In the Beginning, I followed a whisper.
If I had known in those early days that I would create not just a business, but art that deeply aligns with my spirit, I wouldn’t have believed it.
* This blog post was from my old website. It was written in 2023. I’m pulling over a few posts to get this new space rolling.
Hello, my Sweet Friends,
I have a dream for a blog and fears, lots of fears. The dream is easy, I want to create a space where I can slow down and feel at ease while sharing. My intention is that the healing energy that I infuse into this space will pass on to you.
Think of it as distance healing through art, words, images, and magic. Sounds magical, doesn’t it?
Oh, but my fears… will anyone care? What will I share? Will it be too much for my energy, I’m already pulled thin?
My answer is don’t overthink it, you overthink everything. Just write and see what happens. There is no schedule or rules, just you and the space before you. Begin here and see what happens,
So, here we go.
As I sit here typing, I am reminded of my beginnings. It all started with a blog back in 2006. I had no idea who I was as an artist. I spent years creating with my hands as a dollmaker, I attended art school and fell in love with digital art through Illustrator and Photoshop, and dabbled with painting in a realistic style, but I didn’t have a style or a sense of purpose with my art. At the time, I was still dealing with Lyme disease and its aftermath 6 years later. I was depressed and longing for a purpose. That is when I discovered blogging and a world of art and expression opened before me. I remember finding these magical blogs by artists like Kelly Rae Roberts and Susannah Conway and was in awe of what they were doing. I decided to start my own blog, which is funny because I had never written anything really, and had no art to share. I only had a calling or what I like to refer to as the gentle whispers to create it.
I thought that I could write about other artists that inspired me and see where it led. The blog turned into a personal journal about my struggles, illness, and search for art. It opened up doors within me and began the slow and steady road to creating art that resonated with how I feel.
This is how it all started for me, with a blog, back in the days before Instagram. It is where I found my voice, before my art.
I have no pictures of those early days, it was before I discovered watercolors and my art was all vector created in Illustrator. My words, however, came out pretty much the same as they do now. I just needed to create art that felt like the words.
