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 think that in this piece we’ve strayed into a dream and here are two tiny friends lost in their own fun. I wanted something peaceful and quirky to emerge:
Let change flow (plus: an updated painting!)
“Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like” Lao Tzu
I’d put together this graphic for a recent social media post and it struck me how much my art has changed over just a few short years. Here I am with some of my favorite designs:
Hello Spring (plus: a SALE!)
“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt” Margaret Atwood
Hello Spring!
Spring is my favorite season.. there’s something so magical about color returning to the landscape, to flowers blooming, to warmth and hope, to new life everywhere you look.
In honor of Spring, I’m having a 3 day sale that runs from today through Friday.
Bears and self-care
“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world” Mary Oliver
Oh friends, these past few weeks have been such a challenge. We’ve had two big family emergencies, I had a health scare, and Eric’s school schedule sped up incredibly before one of his final presentations this week. I’ve been completely overwhelmed but trying to keep life as normal as possible for our little guy.
And yet: we’ve now entered Spring, warmer weather is getting closer each day, and I’ve made a new and solid commitment to take care of myself (something I really haven’t done since becoming a mom). I’ve tried to keep art close especially through all the recent struggle, but instead of painting in my studio it’s looked a lot more like collaborating with Isaac while he colors:
Magical things (plus: new art!)
“The universe is full of magical things” Eden Phillpotts
Whenever I’m having a hard day, I try to remember that there is magic everywhere.
The definition of magic has never been straightforward for me, of course. When I think of magic, I’m not thinking of tricks or illusions. Instead, I think of stars glittering through the sky. I think of rainbows. I think of being with someone at just the time when they need it most. I think of color and music and flowers. I think of unexpected friendship and love.
