Personal Milestones & Professional News GENESIS 9 x 12" watercolor People often ask me how long my paintings take, and for me, the answer is always nuanced. No two paintings are the same because no two days—and no two energies—are the same. I don’t calculate the minutes or hours I spend at the easel. I’ve found that the more I can go with the flow of the energy, the more vibrant the result. Often, I have two to six paintings going at once, flowing between commissions and orig

The Art of Being Softly Held Embrace There are certain comforts we never outgrow—soft things, safe places, and the feeling of being held. For me, that comfort has always lived in stuffed animals. Since childhood, through tremendous loss, I turned to them instinctively. I talked to them, held them, slept with them. They were my steady companions through grief, change, trauma, loneliness, depression, and the seasons of life that felt too heavy to carry alone. Even as an adult,

Art From the Space Between Who You Were and Who You’re Becoming There are moments in life when everything feels as if it’s tilting — not enough to fall, but enough to demand your attention. Enough to make you pause, steady yourself, and ask, “Am I ready for the shift I already know is coming?” That’s the space this painting came from. I sketched it shortly after making one of the biggest decisions of my life — the kind of decision that looks bold and clear from the outside, b

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