by Shawn | March 8, 2026 | collage paper, mixed Media, studio time, sunday inspiration
Today I’m playing with crackle medium and sharing which one I prefer… and of course, adding another page to my texture journal (because you know I can’t resist 😉). While I was reading this week, I came across this beautiful quote by Leonard Cohen:”There’s a...
by Shawn | February 22, 2026 | collage paper, mixed Media, studio time, sunday inspiration
Welcome to the very first episode of a brand new Sunday Inspiration series… Studio Time! This is where I invite you behind the scenes into my creative space to see what’s really happening in the studio. The ideas, the experiments, the messy middle… and all the...
by Shawn | February 8, 2026 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
Let’s have a little fun together today. 💛I’m finally sharing all the details about my house paints—something I get asked about almost every single day. I’ll walk you through the what, the how, and most importantly, the why. I’ll also compare house paint to heavy body...
by Shawn | October 5, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
Today I needed just a little quiet time in my journal this week. I needed to turn off the noise and just be present. To feel some lightness. So as I looked around my studio, thinking about what I would do… I saw all my lovely little bits of paper in the buckets...
by Shawn | September 28, 2025 | art journal, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
Life feels a little heavy right now, and when that happens, I will let it all go in my journal… or I will paint what I need. Today, I needed light… I needed to feel lighter and to let go of some things, so I grabbed some collage papers, some magazine...