SCS Designs Co. – Handcrafted Art & Creative Journey
"Learning to Trust the Creative Process: A Self-Taught Artist's Perspective"
Author: Samantha Spencer
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Hidden treasures aren’t always buried in the ground. Sometimes they’re stashed in studio corners, waiting patiently on half-finished canvases. This weekend’s spring cleaning revealed not just forgotten art pieces, but precious memories and valuable lessons about growth, patience, and God’s perfect timing. As I sorted through my studio this weekend, each unfinished canvas told a…
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God has quite a sense of humor, but I think he had good intentions when he created me with OCD. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is like its own superpower, especially on the good days when the hyper-focus, attention to detail has me flying through tasks, checking off all the list item boxes (love my lists!), and…
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Welcome to the Magical World of Zentangle! Did you ever doodle in the margins of your notebooks and suddenly feel like a creative genius? Well, Zentangle art is basically that—except way cooler, more intentional, and (bonus points!) you can actually call it art. Zentangle is a structured yet relaxing method of creating intricate patterns, one…
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The Journey Begins The year was 2016, and like many stories of creative awakening, mine began during a period of intense stress. Working full-time in grocery retail management, raising a four-year-old daughter, and navigating the complex waters of depression and anxiety, I found myself desperately seeking something – though I wasn’t quite sure what. One…
