Who I Am

My name is Shea McGuier. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area in California.

I have a day job as a corporate communicator. I am also a book-reader, ice cream eater, sketcher of sketches, and painter of watercolors. I used to be a photographer as well, but I forgot how to do it, so now I am having to re-teach it to myself.

I love to travel — and have had a lifelong dream of living in lots of places all over the world. In lieu of that, I’d also be happy to travel to places where I can take art classes and drink mocktails with people who buy art supplies as a competitive sport.

What else?

  • I am an introvert.

  • I swear a lot.

  • I love rainbows and colored markers.

  • I am working on several illustrated books and collaborative projects.

  • I am getting into the swing of “long travel” and am heading to NY with my husband for a whole month this fall!

  • I have a journalism background and am an incurable question-asker.

  • I run the communications department at a mental health organization and love, love, love doing this work in a way that creates positive change.

  • I love nothing more than talking to people about ideas.

  • My newest big thing is letting go of control and letting JOY lead the way.

And, if it happens to matter to you…

  • I went to Boston University and have a B.S. in Journalism.

  • I have worked in the creative fields for my entire career.

  • I’ve been a graphic designer and copywriter, in agencies from New York, to Seattle, to San Antonio, as well as my own small creative firms.

  • My corporate communications job includes wide-ranging work — helping non-communicators to distill ideas and bring them to life. My role covers marketing and corporate communications, change management, culture-building, content oversight, systems design, and more.

  • And, in a more joyful and less corporate realm, I am a certified facilitator of The Receiving Method.

Want to know more and explore?

Connect on the Socials

Part 2 of 3: Happy Monday, friends! Have you been to Pier 39 recently? Me either! In case you’re wondering, it’s got everything a tourist needs, including the wax museum, the Hard Rock Cafe, and Bubba Gump Shrimp! And even though I am a
Part 1 of 3: Hello, friends! Long-time, no see, eh? I hope you are having a happy end to a long weekend, and doing whatever it is that makes you feel comfy, cozy, and pleased. Hubs and I have recently gotten our cameras out and started wandering aro
Hello, friends. I was out for a walk this evening and the flickering sunset was piercing my heart. I wanted to find a way of showing what it felt like… coming through my closed eyelids… bringing with it memories of quiet sand on a Massa
Hello, friends! I went for a walk early this morning and happened upon THIS by total accident! Serious moon action! Apparently a full blue moon? I don’t know, but a surprise gift on a Tuesday morning. I hope you’re all well and finding a
Happy Sunday, friends! This morning, I rediscovered a hanky I bought in NY last year. Today’s joy was going out in the early AM with a sparkly necklace and a Boy Scout kerchief. Beautiful day today. Hope you are all well!!
Joy! Happy Thursday, friends! Hope you are enjoying your day, whatever it happens to include! Xo
Hubs club. Part 2.
LACMA. Los Angeles. Saturday arts afternoon!
Hubs club. Part 1.
Now back to our regular programming!
Not our standard evening!
A sign! Hope you are well friends!
Hello friends. I hope you’ve had a good weekend. Yesterday, I was overly ambitious and decided to go for a walk in the late afternoon. It was 90+ degrees. Today, I thought better of this idea and instead sat around, hardly moving, painting pict
Happy Monday/Tuesday friends. I’ve been in a bit of a dry spell lately when it comes to painting. I decided to start painting in a mixed media sketchbook instead of on watercolor paper to makes things feel a little more low stakes and playful.
Hubs and I went to Philadelphia in early June. The second of two cross country trips in a month! Also, my first Pride event ever (I know, but do not judge: I am NOT a crowd person). I surprised myself by following the music. Even a hard core introver
There was a time — a long time ago — when I lived in NYC. I was 22. I was young and dumb and clueless, but I was also lucky and fortunate enough to wander into the most amazing things. One of those things was a job at a fancy advertisin
The thing I love about cities is walking around and being surrounded by weirdness and awesomeness and life. In this instance, the dog on the left DESPERATELY wanted to stay and hang out with the dog on the right (ideally, in a perfectly PRONE positio