moines, IA where James expanded our company to include cinematography, while I built an art studio to accommodate academies/tutoring of art for students ages PreK to High School.
In our current chapter - we’re humbled and privledged to share a studio space that we both freelance from (James with a camera always in hand; my hands always covered in paint). James can be found as Rooted Films, offering video/photo/editing services.
In addition to peach + bunny (art camps) and acorn art (art therapy) — I am also found at Meadowlark Clinic (perinatal mental health) (downtown Des Moines) for both individual art therapy sessions and group workshops; Above + Beyond Cancer facilitating Art as Healing for YA and MA (young adults/age 18-40 and middle adults/age 40+) and am Richard Deming Cancer Center’s Art Therapist, offering both Individual, Integrative Care and also Group Open Studio Art-Making.
ACORN ART ❤︎ everyone has the potential of an acorn, and the ability of an oak tree.
PEACH + BUNNY ❤︎ as a husband/wife business team, it only makes sense to empower our two daughters with their inclusion. The tiny #girlbosses help (and inspire) us both immensely:
✿ Reese (age 13 • our peach) loves tidy, controlled + organized lines
✿ Blake (age 9 • the bunny) is chaotic, carefree + abstract scribbles
HOW TO INQUIRE for Missy Drescher’s services:
@peachandbunny | to purchase art (existing or commission) • to enroll in academies/camps
@acornart | for art therapy services • to seek referral for crisis/trauma intervention assistance
- to reach Missy at Meadowlark Clinic, Above + Beyond Cancer, or MercyOne Richard Deming Cancer Center, please visit their websites:
(www.themeadowlarkclinic.com ✦ www.aboveandbeyondcancer.org ✦ www.mercyone.org/location/mercyone-richard-deming-cancer-center)
[education]
Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA), University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA): BFA: Major in Studio Art, Minor in Art History, 2008
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN): completed MAAT (Masters of Art in Art Therapy) in 2025