Feral ~

Watercolor 8”x10”

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Casting spells so that we all may be loved n protected

Let me explain ~

Watercolor on paper

20”x30”

Poppies for Palestine

Watercolor/mixed media

Walk with me

Watercolor on paper

Spilling Tea About the Unicorns

My newest painting (sold)

Hi hello happy new year from the Pacific Northwest

New art coming soon, but brb, I’m hibernating like the animals 🐺❄️🕯️

The Sisters of Skye Had a Secret

Watercolor on paper

Merry Solstice 🕯️🕯️🕯️

Greetings ::

I wanted to share another illustration from my upcoming Tarot Deck called Tarot of Her. Tarot of Her is a 79-card tarot deck that is going into production in January 2024, after a very successful Kickstarter campaign helped us reach our goal to get this baby into production.

Y’all, I spent 2 entire years illustrating this very special (and first) deck. That’s 2 entire years of dedication - without getting paid! - mind you. My deck co-creator is a long time friend of mine who is also an incredible writer and astrologer. We had talked about making this deck for literally a decade or even longer! The stars finally aligned where we could pour our entire beings into this project. While my co-creator was focusing on writing content and marketing, I was able to spend those 2 years working on literally nothing else. Each watercolor painting was done on 11 inch by 15 inch watercolor paper before anything was formatted to card form (which, by the way, it is a round deck!) and each illustration took me A LOT of time.

Why am I telling you this? Because y’all, I think it’s a very important perspective to have, as a traditional visual artist, living in a world of quick digital art and AI. Making art IS MY LIFE, and I have been making it since I was able to hold a paintbrush in my hand as a tiny child. Being an artist is about THE PROCESS. There are so many mistakes and learning curves that happen along the way. It’s about shaking off the shit in your head and losing some control. You gotta be willing to get rid of that little voice on your shoulders whispering rude comments about how your work looks or how it should look. Doing this project was such a gift for me - in the past, my art always felt so controlled and rushed. But with each painting for this project, I was able to let go more and focus on being in the present, rather than already worrying about what the final outcome would be.

As a traditional or analog artist in modern times it can be extremely frustrating to maintain an audience, mainly because there are so many digital artists and AI art pumping things out as if it’s an assembly line. (No disrespect to digital art, I’m very aware it’s the future and just another way to make art. But don’t get me started on AI, we don’t have enough time right now to air my grievances there. Another time perhaps.) Sometimes it can take me weeks, sometimes months, to finish a painting. It’s a very emotional and personal process for me, like many other artists out there. Art does not exist to just be this thing that is created with too much thought or no thought at all. Art is something that we FEEL. It’s a way to connect with others. It can help us move through traumatic events in our lives. It is meant to be messy and chaotic at times. It is about exploration of self.

If you are interested in learning more about my tarot deck, please visit tarotofher.com

Peace, luv n respect

XO SJ

Process ✨🪄

I feel like we could all benefit from some time to sit still with ourselves. Learn from nature and our animal friends. Less grind. More stillness.

My latest painting is titled “Last Light of the Day”

(Gouache and gold leaf on paper)

Just dreaming of that first snow fall ❄️

new moon blessings to ya all 🌚