Layering in my journal to tell my story

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

This page in my Molly journal is really about layers. There was so much rolling around in my heart and my mind that I didn’t set out to create anything specific. My only intention was to keep layering until I had worked through the thoughts, the feelings, and...

Brave choices in my journal

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...

My favorite pens & watercolor journal page

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...

Watercolor collage papers and journal page

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...

3 new simple yet meaningful journal pages

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...

Creating with Molly’s supplies in my journal

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...