New Beginnings (October 2024)

Created with gratitude for the people, experiences, and places in my life that have contributed to my journey as I begin a new chapter of growth, partnership, and creative opportunities.

I Am Thinking About Love (Spoken Word Poem)

A special Valentine's Day spoken word poem, compiled from various journal entries over the years that I wrote on Valentine's Day around what I was 'thinking about love.' For this performance, I was joined by the talented singer/songwriter Esther Young. (Feb 2024)

Abundance (January 2024)

2+0+2+4= 8. I created this specifically with the number 8 in mind, symbolizing abundance and expansion. At first, I gathered small fern and nettle leaves, their soft fuzzy exteriors still damp with morning dew. I laid them down in a small circle, their leaves shaped like hearts facing outwards into the world.

As I continued to forage, I discovered larger nettle hidden behind a robust patch of giant ferns. I added those to the initial circle, noticing how the design physically and metaphorically represented this theme of abundance and expansion.

May we all embody this in our own lives. A ripple effect outwards of more love, kindness, and generosity that we can practice in 2024

Created in Grabtown Gulch, Half Moon Bay.

Goodbye, 2022. A nature mandala symbolizing main themes from 2022. All materials were foraged and returned to Mother Nature. (December 2022)

Spiraling Up (December 2024)

Sometimes in life it feels like we’re always coming back to re-learn the same lesson. But in reality, we’re experiencing it on a new level, with a deeper knowledge from past situations that continue to upgrade us. The pattern of this piece was a reminder to continue to trust the process in our ever-expanding evolution.

Created in Henry Cowell Redwood State Park.

Protection (Oct 2024)

Made with mussel shells and crow feathers.

The Journey of the Potato. A fun infographic that illustrates the nutritional difference between a whole food in comparison to its refined/processed versions. (made with Procreate, November 2022)

What If?

A spoken word poem I wrote to conclude my keynote for the "Reinventing Aging After 50: Age Your Way" Conference. I invite you to challenge preconceived notions of aging and instead ask yourself "What if?" to create a new framework of possibility to live into. (Jan 2024)

Love says ALPACA your lunch. I’ll hug you when you’re sad. Celebrate your wins. Love says I believe in you and wholeheartedly support your dreams. I’ll do the dishes tonight because you’re exhausted. Text you that I’m thinking of you. Love says I’m sorry. I’m not going anywhere. Let’s work this out.

And sometimes, love says you deserve more than I can give you. Spread your wings and fly. I will be rooting for you always, loving you from afar.

(Made with Lion’s Mane mushroom; February 2023)

For all adults, girls, and BOYSENBERRY busy, stressful, and demanding environments, here’s a quick tool to calm and re-center yourself.

•Open up your hand so it looks like a starfish ⭐️

•Beginning with your thumb, sync your breath while you trace the outline of each finger

•Slowly inhale through your nose as you go up your finger

•Slowly exhale through your mouth as you down your finger

•Repeat with all five fingers

(Made with boysenberries; Sept 2023)

Favorite Feelings (March 2022): In an effort to celebrate the wonderful feelings that make life enjoyable, I reached out to a few special friends to gather what their ‘favorite feelings’ were. What unfolded was a meaningful personal project fusing various mixed media with sentiments celebrating the human experience.

Crossing the Threshold (May 2024)

A symbol of intentionally moving from a place of hyper-independence/'lone-wolf' mentality into a space of conscious collaborations with trusted community members and friends (symbolized with all the 2s, 3s, and 4 patterns). Creating this altar signified my crossing over, and the freedom that comes from allowing myself to be seen and witnessed.

Find Your Flock (May 2024)

To anyone who’s felt like they don’t belong or fit in- Embrace your weirdness. Lean into the hobbies and activities that delight you. Be brave enough to explore and roam pastures that call to you, as unique as they may be. Keep doing things that make you feel alive, even if they seem silly or crazy.

Where you find your flow, you’ll find your flock. 🐑🐑

Grief and Love (May 2024)

This impermanent earth art was created in remembrance of my meditation teacher, Mark. Saturday was the 3-year anniversary of his passing, as symbolized by three purple petals. The red and white rose petals signify how grief and love are intertwined. If the flowers are wilted by tomorrow and some petals have been blown away, was making this piece of art worth it? If the ones we love won’t be here forever and one day they’re gone, was loving them worth it? The answer is YES. Always, yes.

Carve Your Own Path (Sept 2024)

Making this today was a tangible reminder to carve my own path. It was a year ago that I started my 9-month Morning Altars Teacher Training program, and this piece represents my love of nutrition, Japan, friendship, and Morning Altars- a practice that has taught me the beauty of meaning-making through creativity and ritual.

May we all celebrate the unique ways we contribute to the world. May we be fearless in the expression of those gifts, courageously carving our own paths.

Made with brown rice, beech mushrooms, takuan, green onion, pickled cucumber, carrots, edamame, shredded nori, and perilla.

Returning to the Center altar (Jan 2024)

Wholeness (March 2024)

May we re-member and celebrate all of our parts and honor how together, they create wholeness.

Made with bayleaf and moss. Purisma Creek Redwoods, Half Moon Bay.

Kaizen, Alcohol ink on yupo (January 2022)

Everything Is A Mirror (watercolor, Jan 2024)

Looking to improve your physical and mental health post-PANDAemic? Aim to include as many diverse plants (such as Sea Beans) into your meals (30+ is ideal) per week to support your gut microbiome.

(Made with Sea Beans; July 2023)

“We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms.” ~Paolo Coehlo

Missing You, Alcohol ink with Procreate, December 2021

Four Directions. In honor and celebration of my teacher Mark, and the legacy and wisdom he so generously passed down to me. (January 2023)

The Kanzaki Method: Celebrating the Journey

As a health and wellness coach, one of my greatest joys is celebrating with my clients and reminding them of how far they've come. I wrote this spoken word poem as a reminder to recognize our own progress, however big or small.

Unexpected Gifts (Made with Procreate, Dec 2023)

Reunited

“And I will remember your small room

the feel of you

the light in the window

your records

your books

our morning coffee

our bodies spilled together

sleeping

the tiny flowing currents

immediate and forever

your leg my leg

your arm my arm

your smile and the warmth

of you

who made me laugh again.”

~Charles Bukowski

My very first data doodle recounting the ups and downs of the first seven months of the pandemic and quarantine. I enjoyed creating this and visualizing data in an entirely new way.

Alchemy, Alcohol ink on yupo paper, 11x14”, 2019

A gentle reminder for all of us. The world doesn’t need you busy. The world needs you HERE. (October 2022)

Mysteries of the Deep, Alcohol ink on yupo paper (August 2021)

A fun data doodle I made that illustrates the similarities of the commonly used “MyPlate” balanced nutrition model with a “Balanced Lifestyle”.