Welcome to Candle & Mirror Creative

Hey hey - I'm Maureen!

I'm a faith-filled wife and mother to two beautiful kids living on a pretty spectacular sandbar that we call the Outer Banks of NC {US}. I'm probably known best as a really laid back book nerd who loves to act silly, who completely geeks out over words, journals and nice pens and who LOVES all things art and creativity. 
As a deep-feeling mixed media artist, my passion lies not only in creating, but in connecting with others through it, whether it's through my artwork, my words or if it's fostering a world of creative play in another, I am here for it.

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events and more! Want to connect and dive a little deeper? Join me over in the Blank Canvas community where we dive deeper together into the topics, encourage one another and foster all things expressive in one another. 

My work is filled with emotion and feeling, almost always with a much deeper underlying message than what meets the eye. I love sharing those thoughts and feelings that help others get a glimpse of what I was thinking and feeling while creating each piece.

 

Check out what's new on the blog here  for a little heart behind all the art. If you're a more into the visuals, check out my artwork page for a taste of what I've been up to. 

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About Candle & Mirror Creative

Are you wondering where the candles and mirrors are? If so, it's ok - I get that sometimes, but the name isn't meant to be confusing. When beginning this endeavor, I was more focused on my writing and had a blog called Candle & Mirror. The focus of what I put out - no matter if it's through words or art {or both, together!} is to be real and authentic, to uplift & encourage and to build connection through all of our human experience(s). While "spreading light and love" is a great initiative, I didn't want to be so "cliche'", even if it's honest.

So when I was coming up with a name for the blog in 2017 a friend suggested, "Hey, what about Candle & Mirror - like, from the quote??? 'There are two ways of spreading light: to either be the candle or the mirror that reflects it'". Yes, my dear friend Corinn HAD it and here we are, 6 years later with "Creative" added on and an all encompassing brand to shine a light in the world through the words and the art.

Cool, huh? I think it is.

Creative things have always had my attention. Whether it was doodling or the drawing classes I took in college or playing in paint - it’s always brought a certain joy out of me. I began scrapbooking in 2005 and found a new level of joy - mixing papers and different elements to create something beautiful was fun and thrilling! 

I dabbled in journaling and smashbooking, collage - all of it. But it was a hobby, it was something fun to do when I had the time. Never did I dream there would come a day I would need it and it would become a practice. 

Never did I ever foresee that my creativity would tie into a spiritual journey of healing & that I would share it so openly, so vulnerably with others. I never dreamed that people would want to buy my art. I never, ever could have guessed in a million years that I would be  purposed to make my primary creative mission one that is centered around not just creating, but guiding others toward the spark of an imagination-bending practice of their own.