Pay attention, Be astonished mixed media canvas 4-27-25

by Shawn | April 27, 2025 | floral, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

I recently found the sweetest deck of daily devotions by Mary Oliver. It sits in a holder on my desk and it is excepts from Mary’s poetry and writing. It immediately made me feel calm, and I love the small illustrations on each card. I share it in the video....

Growing one day at a time – Color and Collage challenge #4 4-13-25

by Shawn | April 13, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

Today we are on to our 4th color and collage challenge and it was a fun one!! It had some of my favorite colors to mix and play with and a great inspiration photo from the book we’re working from. The word for this week is grow and it’s perfect.. because...

Experimenting and taking an adventure mixed media journal page 4-6-25

by Shawn | April 6, 2025 | abstract, art journal, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

Today we’re doing some experimenting. One of the members from my Mixed Media Insider membership picked up some color swatches and suggested I do a lesson on how to use them. I was so excited to try this out that I couldn’t wait and decided to do it for...

Stillness and grungy mixed media 3-30-25

by Shawn | March 30, 2025 | abstract, canvas, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized

I had so much fun with all the layers of this piece. I was inspired by a couple of things this week. I was looking through a floral book thinking about what I would create. I originally thought about an abstract floral, but was mesmerized by the grungy, yummy walls...

Intuitive mixed media abstract 3-23-25

by Shawn | March 23, 2025 | abstract, art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized

In today’s project, I had a few ideas … but really what I needed to do was to let go and get some things out. I’d written in my journal things I was afraid to say out loud… and I wanted to express those things in this piece. So I let go and...

How I print on tissue and a little mixed media adventure 3-16-25

by Shawn | March 16, 2025 | abstract, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration

I had a chance to get away a couple of weeks ago with the hubby and take some time to rest and relax. Using the pics and inspiration from that trip this piece came together. In today’s project, I also share with you how I print on tissue paper and then use it in...