Creating with grief in a small journal

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,...

Paying close attention to joy mixed media journal page

by Shawn | April 5, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

I’ve been spending some quiet time lately thinking about what truly brings me joy in my creative practice… the mediums, the papers, the little experiments… all of it. In my last Studio Time video a couple of weeks ago, I talked about looking for clues—clues for what...

Journal flip through, cover and new journal

by Shawn | January 4, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

We are accomplishing so much together today. 💛 We’ll start with a flip-through of my journal, looking back at all the creating that unfolded in 2025. This part always makes me a little sentimental—it gently carries me back to the moments, emotions, and quiet stories...

My last page in my journal with copies of work that I’ve done

by Shawn | December 28, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

I always love creating the very last page of my journal. It feels like a gentle pause—a chance to look back on the year as a whole. The highs, the lows, and all the quiet moments in between. This page is also where I reflect on my word for the year, which was Release....

Slowing down to find everyday magic mixed media journal page

by Shawn | December 21, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

It had been one of those weeks, actually a couple of weeks… — busy, full, and with more still to come. I was fighting a head cold and trying to prepare something for our Sunday video, but honestly… I just felt blah. The creative spark wasn’t there, my energy was...

Creating a layered mixed media landscape with color & collage

by Shawn | December 14, 2025 | collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration

Today is our last color and collage challenge for 2025, and oh boy, was it fun! The perfect ending to our year-long journey! The book that I’m using for inspiration is “Artist Colour Inspirations – Vintage fabric” by Simone Linehan Color mixing...