life

  • Walks and Hello’s

    “I always say ‘good morning,’ or ‘hello,’ when out on my morning walks. Some people seem surprised. The first time, they might not even look up at all. The next time, they smile. Then after that, it’s a more enthusiastic ‘hello!’ that they respond with.” This is what my aunt…

  • Art Intent

    I heard from someone on Instagram who had some comments about my art a few various times. There was one, that in his opinion, was my best work ever, and that I should be proud. Another time it was my strength is having an ‘eye for aesthetic,’ but that I…

  • On This Day

    On this day, 21 years ago, my husband and I had our first date. At a coffee house in Cook Street village, Victoria. It doesn’t feel like that much time could have passed. On this day, last year, we had our 3 month old puppy, Calvin, and were taking him…

  • Workspace Soulspace

    I follow Jonna Jinton on Instagram who posted recently that she has now moved into her new studio – a home that she has been renovating that is dedicated to her work, and, I gather, different rooms for different types of creative works and projects. I read her post in…

  • Abroad

    It was my mom’s birthday, the 31st of July, in the year 2000. I got on a plane and arrived on the other side of the globe, in the Netherlands. This is where I would spend my next year. I had graduated from high school in June and this was…