There is a Japanese art form called kintsugi, where broken pottery is repaired with gold instead of being discarded or restored to look new. Rather than hiding the cracks, they become part of the object’s story. The damage isn’t erased. It’s honored. The philosophy...

View from the Top Sometimes the painting you plan isn’t the painting you create.My original idea was simple: a green field with these flowers standing proudly against the landscape. Then I realized I had one small problem.I was out of green paint.I could have put the...

Waiting Some storms happen inside us. Waiting was painted during a season of uncertainty, when I found myself caught between what was and what might be. The figure sits alone beneath an umbrella, surrounded by endless shades of gray. There is no destination in sight,...

 When it's too heavy Chaos began with a feeling I couldn’t carry anymore. At the time, I was going through a separation. The kind that leaves a house feeling too quiet and a mind far too loud. Every day felt like a battle between holding myself together and wanting to...

From disappointment to determination After my first paint and sip, I was inspired to try painting on my own. It did not go the way I imagined. Armed with a canvas, some paint, and a level of confidence I had absolutely not earned yet, I decided to create a moonlit...

The Painting That Started It All Every artist has a first painting. Mine began at a paint and sip in New York City, where I painted the Brooklyn Bridge. At the time, I wasn’t thinking about becoming an artist or starting a business. I was simply trying something new....