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06/15/2022

You know the events, seemingly minute, that remind you, who you are as a person and that you can make a difference? That’s what this is about. It was Thursday evening and Arden needed dropped off downtown for dance practice. She would be performing the next day with her dance group, Momentum, at the Arts Festival. It was busy and hectic, with all the road closures and vendor setting up for the next day....

You know the events, seemingly minute, that remind you, who you are as a person and that you can make a difference? That’s what this is about. It was Thursday evening and Arden needed dropped off …

11/20/2021

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05/26/2021

03/16/2021

Over the last couple weeks, I've started to feel weird again. Change was about to happen and I’m never ready. It's because Cam started back to school in person yesterday and Arden will go back in 2 weeks. It makes me reflect, like a flashback, because it’s been an entire year. A year since they last stepped foot in school and things were ‘normal’....

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve started to feel weird again. Change was about to happen and I’m never ready. It’s because Cam started back to school in person yesterday and Arden will…

02/12/2021

Originally, the premise of Fun for Anyone! was a character based off an experience that Cam had. It wasn’t until October of 2020 that I realized that it was also about me. That people in my childhood had tried to eradicate everything about my personality. I shouldn’t act childish or silly. I shouldn’t have fantastical ideas or dream big. I was too short, too skinny, too quiet, too much of everything that was wrong....

Originally, the premise of Fun for Anyone! was a character based off an experience that Cam had. It wasn’t until October of 2020 that I realized that it was also about me. That people in my childho…

10/28/2020

Color is a power which directly influences the soul. - Wassily Kandinsky

10/06/2020

A birthday banner for my son's best friend's birthday.🚄 😍

09/04/2020

Working on a space themed banner for a little girl's birthday party. Here's one of the planets.

05/27/2020

I've been growing a paper garden this past week for end-of-the-year teacher gifts!

05/21/2020

Thanks so much for your request for quote cards to go in the teacher appreciate bags at your daughters school, Jodie!

03/20/2020

At this point, it has been a week since the Governor of Ohio made the proclamation that schools would be out for 3 weeks. Upon receiving the notification, my heart sank. It seemed scary and felt like prison. While I want everyone to be safe, this was now going to miserably encroach on the time I was able to spend creating the illustrations for my second book. [ 591 more words ]

A funny/positive outlook on dealing with the corona virus restrictions.