A month behind and barely managed to finish this last one, but it’s done and I’m proud. 🥹
I didn’t start this project with a big, loud reason. I just knew I needed something consistent. Something colorful. Something that could tether me back to myself when the day got wild — and it often did.
Each day, I picked a quote that hit me where I needed it.
Sometimes it was gentle.
Sometimes it was fire.
Sometimes it was a challenge.
But always — it was a reflection. Of what I was learning, unlearning, remembering.
Over 100 days, I became my own best encouragement.
And now I have a whole gallery of proof that progress isn’t flashy — it’s faithful.
It’s showing up even when the piece doesn’t feel perfect.
It’s listening to the pull to make something anyway.
And this last piece? Mandela’s words?
It’s the message I want to carry into whatever comes next:
Choose from hope.
Not fear.
Because when we do that? Our art, our life, our legacy gets louder, brighter, and truer.
And now, what to do next???
First, I’d like to share this collaboration/art trade that my friend Connie, the neon lady, did.
Collaborating makes my heart sing. To see something that I poured my heart into combined with the specialty and opportunity to own a piece of someone else’s is special.
Now to enjoy some wonderful summer days with friends and family!!!