inspiration starts at home.

inspiration starts at home.

inspiration starts at home. inspiration starts at home.

create beautiful, layered art using the colors, textures, and patterns in the spaces you already love

go on a scavenger hunt with me!

You don’t need new supplies — just a fresh spark of inspiration.

Everyday Explorations: Home Edition is a free guided workshop designed to help you notice the beauty in your everyday surroundings and bring that inspiration into your art. Using a simple scavenger-hunt approach, you’ll gather colors, textures, and patterns from your own space and transform them into layered, expressive work in the studio.

Creative momentum can start right where you are.

  • peek the contents

    Module 1: Light + Shadow | Loosen up by playing with shadows

    Module 2: Pattern + Print | Pull your decor patterns into your art

    Module 3: Color Stories | Explore new colors in your surroundings

    Module 4: Texture Study | “Steal” textures you love for the studio

    Module 5: Journal Play | Layer your findings into a finished journal page

  • You love everyday details but aren’t sure how to turn them into art

  • You want fresh colors, marks, or textures

  • You feel stuck or flat when you sit down to make art

  • You want to go on an adventure without leaving your house

  • You’re tired of waiting for inspiration to strike

  • You’re a beginner or seasoned artist

this is for you if

what you take with you

  • A finished art journal page (or two!)

  • A personal inspiration reference you can return to anytime

  • New energy in your marks & layers

  • Seeing like an artist no matter where you are

  • An urban-style, downloadable print pack for your collage art (scans of posters from around the world!)

  • A Beth Chien art print for your wall

  • Continued mixed-media inspiration and freebies

meet the artist

Beth Chien here. I’m a mixed media artist outside Chicago, living with my husband and two rescue goldens. After 25 years in the corporate world—and a major nudge to change—I went all in on my long-time passion for art.

I’m drawn to peeled posters, graffiti, and the raw edge of cities, and I love turning everyday adventures into meaningful art. I hope you’ll join me by enrolling below—you don’t even have to leave your PJs!