Community & Connection

I think my biggest fear of becoming an artist was I would be alone. If you think of any artistic endeavor as an artist, it's very solo. You're going inward. You're by yourself, and you're spending hours in your craft. What I didn't want to happen was to just retreat into my home and be hidden again. So, I decided to get a public space, an art studio that I could share and open up with others. And that's what really led to this journey of having a shop, having everything that you see here that I did not anticipate. I did not plan to open up a crystal store. I didn't plan to have a gallery. It was just a byproduct of what I was doing. I love that I get to have my own store and shop because I get to interact with people daily in a way I never used to as a graphic designer. I watch people walk through my door, and they feel a sense of relief, excitement, and happiness. Sometimes they cry when they walk in because their soul feels this feeling of permission. They're watching me live this life of my dreams, and it's showing them that it's possible.