The past year has been an especially difficult year with my health. I went from sketching every day to hardly anything for months! I sacrificed my time with my passion as an artist, to focus on picking up my ‘broken pieces’ and stitching myself back together. I’m still under repair and may always be in this process – BUT, I am thrilled to have this breakthrough of mental clarity; to have found more TIME to create! As a gift to myself and a symbol of rediscovering a part of a ‘happy me’ I painted and sketched these self portraits 🙂
About the Artist
I am an advocate first, and an artist second. My paintings create visual comfort-- spaces where grief, hope, and healing can live together without apology...
I paint what matters most: the people you cherish, the moments that shaped you, the feelings that need witness. Through art, your most precious memories move outside of you and into your home, where they can be held, seen, and never forgotten.
My work is rooted in three commitments: honoring the experiences of indigenous communities and the history of the land we inhabit; creating safe space for children and women whose voices have been silenced; and recording the honest truth of lived experience-- both my own and that of those who came before me. I believe art has the power to tell stories that words alone cannot, and to preserve what must not be lost or forgotten. I believe that all that we know about ourselves is because Art has preserved those stories throughout history, outliving those who created it.
When you encounter my work, I hope you find yourself in it-- not as escape, but as recognition. I hope it reminds you that your feelings matter, that your story deserves to be held, and that compassion and truth are still worth carrying forward.
Art is the voice that speaks honestly through the heart. 💝🪷


