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However you are feeling about 2026, I know for sure that art will help!

Bring something uplifting and life-affirming to all the months of 2026 with a wall calendar featuring 12 of my favorite art boxes.

A great gift for yourself or anyone on your l

Playing around with some ancestors today. Working out this box that will sit inside a much larger piece. I always have mixed feelings about using photographs of people I don’t know. I want to be respectful of the reality of the complex lives t

Here are some imperfect photographs of the most recent piece I’ve been working on. “Empty Nest/New Beginning” chronicles the energetic shift that happens when nest-building gives way to ladder-weaving and tending to one’s own

"Adding Up" also found a home in October - I made this around tax time a few years ago. I love the way the quote from David Whyte plays with the image of the musician dog, happily playing in the grass - even if he has to perch precariously

Why I am deeply annoyed with Substack, and why I'm still choosing to publish there - on my own terms.

In this post, I return from a season of re-calibration with some new clarity around the primacy of the analog world of honest to God human to human

Delightful news! 🥳. Home Sweet Home has found a home! Sold through @robschoutengallery this month. Congratulations to the new owners 🫶

When you realize you’ve got no birthday candles, sometimes you gotta improvise! 🤩🤩🤩

Today’s after-work walk was giving serious sky drama with hundreds of ducks flying from the lagoon to the tidal flats and back. I was debating between walk and nap - this was 100% the right choice! Hope you find some beauty this weekend and ch