be the light : Fuel The Glow

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I’ve been creatively blocked for a while now—a thousand little reasons.
But I’ve also got over 20 years of art just… sitting here.
Maybe I should look through it.
Let it breathe.
Get it out into the world again.
Get myself out into the world again.

But where do I even fit anymore?
I get so—
Oh. What’s this?

"Take Art, Leave Art."
I’m listening.

A Free Little Art Gallery.

What a cool way to be part of the community.
A tiny box of public art—right here in the neighborhood.

I wish I could —
If only I—
Wait.

Art.
I have art. Right!

I’ve been stuck for so long.
After decades of creative work behind me…
and this strange, unpredictable future ahead.

So I take a step.
And another.
Purpose coming back into focus.

I didn’t know when the artist in me would return.
but it turns out… I never left.

Just a little midlife crisis. Changing up the flow. Figuring it out again.

Be the light. Fuel the glow 💛

Venmo: venmo.com/u/shaymaddox

ko-fi: ko-fi.com/shaylamaddox

Patreon: patreon.com/shaylamaddox

CashApp: $papermashayla

Be The Light . Gardening for Victory

Seeds of Resistance

People who knew me before 2020 are used to my artsy, dorky video making, but if you’re new to this, surprise! :) I have renewed purpose. Now it’s about a quest to improve myself, because although I can’t change the world, I can always strive to be better. That’s something, right? It’s better than anxiety, better than paralyzation. It took a garden to break my eyes open. Perhaps it was obvious. Gardens require light and I just needed a spark. Now to nurture that feeling and watch it grow. There’s a whole island out there.

Friends! If you’d like to contribute to our ongoing Ohana Garden on Maui, which has truly come from our own pockets and personal vision, my Venmo is open. https://venmo.com/u/shaymaddox We just got another planter box!

If you want to follow this spark, and my ongoing quest to find small acts of good— I still have my Patreon! patreon.com/shaylamaddox No longer just for Light Reactive Paintings. Now I have an even brighter calling. 💛

If you want to contribute and neither of those work, I also have:

ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/shaylamaddox

Cash App: https://cash.app/$papermashayla