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Artist - Art Educator - Creative Mentor
"Helping people reconnect with creativity & joy"
Founder • Award Wining U Create Art Studio - Brisbane
The Nook • Podcast - Creative Chat with Karen

28/05/2026

Last night one of my teenage students looked at me and said,
“Karen… how do you come up with your ideas?”

And honestly?
Creative inspiration is SUCH a personal thing.

Some artists create what sells.
Others experiment and let the process guide them.
Some mainly work on commissions, balancing creativity with client expectations.

Me? My inspiration comes from time, place and energy.

Sometimes it’s a conversation, a memory, a challenge, or even just a colour palette or texture.
That’s why my work changes constantly. Different materials and subjects bring out different parts of me.

My style isn’t fixed — it evolves with the materials, the subject and whatever energy I’m carrying at the time.

And honestly… I think that’s what keeps creativity exciting.

So now I’m curious…
- Where does YOUR inspiration come from?
- What are you working on right now?

Share and comment below and let’s open the debate to inspire others

WINTER HOLIDAY ART CLUB BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN! And oh my goodness… we’ve got some seriously FUN classes lined up these h...
28/05/2026

WINTER HOLIDAY ART CLUB BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN!

And oh my goodness… we’ve got some seriously FUN classes lined up these holidays and we are going to get so creative.

NEW classes include:
Monster Mayhem
Sweet Dreams
Pusheen Puss
Star Wars Day

PLUS… some of our most requested SOLD OUT favourites are BACK by popular demand
Link in bio
Or book online - www.ucreateart.com.au/book-online

This week’s Throwback Thursday takes me back to my final year of high school, creating my final art exhibition/assessmen...
28/05/2026

This week’s Throwback Thursday takes me back to my final year of high school, creating my final art exhibition/assessment.

A time full of creativity, inspiration, and unforgettable memories with the coolest art teachers and classmates. Such a special year that shaped so much of who I am today.

I’d also like to add a special mention to my head of art Jim Crouch and my fantastic art teacher remembering ‘Robbo’ Mr Robertson.

Best days ever at Bodmin College



28/05/2026

This week at Create Club we made STORY STONES... and oh my goodness, the imagination in the room was incredible

We started by closing our eyes and listening to a descriptive story challenge. described a mystery object using words only... tall, strong, stripy, shining light near crashing waves... and slowly the guesses started coming in — “A lighthouse!”

From there, the kids chose five stones and painted them bright yellow to make their illustrations POP.

Then came the fun part... creating five completely random drawings with absolutely NO rules. Weird, wonderful, unrelated ideas encouraged

We outlined our designs with fine liners, coloured them with Sharpies, glued them onto the stones and sealed them with varnish before making tiny little air clay dice to go with them.
The magic? You roll the dice, pick the matching numbered stone and build a story as you go. Simple. Creative. Imaginative. And SUCH a brilliant way to encourage storytelling through art.

Honestly... the stories they came up with were wild

27/05/2026

Rubbers - it makes a difference

Stop blaming yourself it might be your rubber.
Seriously though — if your eraser feels super smooth and plasticky, chances are it’ll smudge more than it lifts. A good rubber should shed little crumbs when you use it. That means it actually contains rubber and will lift graphite properly.

And here’s the other BIG mistake… pressing too hard.

When you grind the pencil into the paper, you literally crush the paper fibres and carve grooves into the surface. No rubber in the world is fixing that.

So light pressure as you sketch
Build layers slowly
Use a quality rubber / eraser
Give yourself permission to edit and redraw

Drawing isn’t about getting it perfect first time. It’s about adjusting, refining and learning as you go.

What’s one drawing struggle you want help with next?
Drop it below




Address

1125 Waterworksroad
Brisbane, QLD
4061

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8pm
Tuesday 3pm - 8pm
Wednesday 3pm - 8pm
Thursday 3pm - 8pm
Friday 3pm - 10pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm

Website

https://www.instagram.com/ucreateartstudio/, https://linktr.ee/Ucreateart

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