inspiration Mosh Pit On Disney – A Nostalgic Throwback Rediscovering Mosh Pit On Disney—the rock cover album that soundtracked my high school years.
inspiration Yoko Ono at the MCA Finally saw Yoko Ono at MCA Chicago—an overwhelming, participatory exhibition that redefined what art can be.
inspiration Researching Taipei! Getting ready for Taipei Art Book Fair with a colorful Japanese guidebook—why are American travel books so text-heavy?
inspiration A Gray Day with Audiobooks and Manga A gray, quiet day in Chicago. No art-making, just manga, audiobooks, and Danmitsu’s mysterious menagerie.
inspiration More Pigeons and Some Color Magic I continued reading the pigeon zine today and found myself moved by the stories—plus totally charmed by the riso color chart on the last page!
inspiration First Street Art Forage of 2026! Stumbled across a utility pole full of stickers today—and just like that, my first Street Art Forage of 2026 was on!
inspiration Balloon Museum We visited the new Balloon Museum in Chicago and honestly? Way more fun than expected. Ball pits, bubbles, and lots of floating fun.
inspiration Finding The Snowman Again I stumbled across The Snowman animation on YouTube—and just like that, I was transported back to my childhood. Soft, quiet, and full of magic.
inspiration Street Art Forage in December Even in cold December, I’m still walking around and spotting street art! Here are some of my favorite finds from the neighborhood.
inspiration Reading “How To Art Book Fair” Got Me Planning Things A zine I picked up last weekend—How To Art Book Fair—got me excited about applying to more fairs next year. Here we go!
inspiration A Birthday Gift from Me to Me I bought an art piece by Chicago artist Katie Lukes as a birthday gift to myself—and she hand-delivered it! I'm so happy!
inspiration Holiday Market Visit at Field Notes HQ We visited the Field Notes Holiday Market near our house! First time going inside their HQ—and we even got to meet Cody Hudson!
inspiration Visiting the Wizard of Oz Exhibit at Driehaus Went to the Driehaus Museum with a friend today to see The Land of Oz: Beyond the Page. A bit small, but super charming!
inspiration Tiny Boxes, Big Personalities We stopped by a matchbox art show called General Strike at Joy Machine—70+ artists, tiny boxes, and tons of inspiration!
inspiration Frostbite & Stickers: A Downtown Adventure Chicago was freezing again today, but I still made it downtown for my annual checkup... and found some very fun stickers along the way!
inspiration Oops, I Devoured All of Demon Slayer I finally finished all 23 volumes of Demon Slayer! And now my heart is a little broken. Worth it.
inspiration A Street Sticker That Sparked a Flashback A random sticker brought back memories of the strange but iconic No More Eiga Dorobo video from Japanese movie theaters.
inspiration Why I Can't Stop Reading Demon Slayer Reflecting on what keeps me hooked on the manga Demon Slayer: it might be the breathtaking battles, but even more so, the heartbreaking humanity in every demon's backstory.
inspiration Sailor Moon Like You’ve Never Seen A dazzlingly powerful version of Sailor Moon illustrated by @totesferosh—equal parts magical and magnificent!
inspiration My Holiday Treat: Finally Bought All of Demon Slayer! After much hesitation, I finally gave in and bought the entire Demon Slayer manga set! Time to binge-read my holiday reward!
inspiration When You Need a Laugh (and a Good Cry) Obsessed with Butter Biscuit, a YouTube channel turning wild Harry Potter mistranslations into laugh-out-loud animations!
inspiration A Visit to Staple + Stitch at the 55 Hotel We stopped by the Staple + Stitch art book fair at the 55 Hotel in downtown Chicago—an inspiring afternoon surrounded by zines, photo books, and risograph prints!
inspiration A Studio Visit with Perfectly Acceptable Press We visited the studio of Perfectly Acceptable Press for a Chicago Printers Guild meetup and got a real look behind the scenes—from risograph magic to community insights.
inspiration A New Holiday Ornament Joins the Collection Stopped by a local Chicago shop to pick up a stained glass holiday ornament by artist Ben Houtkamp. After a lot of pacing and indecision, one special piece came home with me!
inspiration Street Art Forage: October Edition! It’s that time again—my monthly street art forage is happening today! And wow, October was full of weird and wonderful finds.
