Watercolors were my first love, and gouache, being similar in nature though requiring a very different painting technique, was a natural tag-along. Over the years I’ve explored many other art mediums, but this is the one that feels the most natural to me.

The world got to know me for fiber arts, because that was the easiest creative activity for me to engage in as a new mother. It’s something I could put down easily at a moment’s notice - something that I can’t do with painting. Not unless I had thought at the time to make a series of paintings titled “mom, interrupted,” full of missing details, half-finished washes, snack crumbs, watermarks from water getting knocked over and spilled on the paper, fingerprints from curious fingers and smudges, scribbled on pencil and sharpie… you get the idea.

My babies aren’t babies anymore, and have quite a bit more restraint (though I still end up with the occasional scribbled note in my planner that isn’t my writing), so I’ve been really eager to dive back into my watercolors on a more consistent basis, enough to be able to start sharing them on here as well. I hope you enjoy my work, and if you enjoyed my fiber art guides, you may enjoy my watermedia ones as well.