Stars and Moon Art and Poetry

10/10/2026

🌿 NEW EPISODE OF STARLIT STUDIOS! 🎙️
What if printmaking could be more than a technique?
In my conversation with Elise Morissette, a New Hampshire printmaker, educator, and book artist, we talk about how art can become a way to explore ecology, memory, storytelling, and community.
Elise shares her journey from illustration into intaglio, copper plate etching, book arts, and her nature-focused Leaf Litter work.
We also talk about:
🌱 Using plants and nature in printmaking
📚 What book art can become
🎨 Why storytelling matters more than finding the "perfect" style
🤝 Mentors and creative communities
🏡 The importance of shared studio spaces
💭 How making art helped Elise through major life changes
✨ Why creativity can become a grounding practice
This conversation is a reminder that art isn't always about producing something perfect. Sometimes it's about connecting, exploring, remembering, and finding your way back to yourself.
🎧 Listen to the newest episode of Starlit Studios: Where Artists Speak on Spotify!
Go follow Elise at on Instagram and check out the creative spaces and organizations mentioned throughout the episode.

10/07/2026

🎨 BRANDING BY DAY. OIL PAINTING BY NIGHT.

🎙️ The newest episode of Starlit Studios: Where Artists Speak is LIVE! ✨

This week I had the chance to sit down with Maine artist Russ Renshaw for a really honest conversation about what it looks like to build a creative life in two worlds.

Russ has spent the past 20 years making a living through creative work, balancing branding, digital design, websites, apps, and murals with his personal art practice.

We talked about his journey from graffiti and drawing into acrylics, watercolor, and eventually oil painting, and why oils became the medium that finally clicked for him.

But this conversation goes much deeper than mediums and techniques.

We talk about:

🎨 Finding the creative path that chooses you
🌙 His “nine to five and five to nine” creative rhythm
❤️ Using art as self-therapy through grief, surgery, and everyday life
💰 Pricing creative work and dealing with rejection
🧠 Staying curious and continuing to experiment
🌱 Why consistency can matter more than chasing visibility
🖥️ The difference between art and design
🖼️ His dream of creating a massive Renaissance-inspired piece
✨ Building a life where stability and creative expression can exist together

Russ also shares stories about growing up in New England, his family’s artistic legacy, and what continues to keep him creating after two decades.

🎧 THE EPISODE IS LIVE NOW ON SPOTIFY!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1J0SdWlrPQkiL7dcqK7aR7?si=85Yi8-dQQ7OOzyggP9T0gA

🎨 Find Russ & His Work

🌐 russrenshaw.com
📸 on Instagram

🏺 Mentioned in the Episode

Russ also gives a shout-out to his friend Casey and their ceramics studio:

THE BAT!
📸 .bat.studio

If you're an artist, designer, maker, or simply someone trying to build a life around what you love, I think you'll find something to connect with in this conversation.

Go give Russ a listen and let us know what part of his creative journey resonates with you! 🎨✨

10/04/2026

Bidding is now open!! Help support youth art programs in Aroostook!!! Im #4 24x24in.

This was a fun challenge to complete in just an hour!

This painting is not officially part of my "Northern Maine Views" Collection but is a similar flavor!

Artist # 4: SHELBY SHEA

WINNING BID: $55

10/03/2026

Come see me battle in the Aroostook Partners in the Art Art Battle 3-4pm at Brig Rock in Mars Hill

09/26/2026

🎙️✨ NEW EPISODE IS LIVE! ✨🎙️

What happens when a camera becomes more than a camera?

This week on Starlit Studios: Where Artists Speak, I sit down with photographer and Mixed Moons Media LLC owner Marlena Reed to talk about photography, confidence, healing, creativity, and building a business around something you love. 📸🌙

Marlena shares how photography found her while she was serving in the Army Reserves, how she turned that passion into a business, and how COVID and motherhood shaped her creative journey.

We talk about bo***ir, couples, motherhood, newborn photography, brand photography, creative entrepreneurship, finding the right clients, rebranding, social media, and the power of helping people see themselves in a new light.

Most importantly, we talk about being seen, celebrated, and reminded that you are worth it. ❤️

🎧 **The episode is LIVE NOW!**

Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1RfdKPL9JNr1HwQ4gmwvy5?si=8S6_ojCfQHaY95oWqxLWFw

Follow **** to see more of Marlena's work! 📸

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09/26/2026

🎨 Progress on the Vera Esty House painting while I’m set up at the Stockholm Sovereign Market ! 🌲🏡

We’re here until 2 PM today! Come say hi, check out the painting, and shop some amazing local vendors! ❤️

🥯 Parker Farms LLC has frozen lattes, bagels, my favorite PB & more!
🍞 Fresh baked goods
🥩 Local meats
🧴 Skincare
🥬 Fresh foods
🔨 Forged knives
🎨 And so much more!

Come support local makers, grab some goodies, and see what everyone has to offer!