Welcome to my blog.
Here I talk about my personal struggles as an artist, how I keep momentum going in the studio while juggling being a mom, a wife, and a caretaker, how I still have time to paint after my 9 to 5, my process behind my paintings and woodburning pieces, and anything else I feel like brain dumping. You’ve been warned!
Blog posts are published on the last Friday of every month. Or at least that’s the plan.
When art becomes therapy: painting my way through chaos.
When life feels heavy and the world feels out of control, sometimes the only way to survive is through color, texture, and motion. In this post, I share how painting became my lifeline during a season of stress and uncertainty, how art helped me process emotions I couldn’t put into words, and why creating, even messily, is one of the most powerful forms of self-care.
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