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"We are not meant to

celebrate ... or suffer ... alone."

--Stefanie A. Shilling

 

Why do I write or paint? Connection.

Connection to a part of myself, connection to those around me.

I believe art is an extension of oneself,

an offering, a moment in time.

And, for me,

art is a way of finding my way to the essence of who I am

and what my existence

means to the world.

My process is a dance between the paint, brush and canvas,

or between the pen and paper,

and my own energy.

It is very much an intuitive process that is often steeped in emotion.

 

I wrote my first poem at age nine

and have been a writer ever since.

But in 2010, in the throes of mothering my two young children,

I set down my pen and picked up a paintbrush for the first time.

I fell in love with the

freedom that painting offered,

in contrast to the structure of writing.

It fed a part of my soul

that I didn't even realize was hungry.

 

Today, the pen and paintbrush

share custody

and usually fight for attention.

One way or another, the art gets out.

 

I love and live in the Pacific Northwest.

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(You may read some of my poetry here:

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I'd love to hear from you!​

 

Drop me an email at:

stefanie@stefanieashilling.com​​

© 2014 - 2025

by Stefanie A. Shilling  

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