A quiet time in my journal with great resources 10-6-24

by Shawn | October 6, 2024 | art journal, collage paper, fall, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

I was having one of those days when I just needed a little quiet… and think through things. Have you ever had one of those days? Some time in my journal just playing always quiets my anxious spirit. I took some time to sift through my favorite magazine to find...

Double stencil technique and fall play time 9-29-24

by Shawn | September 29, 2024 | collage paper, fall, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration

Fall is my favorite season! And as soon as it didn’t feel completely ridiculous, I put out my fall decor. 😉  But I needed just a few things to fill in some spaces and was getting ready to make them and thought I would would turn on the camera and take you along...

Holding space for shadow and light 9-15-24

by Shawn | September 15, 2024 | abstract, collage paper, fall, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration

Today’s project was inspired by Morgan Harper Nichols book “Peace is a Practice”. The chapter that I read is titled – Shadow and Light and she talks about how the shadow and light in art make the painting.  Make it interesting and create...

Additioning collage paper and a free preview 9-8-24

by Shawn | September 8, 2024 | abstract, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized

Today I had fun auditioning collage paper for this project. I love having the freedom to move things around… there’s no risk when using collage paper to start a project. You can watch the youtube video OR…I’ll show you how I made the collage...

3 easy steps to start creating mixed media 9-1-24

by Shawn | September 1, 2024 | abstract, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration

Today I share 3 easy steps to get creating. And this can work for any style, but of course we’re creating mixed media with all the yumminess of layers. Feeling lost for ideas as I was trying to create for today’s video… I decided to follow my go to...

Let yourself explore mixed media 8-25-24

by Shawn | August 25, 2024 | abstract, collage paper, floral, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized

Today’s project was pure fun! It’s a redo of an old painting with reductive painting. I added some fun collage paper to the base and then made this fun piece. I was inspired by a writing by Morgan Harper Nichols that I get on her app. The title is ”...