I'll let you in on a secret. Today is my birthday. All I want is to spend time with my kiddos (two are grown and don't live with me so it's special when we're all together), eat tacos (carnitas, courtesy of my sweet husband whose doing the cooking), and blow out candles on top of chocolate cake (so MANY candles these days. Lol). ⁠ Now, here's the secret. I'm turning 47 and I've got this idea. What I'm thinking is, what the heck do I want to do before I turn 50? Why 50? No reason. Special things can be done after 50 of course. But I've been thinking about a little personal project I call, "50 before 50" meaning, what kind of things might I want to do that I've never done before. ⁠ ⁠ Things that are:⁠ 🦋 cool⁠ 🌸 unusual⁠ 🌿 scary (but rewarding)⁠ 🌞 childhood dreams⁠ 🍄 frivolous⁠ 🐚 silly⁠ 🌟 Etc. ⁠ You get the idea.⁠ ⁠ Doesn't that sound fun? I haven't come up with the list yet but I'm thinkin'. Have you done anything like this before? Got any ideas I should put on my list? Tell me below. Wanna do it with me?💕 ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #tampaart #tampaartist #doitfortheprocess #livefullyalive #mindfulnessthroughmaking #creativitymatters #intuitiveart #intuitiveartist #lovetocreate #creativespirit #creativepractice #artmaking #simplereminders #calledtobecreative #cultivatecreativity #artastherapy #artforthesoul #positiveaffirmation #livewithintention #spiritjunkie

🎨10,000 of us have taken Taster Week for Kaleidoscope 2021 and IT'S BACK! If you missed it or didn't complete your lessons it's not too late.😍 It's open again for you to receive 7 more days of access. Just click the link in my profile to join.👆 Woo hoo!⁠ ⁠ Class officially starts August 1st and I can't wait. I just love classes like this. Taught by so many great artists, where we can all gather together, learn, be inspired, share. I love the community space and all the encouragement. It's how I got started on my artistic journey and love it still. I hope you join me there.⁠ ⁠ @willowing #shaymichellestudios #kaleidoscope2021 #willowing #arttutorial #artheals #artecourse #artjoy #makemoreart #artinspiredbynature #mixedmediajournal #artjournalpages #intuitivepainting #intuitiveart #creativebiz #paintingclass #artlesson #onlineartclasses #artjournaling

Look at his happy face. 💕 We have so much fun together. No matter what we're doing. It could be the beach, driving a whole 2 hours just for good food, or running up to the post office. Doesn't matter. If we're together, it's all good. We're my happy place.⁠ ⁠ AND how fun is this shot? I've been experimenting and growing my photography skills this last year. Really, it's more about the creative process and less about the technical aspects. The more shots you take, the more you can learn! And that's the beauty of digital photography! Shoot away! I have a ways to go but I can see growth over the year or two and it makes taking photos all that much more fun and enjoyable. @aliedwards is a great resource if you are interested in telling the story of your life through photography. I've learned a lot from her about letting go and just trying things. Holding the camera at different angles. Setting the timer so I can be in the shot. And, oh my gosh, cool party trick, if you have the Apple Watch and the iPhone, you can take the shot from your watch! GAME CHANGER! I'm probably late to the party on that one, you might already know about it, but that is SO COOL! ⁠ ⁠ What about you? What are you working on in the creative process that you've seen growth over time?⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #tampaart #tampaartist #livefullyalive #creativitymatters #intuitiveart #intuitiveartist #lovetocreate #creativespirit #simplereminders #calledtobecreative #cultivatecreativity #positiveaffirmation #livewithintention #spiritjunkie

🌸 SNEAK PEEK!! of the super pretty journal spread I made with my MOST UN-FAVORITE yucky color. ⁠ ⁠ Turns out, we became friends, me and this color.✨ What to learn some techniques that might help you feel more confident with color? Join me at Kaleidoscope 2021. The class ALLLL about color! 🎨⁠ ⁠ Link in profile. Join me there!⁠ ⁠ ⁠ .⁠ #shaymichellestudios #willowing #kaleidoscope2021 #mixedmediaartist #artonpaper #floridaartist #mixedmediacollage #mixedmediapainting #artjournalpage #journalinspiration #journalingcommunity #creativejournaling #journallove #journalart

💕 KALEIDOSCOPE 2021 is open!💕 Come join me + 15 amazing teachers for tons of fun, art, and inspiration! AND it's 20% off right now! Woo hoo! Link in profile! See you there!⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudio #kaleidscope2021 #willowing #arttutorial #artheals #artecourse #artjoy #makemoreart #mixedmediajournal #artjournalpages #intuitivepainting #intuitiveart #creativebiz #paintingclass #artlesson #onlineartclasses #artjournaling

Psst! Did you sign up yet? 💕 Join me and 15 other teachers for 19 FREE lessons for Kaleidoscope 2021. I can't wait. It starts next week! Will you be there? I hope so!. Sign up link in profile.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #kaleidoscope2021 #willowing #arttutorial #artheals #artecourse #artjoy #makemoreart #mixedmediajournal #artjournalpages #intuitivepainting #intuitiveart #paintingclass #artlesson #onlineartclasses #artjournaling

Exciting announcement🌟 I will be teaching with Kaleidoscope 2021! This class is all about color, inspiring people and places and ART! How cool is that? AND there is a FREE taster week with all 16 teachers and you can follow along! I'd love to have you join me. Link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #kaleidoscope2021 #willowing ⁠ #junkartjournals #mixedmediaartjournal #junkjournaljunkies #messyartjournal #messyjournalpages #mixedmediacollage ⁠ #intuitiveart #artheals

Happy Announcement!🌟 I'm the guest teacher for @Getmessyartjournal for the month of June! And WHAT a good month it is! It's called the Season of Mindfulness. Isn't that so good? I know that's something I'm focusing on for myself. Tuning in. Listening. Responding. And of course, all this to a lovely art project! ⁠ ⁠ Are you interested in seeing it? Because there's a GIVEAWAY! Simply head over to my website (link in bio), sign up for my newsletter and you're entered! You can win a year's worth of @getmessy membership!⁠ ⁠ Who is @getmessyartjournal? ⁠ "Get Messy is an online art journaling school that teaches you to cultivate your creativity. Without perfection."⁠ ⁠ Sounds good to me 😁 ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #shaymichellestudios #getmessyartjournal #gmseasonofmindfulness #getmessyart #getmessyhabit #messypages #visualjournaling #mixedmediaartist #intuitiveart #intuitiveart #artjournaling #artjournal #journalart #mindfulnessthroughmaking #creativitymatters #markmaking #creativejournals #junkjournal #createcultivate #artastherapy

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