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My second year: a business review
“Who could be so lucky? Who comes to a lake for water and sees the reflection of moon” Rumi I feel like it was just yesterday that I wrote this post about lessons learned in my first year of...
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Working on a new project (I’ve started painting again)!
Today, let’s consider this: I’ve always loved that we move through so many different phases in life, exploration quietly meeting discovery as the glimmer of ideas take shape and we shift focus to...
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The animal collection is LIVE! plus, other updates
“Why is patience so important? Because it makes us pay attention” Paulo Coelho Happy October! Here we are in one of my favorite months of the year as the temperatures begin to drop and the leaves...
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Breathe beauty in (plus: it’s time for a holiday SALE!)
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going, no feeling is final” Rainer Maria Rilke There’s so much unrest and uncertainty in the world right now that I imagine most of us are...
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The stickers are READY (plus: new paintings and updates)
“Because you are alive, everything is possible” Thich Nhat Hanh My friends: this will be a shorter post this week as we’re right in the heart of the holiday season and I’ve been enormously busy....
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Happy new year! (plus: my holiday art project)
“Know yourself fearlessly (even quietly) for all the things you are” Aberjhani Happy January, friends! I hope that you’ve entered the new year feeling great, or at the very least, rested. 2016 was an...
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Move forward with love (plus, new prints in the shop)
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple” Dr. Seuss Lately everything I’ve been thinking about revolves around a similar thread: moving forward with love. New year, new...
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Paint, pause, examine (painting progress and Isaac’s 9 month photo shoot!)
“Reexamine all that you have been told” Walt Whitman I’ve been appreciating lately that finishing a painting is not a linear process for me, especially as I review my in-progress photos to share....
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Dreams, sketches, and my upcoming birthday sale!
“I dream. Sometimes I think that’s the only right thing to do” Haruki Murakami How often do you dream? I’ve been dreaming a lot lately. Throughout the night as well as in the afternoon quiet when...
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Life and memory (plus: new painting progress!)
“Remember: no matter what happens, you can still enjoy your life and be happy” Lori Deschene Over here, June feels like one big celebration these days. Isaac’s birthday is closely followed by our...
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My third year: a business review (plus: a sale!)
“A little magic can take you a long way” Roald Dahl I recently had my business anniversary – 3 years! Here’s my year 1 review and year 2 review if you’re interested. I’ve thought I can’t believe...
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Light the whole sky (plus: what I’m working on now!)
“Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth ‘you owe me.’ Look what happens with a love like that, it lights the whole sky” Hafiz Feeling gratitude for a beautiful sky peeking...
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Happiness is always near (plus: my 2017 holiday sale!)
“With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?” Oscar Wilde One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned in my life is that we create our own happiness. Another big lesson: we get...
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My holiday sale ends Friday!
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it” Mary Oliver Short but sweet post today, as I’m spending all of my toddler-free time getting orders shipped out as quickly...
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Pre-winter magic (plus: new cards in the shop!)
“And since we’ve got no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow” Sammy Cahn We had our first snow! It’s not quite winter still but there’s now a chill in the air that always makes me...
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When we dream (a new painting!)
“I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time” A. A. Milne I have a new painting to share with you today. I like to...
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Breathe in the wild air (life around here lately)
“Nothing you do for children is ever wasted” Garrison Keillor Here we are in the woods, on our favorite trail, after a huge rainstorm. Here I am accompanying a thoroughly soaked and utterly joyful...
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It’s time for a birthday sale!
“Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old” Franz Kafka My birthday was a few days ago and Isaac’s birthday is next week and I’d love to celebrate with a sale! Take 20% off any...
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My fourth year: a review!
“It is important to remember that we all have magic inside us” JK Rowling My business anniversary is this week – it’s been 4 years since I started creating and selling my art! I’ve written a review...
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We are all capable (plus: some news)
I like the freedom here, as the quote can refer to whatever you like. For some of us the dream may be changing jobs or starting a family, for others learning new skills, traveling, or exercising. We...
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