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We live in the ticking distance of a clock wired to something vicious.
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scrap-papers
I’m always trying to be less wasteful in my creative practice.
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everything is salvageable
Madeleine L'Engle says that "An artist is someone who cannot rest, who can never rest as long as there is one suffering creature in this world."
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purpose
It’s taken me years to call myself an artist.
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the paradox of self-awareness
When I feel like I don’t have much to say, or when I’m not sure what to say, I find it best to be quiet and just make something.
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names
We go by many names.
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journeys
Sunshine left me a beautiful comment.
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transitions
some rambling thoughts on transitioning back to normal life in the aftermath of my all art Ohio weekend.
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questions
I’ll never get tired of singing the praises of this incredible community that I’ve stumbled my way into.
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the future
“The future has an ancient heart”, Carlo Levi says, and last week I boarded a plane to fly to Ohio.
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travel vlog
Hello friends!
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August 2025

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