Welcome outside the velvet rope
ShinyDesigns is the studio of Monette Satterfield — a working mixed media artist based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
I've been making art for over three decades, and here's what I know: The Creation doesn't wait for you to feel ready. It calls. You answer or you don't.
This shop is for artists who answer.
What you'll find here:
Original mixed media paintings made in a real, messy, working studio. Handmade ephemera folios — bound collections of studio-made papers, marks, and found materials that work as art journals, collage supply, or objects in their own right. Handmade books and mail packages for artists who love something physical to hold. The occasional digital tool for artists who want to start right now.
None of it is about healing. None of it is waiting for you to have the right supplies, the right space, or the right amount of inspiration. It's for the artist who is already reaching for paint.
The Outsider Stance:
I don't make art the way the art world says to. I don't wait for permission from galleries, critics, or trends. I make work from something older and more honest than all of that — from The Creation itself, the wild energy that moves through every mark, every layer, every piece of paper that lands where it lands.
If that calls to you, you're in the right place. Either it does or it doesn't.
I'm based in Candler, NC (just west of Asheville). You can find more of my work and process on YouTube, and there's always something worth knowing in the newsletter.
Shine your light! ✨
Monette
