I’m excited to be back on the blog today chatting about soft pastels! If you’ve been following me over the course of the last year, you’ll know I am absolutely smitten by this medium. As I’ve shared more and more about my soft pastel…
Over the last year, the medium of soft pastel has stolen my heart. It has been life-giving to explore creatively and try something new! I’m especially drawn to landscapes because of the mood and emotion they convey and the ability to play with light…
My first love will always be chalk. It was through this humble medium I built Lily & Val and also wrote my book, The Complete Book of Chalk Lettering. But over the last year, I can confidently say I’ve developed a new passion and…
A reminder I believe we all need to hear:You are worthy…of receiving love just as you areof being kind to yourselfof living authenticallydespite failures & mistakesdespite what anyone saysdespite negative self-talk telling you otherwise…You are worthy. ❤️Happy April, everyone! To download for free during…
Hello, glorious SPRING! Over the cold winter months, I have immensely enjoyed escaping into Spring in my mind. I’ve spent my days (or I should say Vienna’s nap times) dreaming up and working on these new Spring prints. It is a thrill to finally…
As we enter March I can’t help but think about what was happening a year ago. All of us thrust into a global pandemic – uncertainty and fear hovering over us like a dark cloud. Now here we are one year later. We are…
I’m always reminded in the winter that although we can’t see it, growth is taking place. Through the dark, silent, stillness all may seem dead now, but Spring WILL emerge. We can hold onto this hope and relish in the waiting. To download for…
Friends, I can finally share the special project I have been working on! Introducing my illustrated Flower Alphabet brought to life in a custom photo book for your littles! As always, I’ve loved working with my friends at Mixbook. When they brought me the…
Creative ruts are an inevitable part of creating. I used to become so frustrated with myself, but through the years I’ve better learned my rhythms and what I need to do. I’ve also learned that creativity is a discipline. We may think that being…
Happy new year, everyone! An exercise that has been helpful to me at the end of each year is choosing a word to represent the coming year. Instead of a lengthy list of resolutions, this word can act as a compass for my actions.…
