Fiona's Art Shop
We invited family over this weekend to celebrate Fiona's birthday with a morning of food and art. Fiona has been planning and dreaming for months about selling her artwork at an art fair, so for her...
View ArticleMy Print Included in Oh Joy for Nod!
Photo by Sasha Gulish for The Land of NodI am so excited to share with all of you a project that I've been looking forward to for some time. The Oh Joy for Nod kids' bedding and decor collection was...
View ArticleFiona's Comic
First, a mama fairy and her daughters are hanging out, then an evil witch zaps the mama. The daughters say, "Oh no!" and, "She's hurt!" Then the mama feels better and the daughters say, "Mommy! You're...
View ArticleMy Children's Art Prints at aMuse!
I am so excited to announce that my children's art prints are now available at my favorite (and local!) toy store, aMuse! They are currently carrying my Transportation Series and we have big plans to...
View ArticleWhy We Stay
Since we announced that we are expecting our 4th child, we have been asked (and have asked ourselves) many times whether we plan to stay in the city. I would never presume to know what is right for...
View ArticleIt's Greta!
Oh, hello there! It's been a while. Quite a lot has happened since the last time I posted. First, let me introduce you to my beautiful baby daughter, Greta Rose! (Though, I'm betting many of you have...
View ArticleGrateful
I could easily spend the rest of the evening (or the rest of my life, really) finding the right words to express the gratitude in my heart—for a present, supportive and loving family, for nourishing...
View Article10 Tips for a Mindful Home :: A New Art Print!
I am so excited to introduce a new print I've been working on. I have loved Karen Maezen Miller's work since becoming a mother and have held many of her words close to my heart as I've navigated...
View ArticleWinter Sketchbook & News
Dreamer Girl Gang Nursing Mama The Queen Catching Fireflies In the last few weeks, I've made some major changes to my business, the biggest being my choice to retire House Love portraits. It was a...
View ArticleA New Beginning
Greta 'making snacks for mama' while her sisters are in nature school. A new homeschooling year has begun, and with it, a resurgence in my desire to align my goals with my actions, my knowledge and...
View Articlea birthday picnic, some reflections, and a dream
I turn thirty-three years old tomorrow. Thirty-three? That doesn't seem right. It's funny how we construct identities for ourselves. Identities that have to do with age are especially foolish. Time...
View ArticleOh, Graphite.
I have always been in my head. I feel like one of my greatest obstacles to becoming a functioning adult–who cleans and cooks and tends to children–has been to fully inhabit the earth, come into my...
View ArticleHow We Document Our Homeschool Year
Our homeschool year has come to include summer since camps and vacations provide such great opportunities for learning, so it is just now that I've been able to print out some final pictures and wrap...
View ArticleSigns of Autumn
I spent what felt like the whole weekend switching out summer clothes for winter. That may sound like an exaggeration, but in a six person household, it really is a huge job. The leaves outside are...
View ArticleA Season for Healing
I've been quiet for the last few weeks, both here and on social media. I've stepped away from Facebook and Instagram for the time being. Some health issues have revealed themselves in my family and...
View ArticleSomewhere New
We moved! To a new home in the country! Life is cozy and beautiful and fresh. The day we moved, I posted these words on Instagram:We fell in love, made a home, and became a family in Fell's Point. We...
View ArticleWild and Free
We are only just beginning to understand the beauty of living in this new place. The girls spend all day outside. We are learning about wild edibles and have foraged chickweed, violet, and onion...
View ArticleSpringtime
I've been thinking a lot about tradition, about my own cultural heritage, and what I can carry forth with me and pass on to my children. How can we thread together a story of where we came from? Many...
View ArticleThings that Happened Today
1. We sat with Tibetan Buddhist Monks while they created a beautifully intricate World Peace Mandala that will be swept away the moment it's finished. We were reminded of the work we have to do to...
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