Do you decorate your diary? 🌿 You know, the one you write your personal stuff in, how your day went, stuff like that? ⁠ ⁠ 🌸 This is my favorite page, minus the writing, of course, that's private. For a while there I was making marks on every page, each day a new theme. Until it started to feel boggy and like I had to. So I found myself not wanting to show up to it EXCEPT I really did want to write. I found that the more regimented the less free I felt. The less free, the more it became a task. A chore. Something to check off a box. ⁠ ⁠ 🦋 I stopped decorating. Then I started writing. Until I started to crave the pretty marks again. I made them again. Back and forth. It's good to know where you're at and what might be keeping you stuck from doing the things you actually want to do. Keep things loose and flowing, whatever that means for you. Know what I mean? 💕⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #floridaartist #journalpages #mixedmediajournal #expressivepainting #doitfortheprocess #scrapaddict #artjournalingdaily #journalingcommunity #artjournaltherapy

Do you use "tip-ins" in your journal? You know, clever pages to add little details, hidden messages, and extra space and texture? Oh, I love 'em and use them all the time! Paper clips, staples, washi. Anything can be used to attach them. They're like secret garden little messages, don't you think?⁠ .⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #floridaartist #artjournaling #artjournalpages #junkjournal #junkartjournal #junkartjournals #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournaljunkies #messyartjournal #messyjournalpages #mixedmediacollage #collageartwork #collagemaker #mixedmediacreative #dailyart #dailyartpractice #dailyartists #arteveryday #art journaler #artjournaljunkie #artjournalingmagic #artjournalingmylife #dailyartisits

Learn. Practice. Learn. Practice. 🎨 This is the secret to taking on, well, just about anything. 💕⁠ 🌿⁠ If you get yourself some good education then go and try what you've learned, over and over again, you're going to get better at whatever you're doing! That's the SECRET SAUCE. If you want to get better at art, take some classes, find good teachers, and then do what you've learned! Then find some more, learn some more, practice some more. ⁠ 🌿⁠ That's what I've always done. The potential of learning is SO FUN to me. The power of possibility!! That's all I see. What might happen! I reckon I'll be a little old lady still taking classes, trying new things, and being curious. ⁠ 🌿⁠ Did you know I have a mixed media art journaling class you can take? It's called, "Enough. Remembering Who You Are in a World That Expects Perfection". We all need a little encouragement. What better way than through art journaling? Come check it out! link in profile.⁠ 🌿⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #visualjournaling #mixedmediaartist #intuitiveart #doitfortheprocess #intuitiveart #artjournaling #artjournal #livefullyalive #journalart #mindfulnessthroughmaking #creativitymatters #markmaking #creativejournals #junkjournal #mixedmediaart #createcultivate #artastherapy

Every year for the past five years I’ve made a vision board to go with my “word of the year”.⁠ ⁠ Have you heard of word of the year? Simply, you pick a word that you will think about ways in which you can add it to your life in the upcoming year. For 2021, I picked the word COURAGE.⁠ ⁠ 💕 Want to learn how to best create a beautiful and useful vision board? Come read about it on the blog. Link in profile. ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #onelittleword #olw2021 #memorykeeping #aeonelittleword #mixedmediasketchbook #artjournalplay #wordsmatter #artjournalmylife #visionboards

Layers are what give her beauty. 🌿💕⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #tampaart #tampaartist #doitfortheprocess #livefullyalive #mindfulnessthroughmaking #creativitymatters #intuitiveart #intuitiveartist #lovetocreate #creativespirit #creativepractice #artmaking #simplereminders #calledtobecreative #cultivatecreativity #artastherapy #artforthesoul #positiveaffirmation #livewithintention #spiritjunkie

⁠ 💕 It can take a lot of courage to show up, be seen, walk out something in your heart, speak up, have the conflict, face the truth. Dang. How's that for a list? All things I've spent the last few years walking out. And in all its scary-ness, uncertainty, and sometimes despair, I've felt more free, open, and calm than I have in my life. That's a weird dichotomy that happens. A strange discovery. That relief can be found when the drawer that is your life gets tumped out (as we'd say in Texas), all the foundational pieces of your life scattered about, and you're left with an empty drawer. But then you learn. You grow. And so. It takes COURAGE to walk through, to develop deep self-trust, and to show up curious, alive, and hopeful. ⁠ ⁠ That's what I've been thinking about in @aliedwards class, "One Litlle Word". Where you take your word of the year, break it down in a bunch of different ways, and see how it shows up in your life. Plus, it's been a ton of fun to see how to bring mixed media together with photos and memory keeping. How can I put my own spin on the creative process and make it my own? We really can push against the "outer rim circle" of our creativity and see where we end up. Nothing is lost. We can be FREE. Everything can merge together in our artistic voice. Don't you think?⁠ ⁠ Do you do any photography/documenting/mixed media projects? Or have you ever "tumped out" your life and started over in some way? What's your story?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ##shaymichellestudios #onelittleword #olw2021 #aeonelittleword #aeonelittleword2021 #artjournaling #memorykeeping #artjournalpages #junkjournal #junkartjournal #junkartjournals #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournaljunkies #messyartjournal #messyjournalpages #mixedmediacreative #artjournaler #artjournaljunkie #artjournalingmagic #artjournalingmylife

Garden of Wishes. This color palette is a little different. I don't usually use that olive green but it really grounded the piece nicely. Sometimes the "mud" makes the color look so pretty. Don't be afraid of the mud. Kinda like life, I suppose. 🌸⁠ ⁠ This spread is from #wanderlust2021class with @lalymille as the teacher.⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #eaclass #wanderslust2021 #mixedmediajournal #howshecreates #mixedmediasketchbook #artjournalplay #artjournaljunkies #dailyartjournal #learnmixedmedia #onlinemixedmediacourse⁠

3, 2, 1! Today's the day! 🙌 Celebrate with me, my class launch with #Wanderlust2021class! How much fun is it to share making art together? Community + creativity. It's what it's all about. Cheers to a whole year of fun!⁠ .⁠ #shaymichellestudios #eaclasses #wanderlust2021class #wanderlust2021 #artjournalpages #howshecreates #carvetimeoutforart #makearteveryday #mixedmediasketchbook #artjournalplay #dailyartjournal #dailyartjournaling #doitfortheprocess #mixedmediamagic

Makeup less, reading glasses on, and a home-cut bang job. Did I even brush my hair today? 😆 I can't be sure. Guess it's me these days. 🔥💕 You? 'Bout the same? Good, we're on the same page.😜⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #studioviews #tampaartist #tampaart #floridaartist #inmystudio #creativepractice #createarteveryday #artjourney #maketimeforart #creativesoul #doitfortheprocess #creativevibes #creativeflow #happyartist #intuitiveartist #intuitiveart #intuitivepainting #abstractpainter #artjournals #mixedmediaajournal #wherewomencreate #mycreativelife