karenmichel

The world is increasingly chaotic. The news cycles are unimaginably relentless. Our nervous systems weren’t built for this much noise, this much urgency, this much pressure to keep up, stay informed, stay productive, stay ahead. But here’s the thing- rest is an act of resistance. Slowing down is a radical […]

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✸ Sketchbook-Grimoire-Art Journal-Commonplace Book Goodie ✸click here if you would like to print this out for your sketchbook 🙂

from deep within the Art Witch Library archive, a DIY Art Journal to channel your inspirations & manifestations into. Make your own magic! ✸

just me sharing the vibes 🙂 sketchbooks, stitchery and working on an exciting collaboration.

I’m happy to share a YouTube video from an older course where I demonstrate how to create mixed media portraits of some of my heroes. This practice is not only a way to honor those who inspire you but also a chance to explore different materials and techniques in your […]

Here’s some upcycled material from an old workshop of mine : Art Journal Resurrection. Tend to your books, paint over the pages, repair the spines, enrich & build your library. ♥ Take out all of your old sketchbooks and art journals and rework them! & have fun ♥ ✸  ✸  […]

here’s another sketchbook that I finished this year. There’s no talking, just some mellow music & the pages telling their own stories. This sketchbook was my coming back to a daily practice and I’m a bit rusty in the beginning pages…. lots of mediums & subject matters explored, so much […]

As the year winds down, I find myself reflecting on the creative journey that has unfolded. Today, I’m thrilled to unveil another chapter from my sketchbook—a visual narrative of the year’s artistic exploits. Now, when I say “completed,” picture me winking because, truth be told, my sketchbooks are ever-evolving canvases. […]

Build a book when you need a book with whatever materials you have at hand. Recycle old paintings, drawings & notebook pages… here are some I have made over the years. flip through with music ♥

I’m excited to announce that my Magic Charms are now available at Free People!! You can find them here. https://www.freepeople.com/shop/magic-charm It’s pretty much how I spent my summer vacation lol 🙂 They are available on the Free People website and in their store this holiday season!

Well it’s certainly been a while! Here is a fresh new set of wallpaper designs for your favorite devices! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and […]

wet swatching the Prismacolor nupastel palette in my sketchbook for instant gratification 🙂

I always come back to this photo of a retired carousel stashed away inside a lot on coney island. I love how she has old timey sea witch goddess vibes 🖤

for maria sabina

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and add it to your art journal…. I hope […]

Here’s my latest textile diamond that I created custom for the requested space. I love how it feels like a calming portal of coziness. And here’s the diamond before I handstitched on top of the canvas:

Bring new life to some older pieces, fingertip protectors for the win! Bags are available in my shop.

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and add it to your art journal…. I hope […]

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and add it to your art journal…. I hope […]

Art Journal Resurrection continues…..

Little notions of gratitude for the teachers and mentors in our life ♥

Lunar Journal This magical journal holds a very special place in my heart. She has evolved quite a bit over the years and is finally ready to be further adorned. Her wood cover is hand-stitched with wire, seed beads, and stamped metal foil. The front cover features a magic wand […]

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and add it to your art journal…. I hope […]

Decades worth of various papers, fabrics, lace trims & buttons come together with photographs and paints for this modern mystic’s art journal. this little journal really sings quite sweetly….. available in the shop.

So I did a bit of experimenting and built a box with fabric scraps. The idea was similar to the way paper mache is worked but I used fabric and Mod Podge in replace of newspaper and flour/water mix. I built the base with card stock and then began layering […]

A reclaimed/reloved art book cover of Marc Chagall is reimagined as an art journal stitched with various papers and embellished with vintage fabrics and trims. made with love ♥ cover measures 5.25″x7.5″

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. Or print it out and add it to your art journal…. I hope […]

You can call this magical handmade book an art journal, grimoire, tome, or whatever title/name you connect with! The front cover is created from beautiful upcycled fabric and embroidery and adorned with one of my handstitched fabric diamonds. The back cover is covered with a vintage hand-embroidered linen fragment painted […]

You can call this magical handmade book an art journal, grimoire, tome, or whatever title/name you connect with! The front cover is created from beautiful upcycled fabric and embroidery and adorned with one of my handstitched fabric diamonds. The back cover is covered with a vintage hand-embroidered linen fragment painted […]

You can call this magical handmade book an art journal, grimoire, tome, or whatever title/name you connect with! The outer covers are created from beautiful upcycled fabric and embroidery and adorned with one of my handstitched fabric diamonds. The inner covers are hand-painted and hold an inside pocket for keeping […]

Here is a fresh new wallpaper design for your favorite device! Feel free to add it to your phone, tablet or laptop screens. Simply save it to your device and then add it in your wallpaper settings. I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoy making them, I […]

I’m excited to share a couple of new Art Journal Collage Sheets! All of my digital downloads can now be found in my etsy storefront.