Over the last few years, my workshops have taught me that creativity isn't really about talent. It's about permission.

I don't yet know exactly where the collection will lead. There are more birds I'd like to paint and more stories I'd like to tell. But looking back, I can see that it all started here.

A quiet moment during a recent art show stayed with me. Nothing dramatic — just a small shift, a gentle warmth, and the feeling that maybe, just maybe, I wasn’t entirely alone in that moment. Sometimes the most ordinary days can hold something quietly extraordinary.