inspiration Gravenstraat, the Tiny Street Full of Big Art A stroll down a little Amsterdam alley revealed a wild mash-up of stickers, murals, and mystery arms poking from poles. What is this place!?
Street Art Forage in Amsterdam – Murals & More From murals to giant plush lobsters and LEGO art—Amsterdam’s streets are full of surprises, and I’m loving the treasure hunt!
inspiration Street Art Forage in Amsterdam – Sticker Edition I couldn’t possibly narrow them down—they’re all my favorites! So I’ll be sharing them over a few days. Today’s theme: stickers!
inspiration My Favorite Fireworks Festival in Japan Out of Japan’s thousands of fireworks shows, there’s one I love the most—and it happens not just in summer, but all year round!
work in progress Happy July 4th! July 4th means fireworks to me—whether you're launching them or just watching, here's to a safe and sparkle-filled holiday!
work in progress The Art of Goro Goro I spent the entire day yesterday doing absolutely nothing—and I'm here to explain why that's an art form.
news I’m Back from Europe Just got back from an early summer trip to Amsterdam and Stavanger! It was amazing—but today I’m just here to say hi and nap.
work in progress One Year of Morning Pages I’ve been doing Morning Pages for a whole year now! They’re like a brain flush every morning—less emotional fog, more clarity, and way fewer useless news rabbit holes.
monthly recap Monthly Recap: June 2025 New readers! Busy people! This is your shortcut to everything that happened on the Playground in June—including soup, risograph, and one very long zine.
inspiration My First Art Book Love: Malika Favre Her bold style is nothing like mine—but this book is packed with ideas I secretly (okay, not so secretly) want to steal.
work in progress Too Many Menus, Not Enough Hands—But the Stars Had a Plan Star charts, strength tests, and ramen metaphors: here’s how I learned to stop fighting myself and lean into what I do best.
inspiration The Thoughtful Beauty of Mizuhiki I went searching for a special envelope for an upcoming wedding—and ended up falling down the beautiful, thoughtful world of mizuhiki.
work in progress My Orchid Bloomed—Three Years Later! After years of care (and one summer of neglect... oops), my adopted orchid finally bloomed—and taught me something big about light and love.
inspiration My First 'Soup Painting' Food characters, soup baths, tart dance floors—why not call it a genre? I finally drew one, and it was so fun.
work in progress Bathtime Brainwaves My best ideas come when I’m not even trying—usually in the bath, when my brain finally gets a chance to relax (and throw me a surprise idea!).
inspiration Pokémon Is Back in My Life From grandpa-sponsored Pokémon Green to surprise Google Poké Ball hunting—Pokémon is back in my life and I’m slightly obsessed (again).
inspiration Summer's Out, Murals Are IN! What started as “let’s check out some new murals” turned into “wait, is that a seductive starfish??” Hubbard Street never disappoints!
work in progress Sugar Smarter, Feel Better I used to get crushed by sudden waves of anxiety, sleepiness, or brain fog—until I realized it wasn’t a mindset problem. It was sugar.
inspiration Art of Mitate One of my favorite styles is mitate—likening one thing to something else. Tatsuya Tanaka’s work is full of ideas!
news My Stickers Are Here and They’re Glorious Vibrant colors! A scannable QR code! Palm-sized perfection! My custom stickers just arrived and I’m in love. Can’t wait to share them at the next meetup.
work in progress Risograph Experiments, Round 2! (Now with More Shadows) Printed a bunch in two hours! Shadows, gradients, emergency teal ink, and a few coal-miner faces later—I learned a ton and had a blast.
work in progress Gradient Revenge: Risograph Test Round Two! My last gradient print flopped a little… so I made an army of shaded faces and colorful hair to get my revenge. Let’s print!
work in progress When in Doubt, Make the Card Yourself None of the store-bought cards felt right… so I made one myself. With kanji. Using our bodies. It’s ridiculous. And perfect.
work in progress My Risograph File Adventure This time I did the color separation myself! Some mess, some stress, and sneaky leftover blobs—but hey, that’s risograph magic.
work in progress Fold, Cut, Repeat! The Something Long Saga I folded! I panicked! I learned! “Something Long” is done (maybe?) and I’ve got notes for Future Me.
