abstract art
In 2023, I took a short solo trip to Chicago for a friend’s wedding. I was sitting on a bench outside of the botanical garden — the sun was shining and warm, a light breeze stirred the flowers, and the sound of drums beat in the distance. I felt home.
abstract art
One of the reasons I’ve never been able to follow the advice that artists should choose a “niche” is because I have too many ideas. The good thing about that is I’m never bored — I’m always working on several projects at once. The bad thing is that
everyday beauty
I’m trying to balance my own emotions with the broader state of the world. Everything feels uncertain and hard and I'm trying to sit with that while trying (and sometimes failing) to set boundaries for how and when I absorb the news, social media, information online in
no buy year
My No Buy Year (Artist's Version) Audio0:00/368.89466666666671× When I realized “The Way I’m Working Isn’t Working”, I spent a lot of time brainstorming what I wanted to do differently. I thought about it on a personal level, and also a community and economic
personal essay
“I’m looking for an epiphany”. Those were the words I chose last year when I introduced myself to a van full of total strangers on the drive from Troyes to Orquevaux, France, where I was attending my first artist residency. I’d briefly met a few of the other
creative business
There’s saying in art, that you have to “kill your darlings”. The term is understood to have originated within the context of writing, but I first heard someone say it during a painting course I took several years ago. The idea was that sometimes you fall in love with
creative business
Announcing important changes to my art business Over the past several years, since my uncle’s brain injury and becoming a parent, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be alive - for me as an individual, and for us as human beings on
art inspiration
Everyone says they love all of their children equally. I only have one child, but my mom friends who have multiple tell me that there is actually a favorite, and it usually changes daily. That’s a little bit how I feel about my newest original paintings - the Looking
art inspiration
Searching for the truth is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribed As an empath, I feel everything very deeply. It has become increasingly difficult to be on social media and watch the news, and increasingly difficult to
art inspiration
THE INSPIRATION Lately I have felt in a state of in between… where I was and where I'm going, who I was and who I'm becoming. It's had me feeling a little bit claustrophobic, and work I'd made earlier in the year
behind the scenes
The past three months have flown by in some kind of time warp. It feels like I’ve been hibernating, with short bursts of energy pushing me outside for fresh air, art class and activities for my son, but most of my time spent at home and looking inward. Suddenly