inspiration Corn Season Is Here and I’m Losing It! Corn season in Illinois = pure happiness. I’m literally going downtown just for corn now.
inspiration The Happy Potato (and Why I Bought It for Myself) Found a super cute kids’ book in Amsterdam—turns out it’s also a masterclass in storytelling.
inspiration Found My Dream Stacking Color Pencils in Amsterdam! I’ve been hunting for stacking color pencils all year… and found them at a museum gift shop in Amsterdam, of all places!?
inspiration Sticker Forage in July at 1821 W Hubbard St Found a guardrail full of weird stickers at Spudnik Press’s building. Couldn’t stop staring. Sharing my faves for July’s sticker forage!
inspiration Finally Went Inside That Fancy Burns & Noble Kept staring at it forever… finally went inside and wow, the inside was gorgeous too. I might become a bookstore regular now.
inspiration The Alchemist: Second Read, Big Impact I reread The Alchemist after more than 10 years—and this time, it actually landed. I think I finally have the heart to understand it.
inspiration STUTS’s Orbits Is My Chill Work Playlist Lately, I’ve been floating through work sessions with STUTS’s Orbits—it’s mellow, jazzy sometimes, and full of chill groove magic.
inspiration A Surprise Garden Walk! A random sign led us to Chicago’s Dearborn Garden Walk—and suddenly we were exploring 20 dreamy private gardens!
inspiration My Zine-Soaked Saturday at the Library It was pouring outside, but inside Harold Washington Library, I was swimming in zines, colors, and creativity. I want to be a tabler someday—together with my husband!
inspiration Did That Famous Book Also Come from The Artist’s Way!? Elizabeth Gilbert says Eat, Pray, Love wouldn’t exist without The Artist’s Way. Now I’m wondering if I should go back to it too.
inspiration Murakami meets Midwest! Who knew Cleveland would be the place for Murakami magic? From rainbow flowers to spooky skulls, it was a wild ride!
inspiration Flor og Fjære, A Garden Paradise I took a ferry to a flower-filled island near Stavanger—and somehow left with life inspiration and a craving for fish soup.
inspiration A Bonus Exhibit: Inger Johanne Rasmussen at Stavanger Library We popped into the library by chance—and ended up face-to-face with gorgeous textile art by Inger Johanne Rasmussen. Total lucky find!
inspiration Street Art Forage in Stavanger, vol.2 After exploring Stavanger’s graffiti scene, today I’m sharing all the fun little things I spotted—stickers, cute characters, graphic signs, and one very charming Cake Man.
inspiration Street Art Forage in Stavanger, vol.1 I wasn’t expecting street art in Stavanger, but surprise! The city turned out to be full of charming, clever graffiti that totally made my week.
inspiration A Cute Detour in Utrecht: Miffy Museum Visit A quick detour to Utrecht led us to the most heart-melting destination: the Miffy Museum! From original sketches to nougat theft—yes, really!
inspiration Inside Moco Museum’s Art Playground From cheeky Banksy to round-circle Mickeys and LOL-worthy art, Moco Museum was like an artsy jungle gym for my brain.
inspiration A Sweaty Journey to the Heart of Street Art Street art in a warehouse! Sweaty but inspired, I explored 180+ works at Amsterdam’s STRAAT Museum—my new favorite art stop.
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!?
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!
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.
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.
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.
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).
