I am so grateful to have my work featured in the Norfolk Botanical Gardens. My favorite piece to date called, Bloom Within No. 1, is the main attraction of this collection of work.

I went a different route with this studio vlog. I am going to call this “visual poetry,” because I shared a little of my heart in this video. Being transparent online is a skill I am growing in.

I did a thing!

I’ve been tinkering with the idea of starting a creative YouTube channel for years. I even recorded many times, but then decided to scratch the idea. However, after lots of contemplating, I finally took the plunge and published my very first YouTube video.

Now more than ever I have been prioritizing being in a creative flow. Everyone has their own version of their happy place and mine happens to be when I am creating. Sometimes that looks like designing a website for a client with my branding company, Forever Green Branding, sewing outfits for my children, making a quilt (big or small), or painting a portrait. I just know when I do those things, I feel good.

I am learning to move slower with greater intentionality. I’ve moved at such a fast pace for the past decade, that it feels weird to go slow. I am the queen of multitasking (which is a learned skill I am not proud of). My mind is running at supersonic speed often. It takes a conscious effort for me to be fully present and focused on one task at a time.

Exploring different art forms throughout the years has been a journey I love to embrace. At times I wish I focused on one and perfected every aspect, but the world is so creative. God is creative and His spirit within me is creative. So why not explore?

I am currently wiping away tears from my eyes. These tears stem from being overwhelmed in the most loving of ways by God. It’s 5am on April 20th, 2021 and I’ve just sent approval for one of my art pieces to be used in a campaign in Brazil. Not just any campaign, but one that will change the lives of so many impoverished mothers.

As I reflect back, I now see that this art shop has been a dream in my heart for a very long time. I would daydream about the thought of it briefly, but never really mustered up the courage to flush it out until 2019. Even then, I wasn’t ready. My art is equivalent to reading the most intimate pages of my journal.

It is 4:45am and I’m on the cusp of launching my art shop on Etsy. This feeling is unsettling because of the unknown. I have more questions than answers at this point. Am I doing the right thing? Is now the time? Will it be received well? Will my community grow? Do I really want to share pieces of me publicly?