by Shawn | June 27, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
Sometimes creativity is an act of bravery. Well, actually, EVERY time we create, it’s an act of bravery. It doesn’t matter what we’re creating. It can be paint swatches on a scrap of paper, a few scratchy marks in a journal, or a finished piece...
by Shawn | June 21, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
I was cleaning and organizing my studio the other day, sorting through old pens and supplies, when I realized that most of my pens no longer worked. The only ones that consistently showed up were my Sharpies and Grabie pens—including the black and white ones I reach...
by Shawn | June 14, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
Creating right now is about doing anything that feels gentle and easy—anything that gets me back to the table. That’s how today’s journal page began. I knew I wanted to create, but I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do in my Molly journal. So I pulled...
by Shawn | June 7, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
Today I’m sharing 3 journal pages I’ve made in my journal for Molly. The more I create these little pages, the more I look forward to it. It’s my conversations with her. My time to see her face and hold her hand, if only in my mind. The sorrow is...
by Shawn | May 31, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
In my last blog post/email, I shared that I wasn’t sure how I would create again. Losing Molly had seemed to pull all the joy out of our lives… out of my life. I couldn’t understand how the very thing and place that had always brought me comfort and joy could now hold...
by Shawn | May 24, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, gel printing, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
It had been almost 20 days since I had been at my studio table, when I decided I was going to try. It had been 20 days since we got the news that our daughter Molly was gone. I had tried earlier, but I felt numb, and it wasn’t the time. So I waited, slept,...
