Welcome Inside the Ripple Studio
Welcome to the Studio! I’m so glad you’re here. This post is our community table — an open forum just for us.
What Self-Kindness Actually Looks Like
The Ripple Room isn’t about having answers. It’s about being willing to sit with questions. It's about showing up in pain, in confusion, in transition—and discovering you’re not alone in that.
Weatherproofing the Station (and Myself)
I haven't been able to create much this month, but here’s what I have been able to do.
Process Notes: Embellishing the Curated Collection
Repetition, I’m learning, isn’t about sameness—it’s where freedom quietly shows up.
Letting a Creation Be Enough (For Now)
Not everything beautiful needs to be rushed into definition—some creative work is complete simply because it was made with care.
Holding Space for Uninhibited Play
A brief, permission-giving creative session that invited adults to rediscover how art and play belong together—messy, intuitive, and free from self-judgment.
The Part You Never See
I don’t make these for appreciation or recognition. I make them selfishly for joy.
My last painting of the year
A mixed-media painting reflects on creative presence, self-trust, and crossing into a new year without apology.
From One Whole to 12 Parts
A few days ago, I shared how an unplanned evening became twelve windows. Here's what they became when I let them show me what they wanted to be.
When We Let the Evening Lead
We followed the quiet and found ourselves at an unplanned destination.
A Christmas Week Restock
The invitation is not to make more. It’s to look again at what you already have and might be ready to leave your hands.
When Kindness Gets Personal
On making kindness easy enough to begin—and specific enough to matter.
A Quiet Reset
A foggy-morning reflection on reshaping my online presence to feel more spacious, honest, and aligned.
What's Shifting Beneath the Surface
A quiet shift is taking shape in my work this December, and I’m beginning to understand it as a kind of homecoming.
Recording a lesson today for OBAJ2026
I thought I was recording a simple lesson… but the page had something else in mind.
What I’m Letting Go Of
Thinking out loud: a real-time evolution of my practice prompted by cleaning out 2-year-old images on my website.
The First Limited Edition of 2026 in the Works
A first look into the making of my first 2026 Curated Collection Limited Edition offering — with process video, the deluxe prints that just arrived, and the quiet joy of hand-embellishing each piece.
Happy Thanksgiving!
A Thanksgiving reflection on shared creativity, new work emerging in the studio, and the quiet gratitude I feel for this inner circle.
Replenishing the Ripple Station™
A quick look at replenishing the Ripple Station™ and a reminder that imperfect creations can still offer someone real light.

