Your belly will stretch to fit the world and all its thunder. Lightning will strike your skin. Your breast will burn. The fire purifying the quiet moonlit minutes until they are holy. Your bones will strengthen under the weight of a purpose beyond themselves. The weight is heavy to bear. Your hair will burden you. Tugged and twirled through little fingers– but you keep it. It’s the same color as theirs. Your feet will unerringly follow exploring footsteps– until with a cras

Lately I’ve been taking my son to the park and letting him play while I sit nearby and draw in my sketchbook. As a result, I’ve gotten some practice choosing the most efficient materials, sketching quickly, and being more decisive on what I want to communicate. This month I thought I’d share some takeaways from my recent drawing escapades. Hopefully they serve as a good framework in your work as well. Big and small. An easy way to simplify your process on location is to grou

I find nature palpably inspiring. From the underside of a leaf, to a majestic forested mountainside– Earth is teeming with life. In nature, my thoughts slow, my body relaxes, and my senses enliven. I think of our planet and the life it supports as the greatest artistic creation; an unending well of inspiration infinitely complex, yet beautifully simple. Steeped in the majesty of nature, it’s hard to deny the sensation of a Higher Power. Surely, we wonder, its creator is at le