There is something about dandelions that has always felt deeply misunderstood. We call them weeds. We pull them from gardens. We overlook them completely. And yet they return, again and again, growing where they aren’t expected to survive. When I created this piece, I don’t think I was consciously thinking about resilience or letting go.…

Behind every piece I create is a story. Sometimes it’s a story about wonder. Sometimes it’s about loss, survival, motherhood, or learning how to keep going when life feels heavy. This blog is a place for the thoughts I can’t always fit into an artwork—the reflections, creative struggles, quiet victories, and vulnerable moments that shape…

There’s something especially heartbreaking about this piece because, on the surface, it looks gentle. Almost childlike. Soft blues, floating clouds, tiny fish, glowing windows. But underneath it is the emotional architecture of someone trying to survive unbearable fear.I made this whale during my son’s relapse with cancer, during one of the darkest periods of my…