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 | February 2, 2025 | abstract, canvas, collage paper, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration
I love it when things come together for a project with serendipity. I read Morgan Harper Nichols’s poem this week during my quiet time and journaled about it. I kept thinking about it and what it meant to me. Then as I was thinking about what I would create for...
by Shawn | January 19, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
Today we are beginning a new challenge for this year. We use a specific color palette and we use up our collage paper with a word for inspiration. Why do I do this? It’s because it pushes me out of my comfort zone. And every time I’m uncomfortable with...
by Shawn | December 22, 2024 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils
Today I create my 2024 journal cover with you. I layered collage paper that will represent my journey through 2024. I have a unique way of doing my cover and I hope you enjoy the process. Wishing you Happy Holidays and may it be filled with hope and joy. And always...
by Shawn | November 17, 2024 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, sunday inspiration
This is our last collage paper challenge of the year. These are such playful and fun ways to show up and create. Anytime we create we have the ability to express ourselves and to quiet the noise around us. This quote “Art enables us to lose ourselves and find...
