I painted “How We Dream Is How We Leave” quickly over a heavily textured surface I’d been building and reworking for a long time. I think that speaks to the fact that sometimes the longest part of making art is learning what wants to be there, and sitting with it until it’s ready to arrive. Or depart?

Participating in Inktober for the first time challenged me to show up daily with ink, curiosity, and courage. These drawings capture humor, tenderness, passion, and surprise—reminding me what happens when creativity is given room to breathe.

A Kettle of Hawks Takes Flight: $825 Raised for PBS KVIE Art Auction

My A Kettle of Hawks painting is a companion work of art for the first episode of my podcast, A Gather of Gatherings.