by Shawn | December 7, 2025 | collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
We’re rolling right along in our texture-making series, and today’s video feels like opening a little treasure tucked away in your supply stash. I’m sharing one simple, everyday item that creates the most deliciously grungy layers—honestly, the kind that make you lean...
by Shawn | November 30, 2025 | collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
I was standing at my table cleaning up from some projects I was working on and putting away some collage paper, when a piece of paper fell out of it’s bin and oh, my, was it gorgeous… layered with lots of paint and I remembered creating it. I have so many...
by Shawn | November 23, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
This week, as I sat down to create Sunday Inspiration… I just felt tired. You know that feeling? When there’s family stuff weighing on your heart, the holiday hustle is already starting, and you’re just not feeling it? That was me. And honestly? I wasn’t being very...
by Shawn | November 16, 2025 | art journal, collage paper, mixed Media, stencils, sunday inspiration
Over the next few months, I’ve committed to exploring texture in a fun and playful way by building a dedicated texture journal full of ideas and inspiration. One of my lovely students suggested it, and I thought… what a fabulous idea! I have journals for just...
by Shawn | June 29, 2025 | abstract, collage paper, landscapes, mixed Media, original art, stencils, sunday inspiration
Today, Mary Oliver once again has inspired this piece. Mary writes, ” Every day I walk out into the world to be dazzled, then to be reflective. It suffices, it is all comfort-along with human love, dog love, water love, little serpent love, sunburst love, or...
