Get in. We're Doing Shadow Work.
I've been working on this Shadow Work series for a while. It started as a single digital photo collage. I kept seeing this image in my mind that I knew I wanted to create.
I was dealing with some emotions that I didn't quite know how to process. I decided to take a creative approach because sometimes making art helps me work through things. I feel like art is a healing modality. Certain artistic decisions and processes help me uncover things beneath the surface and shed light on them.
I was dealing with some emotions that I didn't quite know how to process. I decided to take a creative approach because sometimes making art helps me work through things. I feel like art is a healing modality. Certain artistic decisions and processes help me uncover things beneath the surface and shed light on them.
Shadow Work, 2026
13x19" | Digital Collage (Adobe Photoshop)
13x19" | Digital Collage (Adobe Photoshop)
Creating the series.
After I created the initial image, I decided to take the story further and build around this idea. The shadow work series is a set of 4 photo collages that explore this theme at different stages. All of the images in this series use the same elements because I wanted to build a story using the same pieces throughout.
The Shadow Work Series is a representation of:
1. Before the journey: entering the shadow, guided and protected.
2. Starting the process: courage, openness, facing the darkness.
3. The healing process: cleansing, renewal, shedding.
4. After the journey: Light, freedom, rebirth.
Motion Graphics
After I created the series, I wanted to bridge them together thematically to tell a story. So, I decided to create a mixed media animation. I printed the pieces out and cut them out by hand to really give that "stop motion paper" feel that can be hard to replicate digitally, sometimes.
This animation is a blend of paper collage, "green screen," stop motion, and some video editing and effects. I really enjoy watching creative short films and animations, so creating this project really brought me a lot of joy. I'm so happy to finally be sharing this here. I hope you enjoy it.
This animation is a blend of paper collage, "green screen," stop motion, and some video editing and effects. I really enjoy watching creative short films and animations, so creating this project really brought me a lot of joy. I'm so happy to finally be sharing this here. I hope you enjoy it.
Shadow Work Animated Artwork, 2026
Mixed Media Collage Animation (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere)
Mixed Media Collage Animation (Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere)
