“I believe art doesn’t have to be big or serious—sometimes the smallest pieces bring the biggest smiles.”
~Jaime Shafer, Owner/Artist Sleeping Pond Studio
Hi there! I’m Jaime Shafer. Welcome to Sleeping Pond Studio!
If you looked at my kitchen table right now, you’d see jars of brushes, scraps of paper, and small pieces drying wherever there’s space. It’s a little organized, a kinda messy, and full of experiments.
That’s how I work! (Much to my family’s chagrin… 😂)
I’ve been making things for as long as I can remember. As a kid it was whatever I could get my hands on—yarn, paper, paint, glue. I never outgrew that.
Now I work mostly in mixed media—acrylic, watercolor, recycled paper, and whatever else is nearby.
I don’t plan much. I start and see where it goes.
My Work
I work small. (There’s only so much room at the table…)
They’re small pieces you can put on a shelf, a desk, or somewhere that makes your day feel better when you notice it. That’s the point.
Some pieces start as experiments and turn into something else—a small painting becomes a magnet, a scrap turns into a journal, a shape turns into a character.
I follow the materials more than a plan.
How It’s Made
Everything here is original and made by hand in small batches.
When something sells out, it’s usually gone. I don’t try to recreate things exactly.
Each piece comes out of the same space—experiments, small successes, and figuring things out as I go.
Studio Stories
Every so often I send out a Studio Story—what I’m working on, what showed up on the table, and what’s new. Curious? Sign up here.
Thanks for visiting me in my studio…I appreciate you taking time to be with me!
Keep Smilin’! 😁
~Jaime