Stories and Perspectives

Sharon, a watercolor painting of white wildflowers blowing in the wind by Tara Shoemaker Art

Choosing Meaning Over Mass-Produced: Why Origin...

Mass-produced art might match your rug, but it won’t move your heart. Original work? It carries breath, memory, and meaning—and sometimes, that’s exactly what your home is missing.

Choosing Meaning Over Mass-Produced: Why Origin...

Mass-produced art might match your rug, but it won’t move your heart. Original work? It carries breath, memory, and meaning—and sometimes, that’s exactly what your home is missing.

The artist in her studio with an unfinished painting on the table next to her

The Beauty of Slowness: Why Art Invites Us to B...

We're always rushing—but beauty was never meant to be fast. This week on the blog, I'm sharing why slowness matters, how art invites us to pause, and what I'm learning...

The Beauty of Slowness: Why Art Invites Us to B...

We're always rushing—but beauty was never meant to be fast. This week on the blog, I'm sharing why slowness matters, how art invites us to pause, and what I'm learning...

Horeb, an original mixed media painting by Tara Shoemaker art, hanging above a couch with two little girls with obscured faces

Why Buying Original Art Is an Investment in Mor...

You don’t have to be a “collector” to collect art.You just have to start with one thing that stirs something in you.One moment where you go, “Yes. This.” This week,...

Why Buying Original Art Is an Investment in Mor...

You don’t have to be a “collector” to collect art.You just have to start with one thing that stirs something in you.One moment where you go, “Yes. This.” This week,...

A detail shot of a watercolor landscape with colorful conifer trees under a soft peach and pink sky from Tara Shoemaker Art.

How to Start Collecting Art—Even If You’ve Neve...

You don’t need a design degree or a gallery wall to start collecting art. You just need one piece that tugs at you—something that makes you pause and think, this...

How to Start Collecting Art—Even If You’ve Neve...

You don’t need a design degree or a gallery wall to start collecting art. You just need one piece that tugs at you—something that makes you pause and think, this...

A detail shot of a loose watercolor landscape with yellow, magenta, teal, gray, and black, from Tara Shoemaker Art

Where It Begins: Inside the Creative Process of...

Original art starts with risk, not polish. Every piece begins in uncertainty—and ends in something only you can recognize as yours.

Where It Begins: Inside the Creative Process of...

Original art starts with risk, not polish. Every piece begins in uncertainty—and ends in something only you can recognize as yours.

A flatlay of original paintings on paper from Tara Shoemaker Art

What Makes Art Worth Collecting—And How to Know...

We scroll past hundreds of images a day—pleasant, polished, and forgettable. But every so often, a painting holds you. It asks something more of you. And it gives something back.

What Makes Art Worth Collecting—And How to Know...

We scroll past hundreds of images a day—pleasant, polished, and forgettable. But every so often, a painting holds you. It asks something more of you. And it gives something back.