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A Love For All Seasons, my ode to a love that lasts a lifetime, has SOLD this month through the @robschoutengallery.

May it bring great joy to its new home!

#assemblage #assemblageart #assemblageartist

For today's post, I bring you a piece that is BOTH the May image in the 2026 Calendar, AND available as an 11" X 14" glossy poster!

"She's No Angel" is a goof on the Victorian Era feminine ideal that a woman should be “The

Crossing Over
15”h x 8”w x 2”d

This assemblage tells the story of a profound journey of transition. The snail at the center of this piece is poised between two different navigation systems. Below, the compass has been a steady sou

"Oh, for the wonder that bubbles into my soul!" - D.H. Laurence

For the Wonder is the featured image for April in my 2026 calendar - now available in the art shop!

This endearingly wonky rabbit in a field of cheerful flowers, fruits, and

Fishing for Fallen Light is one of those deceptively simple images that evokes something universal and deep. It is also one of the few pieces that I've kept in my own collection.

It has been so meaningful to me and those who have seen it, I decided

We Wore Our Roots in Our Shoes
20”h x 12”w x 4”d

This piece feels fitting to share on this Thanksgiving Day as it celebrates how immigrants like my maternal grandparents stitched together lives from nearly nothing and sowed seeds o

Egg is the featured art for the month of March in my 2026 calendar.

Eggs, nests, and birds are a recurring theme in my art, and in this piece, I used refrigerator magnets to conjure up four different two-word poems about the lovely blue glass egg at

Nothing so Strong as Gentleness is now available at the Rob Schouten Gallery!

In a time when we are asked to equate strength with brutality and cruelty, this piece celebrates a deeper truth: there is real power in the gentleness, tenderness and love

"Miracle" is featured as "Miss February" in my 2026 Calendar!

I found the cat pin on the ground outside the grocery store and immediately realized that they deserved a shrine to their love.

The quote around the edge says "

I’m Playing with silver paper to bring some light into this deep box (there may or may not also be a 1” disco ball 🪩 coming into play soon). Anyway - Check out those reflections!

Actually “Bringing light into dark corners” m