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Sometimes resembles a stylized insect or alien figure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/eb3d4698-e9be-4795-ab35-119f2c71a3fd/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.15.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing An artistic drawing of a mountain landscape with black ink lines, layered with watercolor washes in shades of blue, green, and gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/4977a5c7-e423-41f7-9ea1-8a520f029f17/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing A watercolor painting of abstract, flowing shapes in blue, beige, and light brown tones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/a1caae24-00e7-4678-8eda-20e732c0d91d/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.11%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing Abstract watercolor painting with soft pastel colors and flowing lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/3ad65ed7-2232-4cba-857b-edd4dcef0849/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing A medical illustration showing detailed muscle anatomy of the human leg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/95325799-f318-4c6d-8a44-d84cefb4f9e4/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing Watercolor painting of a yellow budgie with blue wings resting on a branch against a yellow background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/acdfd232-0c90-4549-99fb-560ecc841bba/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.15.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Painting & Drawing Abstract watercolor painting with green, blue, and black brush strokes, creating a flowing landscape-like scene. https://www.erinschalk.com/paper daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/38fa9231-76d5-4569-9fff-907b721a1979/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.32%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper Close-up of intricate black and white line art depicting detailed botanical leaves and foliage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/c40bf3e6-d942-418c-9b8f-025e09e54714/IMG_6143.png Paper Abstract artwork featuring flowing lines, organic shapes, and textured areas with a neutral color palette of gray, white, black, and hints of muted green and blue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/eb3d4698-e9be-4795-ab35-119f2c71a3fd/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.15.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper Abstract artwork combining line sketch of a mountain with watercolor splashes in shades of blue, green, and gray. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/4977a5c7-e423-41f7-9ea1-8a520f029f17/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.07%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper A pastel drawing of a rose with blue and peach hues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/a1caae24-00e7-4678-8eda-20e732c0d91d/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.11%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper Abstract watercolor painting with soft pastel colors and flowing, organic lines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/3ad65ed7-2232-4cba-857b-edd4dcef0849/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.16%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper A medical illustration showing muscles, tendons, and bones of the human torso and shoulder area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/95325799-f318-4c6d-8a44-d84cefb4f9e4/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.17.20%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper An abstract watercolor painting with a mix of green, blue, and yellow hues, featuring swirling and flowing patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/acdfd232-0c90-4549-99fb-560ecc841bba/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+1.15.26%E2%80%AFPM.png Paper Abstract landscape painting featuring stylized mountain peaks in black and shades of blue, green, and yellow strokes representing sky, trees, and water. https://www.erinschalk.com/built daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/3f49a022-25a0-484b-ba8f-3454a70935d5/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.21.42%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A child's shadow on a wall, with 3 pieces of paper or drawings taped to the wall in front of them, each displaying abstract scribbles or drawings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/548d4b3b-292d-449f-b91d-56cbb69346d3/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.19.57%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A multimedia art installation with two projected images on adjacent walls. The left projection shows the back of a person's head with dark hair and a beige top, set against a foggy, tree-filled background. The right projection features black ink sketches of trees and branches with overlaid white text reading, 'star immovable, because the knowledge that they still exist,'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/2634f24c-b475-4fee-bfd7-713c2eb9b100/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.22.38%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built Black and white photo of trees in a yard, with a house roof visible in the background. Overlaid text on the right side of the image talks about the ability to move as a ghost and the concept of reappearing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/6ba41904-3055-4493-aa32-27c5ac8e174d/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.21.22%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A dark room with a light gray wall projection displaying the word 'Expatriate' and some partially visible text, along with a silhouette of a person's head and shoulders casting a shadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/f6503db7-976c-4d54-b180-2c8cfb5052d7/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.20.27%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built An art installation with two large screens displaying abstract visuals and a quote, with books and papers on a table in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/47a0ea47-0dae-4bba-bb9d-1bd14acd0f4f/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.22.26%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built Books and papers displayed on a dark surface with a wooden spatula and some brass objects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/f0d4a8d4-bc1b-4a13-804e-6aa1a0ad30f5/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.20.58%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A table with an open book and smaller books or papers in front of it, set against a dark blue or black background. In the background, a projection screen displays an abstract image or photo with light and dark areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/010a944f-8d96-444f-9003-c2a07042f51e/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.22.10%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A woman sitting and writing at a black table, wearing a headset with a microphone in a dark room with a blank white screen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/3a43ba93-c03d-4ba6-895a-83c7c400bb66/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.22.47%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A person with curly hair and dark clothing is sitting outdoors near a wooden fence and green trees. There is a newsletter or magazine called 'News' on the ground with a patterned black-and-white cover. The scene appears to be in a park or backyard with natural light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/454ce524-e619-41a6-87c2-00ca6555440d/Screenshot+2026-03-18+at+3.23.24%E2%80%AFPM.png What We've Built A woman with dark hair and earrings, wearing black and white clothing, seen through a window with pink ribbons and a handmade paper craft. 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There are chairs and plants, and a building with beige walls in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/2af5f9a6-5f5c-4977-85bb-ba92c2d5f8c9/Snapseed+%2815%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Indoor fountain with a wooden fountain feature, surrounded by a blue tiled border, and inflatables floating on the water. A large potted plant with red flowers is in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/95c04c94-f17a-46fd-8907-b81647bf4f4e/Snapseed+%2816%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation A square water fountain with a wooden waterfall feature in the center, surrounded by blue mosaic tiles. Inflatable pool toys shaped like a turtle and flamingo are in the water, with a building's interior and a door visible in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/66884784-3fcc-493e-9115-56c718660534/Snapseed+%2817%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation A landscaped area with a large tree in the center, surrounded by vibrant plants inside a decorative blue mosaic tiled border. There are benches and potted plants nearby, along with a building entrance with glass doors and a sign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/0e3b7a27-6172-4ddd-8512-cf237c0a3468/Snapseed+%2819%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation A blue tiled raised garden bed with a small tree and various plants and flowers, situated outdoors near a sidewalk and a building with glass doors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/a9c61ae9-8ced-4b14-adac-428775157169/Snapseed+%2820%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation A small fountain with a spherical ornament on top, set on a blue tiled planter with an outdoor courtyard setting. There are plants and a tree nearby, and a wall with the text "Frank Mickey & Scott Crisman Courtyard Because We Cared". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/565afdfe-651d-4d43-9db5-eebe91c8cbe5/Snapseed+%2818%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation A square planter box covered in blue mosaic tiles with various small decorative tiles, containing a tree, succulents, and flowering plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/f5c6721b-951d-4520-ba18-5f8757fdea64/Snapseed+%2810%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful hopscotch game painted on concrete pavement outside a building with red-trimmed windows, steps with decorative tiles, a small trimmed bush, and plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/4f18fdd8-2950-416d-b51c-990a74ae2856/Snapseed+%287%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful paw prints and geometric shapes painted on a concrete sidewalk in front of a house entrance with stairs, plants, and shrubs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/775776a3-a724-4517-b09c-b41045847e50/Snapseed+%286%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful sidewalk chalk art with various shapes, lines, and patterns on a sidewalk, with some trees and shadows partially covering the artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/33a02776-2b1f-4078-a9fd-8655fbfae56b/Snapseed+%284%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful sidewalk with painted arrows, torn tape, and the words "Being Kind" written in chalk next to a grassy area with trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/7668b156-5df7-4a19-bca4-e1de744e1afd/Snapseed+%287%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful chalk art on a sidewalk, featuring animal paw prints and geometric shapes, with steps and plant bushes in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/19cf93a4-46c9-496a-a49f-5dc034e0b9ea/Snapseed+%289%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful geometric mural painted on the sidewalk featuring interconnected shapes in pink, blue, green, and yellow, with a garden of bushes and pink flowers nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/31e1e6f6-308e-45e0-a2e6-828085574554/Snapseed+%2811%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Colorful abstract wall street art with geometric shapes, pink and yellow triangles, green rectangles, and teal outlines on a textured yellow and pink background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/58044763-4c4d-4ca2-9a6a-6a820c036eb5/Snapseed+%2812%29.jpeg Public Art & Installation Close-up view of colored tape on a concrete floor with cracks and painted sections in yellow, white, and teal, arranged with some pieces overlapping. https://www.erinschalk.com/creative-writing daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/1773871851135-LGX7DLGHNBC2ZPXDXT0N/unsplash-image-qBJQiKESR9c.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/87929e7f-ff33-4e72-ac95-ec383573b1f2/D308ECA8-EF95-4C67-9B77-C7E6C7C52263.JPG https://www.erinschalk.com/nonfiction daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/5fc99409-e0d6-454d-b423-dc0a6d113706/quiet+space+cover.png https://www.erinschalk.com/education daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/b6ef838a-9d16-42e0-a728-fb789f420eb6/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+2.23.54%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/7e816f3f-35a2-4bdb-a165-deecce768ad8/vincema-classroom-6996598_1920.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/0ae1787d-bd7e-434b-bdf3-71ac0f097cf8/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+3.40.06%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/bc2f5971-5501-46f8-9e3a-6b7c9f849c4c/Screenshot+2026-03-20+at+4.03.20%E2%80%AFPM.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/1774040186727-A6SSF2UTKOHPX939U1B0/unsplash-image-FHnnjk1Yj7Y.jpg https://www.erinschalk.com/jnb daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://www.erinschalk.com/artisthf daily 0.75 2026-10-09 https://www.erinschalk.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-27 https://www.erinschalk.com/home/writing monthly 0.5 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69b2efca0859e704282b7144/1774470055029-NJV744L2B31ITDGV05P5/unsplash-image-8eSrC43qdro.jpg Home - 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