by Shawn | February 9, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
One of the best ways to grow as an artist and to find your voice is through play and that is the purpose of this challenge. Giving ourselves limitations also helps create new ideas and gives us the courage to start. And starting can be one of the hardest things to do....
by Shawn | December 29, 2024 | art journal, mixed Media, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
I’m closing out the year by doing a flip-through of my art journal and then creating a new one with you. I’ll show you step by step how I do it with simple supplies. Next week I’ll share my word for the year and create in my new journal. I hope that...
by Shawn | March 31, 2024 | abstract, art journal, floral, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
Today I had no idea what to create so I decided to just show up and create for the joy of it. This is also how I go about getting new ideas and techniques that I will then take to a workshop or a new piece of art. Showing up for our soul and for the time out of real...
by Shawn | March 3, 2024 | art journal, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration, Uncategorized
I was having one of those weeks where everything felt hard. You know those days where something should’ve been simple, but everything went sideways. I could feel my anxiety rising and my heart feeling like it might jump out of my chest. When this happens, I know...
by Shawn | August 14, 2022 | abstract, art journal, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
One of the things that can stop me from creating is the decision-making that goes into each piece. Should I put this color, or this pattern, or this stencil… and the fear that goes along with it. And it’s the fear that can stop me from making a decision....