"I wake up each morning, inspired by sunlight streaming through the windows; shadows dancing along the walls, ceilings, glass. I'm quiet as I stop to take in the warmth, listen for nature's sounds - optimistic and grateful for the day that lies ahead. Light, nature and simplicity are always on my mind, always present in my art. "

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🐛Stitching + inchworm // The stitched red clover, grasses and teeny tiny painted inchworm are all so subtle that you must walk right up to the painting and look for them. This was done intentionally. Our worlds truly do expand when we stop for a moment and take in what’s right in front of us. What’s something small you’ve appreciated or noticed today?
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Swipe to see a video that shows just how much stitching there is!

This large painting offers so much more to those who take the time to look closely. Intentional details that elude this photo. Those not seen by way of a quick glance. I’ll share the secrets it holds in a post tomorrow. Wishing you a peaceful Monday!🌿 #livethelittlethings
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3 ft x 3 ft, available for purchase.

Can you tell I’m dreaming of summer?🌿🌳Who’s with me?🙋🏼‍♀️ I’ve only been able to work in abbreviated bursts for a while now thanks to some dizziness issues, but Saturday happily surprised me by being a great day and I was able to paint almost all of this in one sitting. It’s still very much in progress with a lot of detail + foreground work remaining, but hooray for progress! #itsthelittlethings
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Happy Monday!

Yesterday, this piece found its forever home with a sweet local couple! I can’t tell you how happy it makes me when others find a connection to my work. Each time a painting goes out the door, there’s a bit of disbelief that someone would want to take home something that little old me created. So thank you to this couple and all of you who support handmade and local businesses. You are appreciated, more than you know. Hope your Monday was happy!🌿💛

Swipe to see stitched detail.
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Pondering adding more color to the next piece (coneflowers?!) What do you think - do you enjoy the subtlety of this one or like the idea of more color? That said, I have no idea how to stitch a coneflower.😂 Figuring it out sounds like fun, though!

Until this point, all of the stitching added to my paintings has been rather abstract and intended simply as a textural element. I’m about to attempt some recognizable plants.. wish me luck! Any guesses what plant I might be adding using these colors?
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Happy Thursday (and Happy Valentine’s Day💚)! I hope you’re all feeling love in some way, shape or form today, even if that means showing yourself some extra love (...I may have made myself cupcakes😉).