Growing up, I’d wake up to my mom watering half of her about 30 house plants in the giant north facing window of our house, then carefully turning them to get sun on the opposite side. I was moving a few hours away and gave her my beloved jade plant to watch over. It grew so large, I could not believe it. I, on the other hand, cannot grow anything. I have kept *1* plant alive in the last 5 years, until my mom gifted me back a cutting of my own jade. So now, I’m up to two.

After moving in with my now husband, and having the cutest little dude, I realized my living room still felt like a place to walk through and not a place to experience. Then, I realized why it wasn’t my particular brand of cozy. It was the flowers. My space was missing that vibrant life I grew up with.



I have always painted florals in my sketchbooks, but never thought to translate them to canvas and I’m so excited that I have now.This series, “The Flower Atelier” blends florals with my abstract DNA.I’m hoping that when the world gets hard, as it seems to do a lot these days, and you, like me, need the coziness only your mom can create, these florals help bring those small  moments to you.