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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Couch Painting
A small peek at the watercolor florals I’ve been painting on the couch as I restock the Ripple Station™ this week.
Experimenting with Gouache
A messy, funny, unexpectedly tender moment experimenting with gouache—and what it taught me about frustration, confidence, and keeping at it.
A Fast Way to Use Your Brayer Sheets
A simple five-minute idea for turning painted brayer sheets into something surprisingly elegant.
A Quiet Hour at the Table
A small glimpse into the quiet, grounding hour I spent making gel plate prints as a way to come back to myself.

