My Grandma’s Secret Ingredient: Beyond the Recipe Card

Family Recipe Inspiration: Finding Art in Everyday Life

As an artist, my world is usually filled with paints, canvases, and the scent of turpentine. My creative process often involves a lot of experimentation, exploring different mediums and finding beauty in unexpected places. Recently, I found myself flipping through an old family recipe box. It was a tangible piece of history, filled with handwritten … Read more

When Pixels Felt Like Cheating (and What That Means for Today)

When Pixels Felt Like Cheating (and What That Means for Today)

Hey, grab a coffee. I was thinking the other day about something that feels really relevant right now, but it happened years ago. It’s about cameras, actually. Remember film cameras? Maybe you’re too young, but for a good chunk of my life, that’s what photography was. You’d buy a roll of film, careful with each … Read more

The Art of Imperfection: Embracing Wabi-Sabi in Your Creative Work

The Art of Imperfection: Embracing Wabi-Sabi in Your Creative Work

Remember that feeling? The one where you’re knee-deep in a project—a painting, a sketch, or maybe even a DIY furniture flip—and you make a ‘mistake’? That paint drip you didn’t mean to make, the line that isn’t perfectly straight, or the unexpected texture that emerges? For years, those moments would send a chill down my … Read more