Hidden Gems: The Dazzling Journey of Artist and Coach Rochonda Ferrelli

Rochonda Ferrelli

When Rochonda “Ro” Ferrelli was a little girl, she learned what it meant to turn imagination into opportunity. On hot Missouri afternoons, the sound of the ice cream truck sent kids running for spare change. But when her allowance had already disappeared, she didn’t settle for missing out. She reached for her prized sticker collection, went door-to-door with a smile that could melt any heart, and sold her colorful treasures for a few cents apiece. Each sale brought her closer to her goal.  Revealing something even sweeter than ice cream: her passion for creating, connecting, and turning dreams into something tangible.

“I remember always asking for art supplies,” Ferrelli says. “Oil pastels, colored pencils—I loved creating and still do.”

Through school, her teachers encouraged her to pursue art seriously. Her pieces were featured in classrooms, admired by peers and faculty alike. Yet, as she got older, practicality crept in.

“The talent was always there,” she says, “but I told myself it wasn’t realistic. I thought I had to go to college and do something more traditional.”

But life’s path pulled her toward practicality. She went to college, traded sketchbooks for textbooks, and spent nearly a decade chasing a degree that never quite fit. It wasn’t until she discovered life coach Cheryl Richardson that her purpose snapped into focus. “It was like she saved me,” Ferrelli says. That awakening led her to two decades of helping businesses grow and people evolve before blending her two worlds of art and coaching into one luminous career.

“It goes back to my entrepreneurial spirit,” she said. “I was working with an interior designer, and we worked on my bedroom. I started thinking about what would represent me and my space to reflect who I am.”

Ferrelli trained with The Conscious Leadership Group, became a certified coach, and even penned an Amazon bestseller, True Friends: A Revolutionary Approach to Cultivating Conscious Feminine Friendships. Yet her creative side refused to stay quiet. One day, while redecorating her bedroom, she stumbled on geode artwork and felt called to make her own. Her second piece sold immediately.

“I’ve always been a spiritual person, and I love earth-like things,” she said. “After stumbling across geode artwork, I decided to do it myself, and by the time I did it, my second piece was already for sale.”

Now, Ferrelli’s Magnetic Geodes, crafted with crystals from Brazil and Madagascar, radiate with light, color, and intention. Each piece is a fusion of spiritual energy and earthly beauty, glimmering with purpose and positivity.

“I was selling so much artwork, I decided to go full on with my art,” she says. “It’s been a dream come true.”

The results are breathtaking. Shimmering blues, electric purples, and golden ambers swirl like galaxies frozen in stone. Under light, the surfaces come alive. Sparkling, shifting, and humming with unseen energy.

“I work intuitively,” she explains. “Each piece has a specific intention, frequency, and vibration. I know it’s complete not just when it looks right, but when it feels right.”

Her art has since traveled across the United States—from California and Georgia to New Jersey and Missouri, and even reached homes in South America. Collectors are drawn not only to the stunning visuals but to the spiritual resonance that each piece carries.

Outside of her art, Ferrelli continues to inspire through her coaching and writing. Her work, whether on canvas or on the page, centers around consciousness, creativity, and self-discovery. She’s a living example of what happens when you stop silencing your creative voice and start listening to it.

What began with a little girl selling stickers for ice cream has grown into a woman creating luminous works of art that heal, inspire, and connect. Each Magnetic Geode carries a piece of that journey. A reminder that beauty, like transformation, often comes from what lies hidden beneath the surface.

“I’ve always had that creative spark,” said Ferrelli. “That spark is still burning. I love that I get to share it with the world.”