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View fullsize I’m honored to have two bird drawings included in the current Exhbit at @smushgallery in Jersey city! My red-winged blackbird was created for the @njconservation trading card series, and as a true Jersey Girl, I love representing our state espe
View fullsize I’m thrilled my piece “Music of the Sky, Sings the Sand to Sleep” earned honorable mention at the Grover House gallery in Caldwell. I’m Thankful to Curator and Art Director, Cheryl Minden, for her generous feedback and for re
View fullsize Spring cleaning brings a big sale with loads of deals! Friends, I can’t see the floor in my supply closet 👀 , SO I’m offering new and gently used art supplies at low prices to make space! Win-win! I get to see my floor and you get art st
View fullsize I’m honored to share and I have two bird drawings included in the current Exhbit at @smushgallery in Jersey city! My red-winged blackbird was created for the @njconservation trading card series, and as a true Jersey Girl, I love representing ou
View fullsize I’m honored my piece “Music of the Sky, Sings the Sand to Sleep” is in the current exhibit at the Grover House Gallery in Caldwell! Growing up and spending summers down the Jersey Shore, sunsets became our own quiet ritual. The sk
View fullsize I’m honored to share that my photo “The Shape of Quiet” is included in the Teal Me Now exhibit at @heidigalleryatjsdd in Livingston, NJ. I’d love to see you at the reception March 12, or the artists walk & talk on May 17!
View fullsize 16 years ago today, at 9:47 AM , this gorgeous soul came into our lives. I never knew how much love my heart could hold, until someone called me Mommy! Happy birthday to my sweet & sassy, creative & kind, gorgeous & smart, Emma Caitlin! M
View fullsize A girl only turns Sweet 16 once, so we added some magic! 🌟🏰🌟 when we saw Rapunzel’s lantern…. I had to compare 8 years ago. Where does the time go? #proudmom #sweet16 #orlandomagic #disneydreams #jerseygirl
View fullsize Artwork in progress! A new Ink wash exploring light, shadow, and movement — letting the paper do some of the talking. Stay tuned for charcoal additions. 16x20 Ink on Bristol @higginsinks @strathmoreart Bristol #inkartist #meks #fineArtil
View fullsize I’m thrilled to have my photo, “Aspirations” hanging in the current “Something a Little Magical” exhibit at Denville Town Hall, Feb 2- May 48h. 🌟Reception Feb 24th, 5:30 -7:30 pm 🖼️ Artwork available for purchase 📍S
View fullsize I’m thrilled to have two of my photos hanging in the “Art in America” exhibit at Clifton Arts Center Jan 21- Feb 28th. “Straight Eight” and “American 66” 🌟Reception Saturday, Jan 24th, 1-4pm 🖼️ Artwork a
View fullsize Two separate works, in conversation. Both born from the same process, the same light, and same pause —yet each holds its own rhythm. I’m thrilled to have them exhibited together in the Sussex County Arts and Heritage Council 55th Annivers
View fullsize So. On a personal note here’s my “what was I up to in 2016”. It was a pivotal year filled with more travel, teaching art again (after leaving career as a public school art teacher) and trying to embrace life after a series of losses
View fullsize Playing with fern impressions formed by light, time, and chance. I’m drawn to the balance between control and surrender—the way nature is never fully predictable and this process creates magical results. Cyanotype @Copyright Mary Shadbol
View fullsize “Botanical Hymn” @Copyright Mary Shadbolt This cyanotype is created through an early photographic process using real botanicals and sunlight. What remains is not a photograph, but an imprint — a hymn of form, light, and time. 🩵 I&r
View fullsize “Enchanted Forest” @Copyright Mary Shadbolt Hofgut Sternen Black Forest This is part of my series capturing moments of stillness and simplicity. A place to stop, contemplate & appreciate where we are and how we got here. Once I hit
View fullsize “Around the Bend” @Copyright Mary Shadbolt A quiet winter curve of water and snow, reflecting stillness, transition, and the beauty of what remains to be seen. This is part of my captures & meditations on presence and pause. The quie
View fullsize An exploration of tension, voice, and stillness. Charcoal on paper. My piece “Courage on the Wind” is exhibiting at the @heidigalleryatjsdd member show, now until January 25th! Curated by @mosspix 11x14 Ink and charcoal on Bristol @hi

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