2020 — That Year Was Hard Enough.
With lockdowns and restrictions came the sudden closure of our two thriving businesses. We also had to say goodbye to the university students we were hosting, which had helped subsidize our bills. Without that income, we were forced to let go of our home, downsize, and liquidate.
The pivot was brutal. We had to make hard choices, including relocating far from family. I had just buried my mother, so the move was both a heartbreak and a much-needed reprieve. It gave us space to heal and help extended family who needed support.
Then 2021 hit with even deeper loss.
On May 30th, my dear sister lost her long battle with cancer. Two days later, on June 1st, my 21-year-old son passed away. I still don’t have words for how to cope with that. My soul was shattered.
My partner — my rock — helped hold me together. I prayed. I cried. I asked questions I still don’t have answers to. And somewhere in that darkness, I found a way to breathe again… through creativity.
To distract my heart from its aching, I dove into self-publishing. I started by designing and releasing composition notebooks with beautiful covers. That grew into children’s books, then adult coloring books, and finally, I began writing and publishing full-length works — softcover, eBooks, and eventually hardcovers.
Over two years, I published over 200 titles.
But in December 2022, the platform I trusted — where all my books were hosted — suddenly locked me out, canceled my account, and to this day, continues to sell my work without permission. I’ve repeatedly requested removal. I’ve been ignored. My intellectual property remains in limbo.
That loss was different. It wasn’t just creative theft — it was another form of grief. For a while, I stopped creating altogether. I needed time. Time to recover from the emotional and mental exhaustion of watching years of hard work vanish into digital silence.
And then… I discovered art. Not the written kind, but visual — vivid, expressive, and alive.
At first, we played with car art. But quickly, that evolved into something much deeper. I began to merge the skills I had used in publishing — storytelling, descriptive writing, design, digital marketing — into this new way of creating.
This transition to art freed me. I no longer feared having my creativity stripped away. I had found a new voice.
Alongside my life partner and creative partner, we began learning, experimenting, and developing advanced digital art techniques. What emerged was bold, vibrant, and emotionally charged.
The art we create today was born from five years of adversity, heartbreak, resilience, and deep transformation. Each piece carries that journey — and it has to resonate with us on a soul level before we ever release it.
Our work is meant to evoke:
To stir feelings.
To make you stop, think, and feel.
To inspire healing, wonder, or even a deep breath.
We create each piece with intention — and we hope you feel that intention when you see it. Whether it moves you, inspires you, or simply lifts your day, we want our art to live with you and wake up your senses.
We hope you love having it in your home as much as we loved creating it.
With lockdowns and restrictions came the sudden closure of our two thriving businesses. We also had to say goodbye to the university students we were hosting, which had helped subsidize our bills. Without that income, we were forced to let go of our home, downsize, and liquidate.
The pivot was brutal. We had to make hard choices, including relocating far from family. I had just buried my mother, so the move was both a heartbreak and a much-needed reprieve. It gave us space to heal and help extended family who needed support.
Then 2021 hit with even deeper loss.
On May 30th, my dear sister lost her long battle with cancer. Two days later, on June 1st, my 21-year-old son passed away. I still don’t have words for how to cope with that. My soul was shattered.
My partner — my rock — helped hold me together. I prayed. I cried. I asked questions I still don’t have answers to. And somewhere in that darkness, I found a way to breathe again… through creativity.
To distract my heart from its aching, I dove into self-publishing. I started by designing and releasing composition notebooks with beautiful covers. That grew into children’s books, then adult coloring books, and finally, I began writing and publishing full-length works — softcover, eBooks, and eventually hardcovers.
Over two years, I published over 200 titles.
But in December 2022, the platform I trusted — where all my books were hosted — suddenly locked me out, canceled my account, and to this day, continues to sell my work without permission. I’ve repeatedly requested removal. I’ve been ignored. My intellectual property remains in limbo.
That loss was different. It wasn’t just creative theft — it was another form of grief. For a while, I stopped creating altogether. I needed time. Time to recover from the emotional and mental exhaustion of watching years of hard work vanish into digital silence.
And then… I discovered art. Not the written kind, but visual — vivid, expressive, and alive.
At first, we played with car art. But quickly, that evolved into something much deeper. I began to merge the skills I had used in publishing — storytelling, descriptive writing, design, digital marketing — into this new way of creating.
This transition to art freed me. I no longer feared having my creativity stripped away. I had found a new voice.
Alongside my life partner and creative partner, we began learning, experimenting, and developing advanced digital art techniques. What emerged was bold, vibrant, and emotionally charged.
The art we create today was born from five years of adversity, heartbreak, resilience, and deep transformation. Each piece carries that journey — and it has to resonate with us on a soul level before we ever release it.
Our work is meant to evoke:
To stir feelings.
To make you stop, think, and feel.
To inspire healing, wonder, or even a deep breath.
We create each piece with intention — and we hope you feel that intention when you see it. Whether it moves you, inspires you, or simply lifts your day, we want our art to live with you and wake up your senses.
We hope you love having it in your home as much as we loved creating it.