Category: Journal
A collection of personal reflections, life updates, creative inspiration, lessons learned, and honest stories from life as an artist.
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In Defence of [doing] Nothing
I was recently laid off from my day job. I knew I was tired, but I don’t think I realized how tired I was while in the midst of it. (And Dolly Parton passed away yesterday. Heartbroken!) For the last year, I’ve been trying to maintain a creative practice around my day job. Around being… Read more
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Finding Joy in Small Moments
Even when life feels big. The end of this year has been heavy for me. I’m lucky enough to be rich in loving family, and I spent this Yule soaking them up. As we move through the festive season, I’m ever more aware of the cold barren January that awaits. In for 2026? Prioritizing our… Read more
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The Year My Body Taught Me Patience
It happened in October That in-between month when the air is cool and golden, and everything feels like it’s holding its breath. I’d been feeling sick for days, a pain growing in my belly that didn’t feel right. I went to my doctor, the ER, more waiting rooms than I can count… I was sent… Read more
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A 2023 Recap
Things that brought me joy in 2023. Read more
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I dwell in possibility
Emily Dickinson, 1862. A woman who believed her art was limitless. Read more
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Art Museum of South Texas
Some of my favourite pieces from the Art Museum of South Texas, Oct, 2023. Read more
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Master of None
I’ve given up on the idea that I have to be one thing. For years, I carried it like a weight — the expectation that by some invisible deadline I would have chosen a single path, a single title, a single identity that would define me. You’re a painter. You’re a photographer. You’re a cook.… Read more