Debasree Dey, Author at Debasree Dey Art

Collage Art Journal Pages: Creating 5 Layered Mixed Media Spreads

I’ve completed Days 1 to 50 of my 100-day book, and now I’ve turned the book around to begin the second half—Days 51 to 100.

In this post, I’m sharing how I created the cover pages of each booklet using collage papers, layering papers and fabrics, letting textures overlap, and then finishing each page with a small, quiet focal point.

Nothing too planned. Just responding to what’s in front of me.

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When an “Ugly” Painting Feels Like Heartbreak (And why this has nothing to do with your talent)

ALL BLOGS, Creative mindset

There’s a moment that many artists don’t talk about.

You sit down to paint.
You begin with openness, maybe even excitement.
And then something shifts.

The painting doesn’t go the way you imagined.
The colors don’t sit right.
The composition feels off.
It starts to look… wrong.

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Visualisation: emotional calibration for nervous system conditioning

Mindset

There’s a confusing moment many people experience as their income grows.

On paper, things look better. You’re earning more than you ever have before.

And yet…

You still hesitate over small amounts
You save in ways that don’t even make sense anymore
You sometimes spend more than needed — just to feel normal again

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Why You Still Feel “Weird” Around Money — Even When You’re Earning More

Mindset

There’s a confusing moment many people experience as their income grows.

On paper, things look better. You’re earning more than you ever have before.

And yet…

You still hesitate over small amounts
You save in ways that don’t even make sense anymore
You sometimes spend more than needed — just to feel normal again

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Why Asking for Money Feels So Hard for Artists

Mindset

I recently attended an online webinar by Bob Proctor, and something shifted in me — not in a loud, dramatic way, but in a quiet, unsettling, deeply honest way.

Because what I realized is this:

I don’t lack ideas.
I don’t lack talent.
I don’t lack opportunities.
I lack alignment.

And once you see that, you can’t unsee it.

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From IT to Intuitive Art: A Conversation That Reveals What You Don’t Usually See

ALL BLOGS, Creative mindset / featured

If you’ve been following my work for a while, you’ve mostly seen my hands — painting, layering, stitching, building pages.

But not so much my face or me talking about myself.

This conversation with Kate for the Making Zen retreat is one of those rare spaces where I sat down and shared my journey openly — not just what I do, but how I think, how I arrived here, and what truly shifted things for me.

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Visualisation: Become the artist you are meant to be

Mindset

There’s a confusing moment many people experience as their income grows.

On paper, things look better. You’re earning more than you ever have before.

And yet…

You still hesitate over small amounts
You save in ways that don’t even make sense anymore
You sometimes spend more than needed — just to feel normal again

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What I Realised About My Art Practice After This Webinar

Mindset

I recently attended an online webinar by Bob Proctor, and something shifted in me — not in a loud, dramatic way, but in a quiet, unsettling, deeply honest way.

Because what I realized is this:

I don’t lack ideas.
I don’t lack talent.
I don’t lack opportunities.
I lack alignment.

And once you see that, you can’t unsee it.

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When I Stopped Looking at Problems (At Least in My Art)

ALL BLOGS, Creative mindset

Over the last few months, I’ve been noticing something about myself.

My mind has a habit.
It goes straight to the problem.

Not slowly. Not occasionally.
Automatically.

Something doesn’t work → I start thinking why it’s not working.
What’s wrong.
What’s missing.
What I don’t have.

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You’re Not Stuck Because of Talent — You’re Stuck Because of Identity

Mindset

For a long time, I thought my problem was simple:I was thinking low of myself. I could hear it in my thoughts.That quiet, constant undercurrent of inferiority. Even when I was doing good work… even when I was creating, showing up, building something — I still felt like I wasn’t enough. And slowly, I started seeing a

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