ARTIST JOURNAL | Notes from the studio

Inspiration, new work, and stories about life and travel.

Inspired by Travel: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Inspired by Travel: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

We visited Puerto Vallarta in February 2024 to escape the Pacific Northwest winter rain for a few days and to do our in-person interview for the Global Entry travel program. We’re hoping for more international travel in our future — France is...

Press: Jennifer Magazine — A Classic Day in Seattle

Press: Jennifer Magazine — A Classic Day in Seattle

I’ve always loved reading “day in the life” magazine articles, so I was thrilled when Jennifer Magazine asked me to share a bit about how I spend my days. Read the article here for my morning must-haves and some of my favorite places to visit in...

My Artist Journal Is Now On Substack

My Artist Journal Is Now On Substack

Image from Issue No. 6 | Notes From The Studio: A New Start and Showing Up For Myself in 2024Every month or so I’m going to post a reminder that my “artist journal” these days is basically the same thing as my Substack newsletter. You can read more...

Collection: Destination Ongoing at Casa di LaValle in Seattle

Collection: Destination Ongoing at Casa di LaValle in Seattle

Photo Credit: Casa di LaValle Ceramics by Salto WorkshopDestination Ongoing has already been shared in my newsletter (sign up here) and on Instagram, but I wanted to share my latest painting collection in an official blog post as well. As of today...

Seattle Downtown Art Walk: Outlier at Kimpton Hotel Monaco

Seattle Downtown Art Walk: Outlier at Kimpton Hotel Monaco

If you’re in the Seattle area, I’d like to invite you to stop by Outlier at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco for the Seattle Downtown Art Walk. I’ll be there on Friday, August 25th from 5 to 8pm (ish) for the opening and again on Friday September 22nd. I...

My California | Three New Paintings and Lifelong Inspiration

My California | Three New Paintings and Lifelong Inspiration

Alive With BeginningI’m obsessed with the plant life in Southern California. I even unintentionally had a bedroom with a palm tree beach mural when I was in high school. It wasn’t Southern California, probably French Polynesia or another island...

Summer Art Sale Through July 16th

Summer Art Sale Through July 16th

It started with July’s full moon / supermoon — the urge to release. New moons are a time to plant seeds, full moons are a time of release. There's something about tides and other stuff too, but I can't remember everything I read, especially not...

Art and Life: Through Darkness Comes Depth

Art and Life: Through Darkness Comes Depth

One of the goals that often comes up in art classes, journaling workshops, or creativity courses is to “return to and create from your childhood — the time when you felt most happy and free.” That’s never been a useful exercise for me. I feel more...

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