2017 Word of the Year: EARN

Jan 4, 2017 | My Creative Journey

I MADE WRAPPING PAPER! Happy New Year, friends. I was curious about how many blog posts I wrote in 2016 – answer: 52. This is the part where everyone says, “I plan to write much more this year,” and yeah, I do. But I also hate saying that, like I... Read More

Artists Who Write: Art Letters, The Art of Sharing Stories

Aug 25, 2016 | Creative People, Creative Process, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, My Life, Painting, Sketchbook, Storytelling, Surface Design, Writing

On Sunday I sent out my first weekly art letter titled Field Notes: Spent more than 30 minutes making an emoji version of myself. True story. See, I used to write a lot on this blog. I even blogged five days a week for a couple of years. Then I focused on art and... Read More

Summer in the Deep South

Jul 22, 2016 | Family, My Life, Photography, Places, Travel

The Adventure Club recently returned from a trip to the Deeeeeeeep South. P.S. It was SUPER HOT. I’ve never been able to deal with the heat, even when I lived there…unless I was in a swimming pool. In fact, I’m coming off a sun headache today and... Read More

Being An Artist Is Hard and Scary

Jul 1, 2016 | Creative Process, Fine Art, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design, Writing

Earlier this week I was writing in my gratitude journal – a practice that I’ve fallen behind on lately. While I was writing out my list of things that I’m grateful for, I could feel fear creeping in. I wrote, “I’m grateful for the positive... Read More

Get To Know Me

Apr 7, 2016 | Creative Process, Graphic Design, Illustration, My Creative Journey, Painting, Storytelling, Surface Design

Hi, friends! First…what do you think of this scarf print? I’m in the process of testing it out on fabric right now and if all goes well I’ll be offering them for sale soon! I’m so excited. I’m also planning to offer journals/sketchbooks... Read More