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.
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.
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.
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.
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!).
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.
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.
work in progress RISO Meetup Magic I’m usually way too shy to talk to people, but thanks to risograph (my new secret superpower), I made real-life art friends! Bonus: I gave out Something Long and it made people smile.
work in progress Printing Day at Spudnik Press I finally printed Something Long! One upside-down file and one ink surprise later, I still had so much fun.
work in progress Ready to Print Something Long! Tomorrow’s the big day—I’m finally printing Something Long! All the layout puzzles are solved and files are ready to go.
work in progress Still Drawing Something Long I’ve already drawn 17 long things for my Something Long book—and I’m still going. Maybe winter shadows next? Or… ear hair?
work in progress Why I’ve Been Able to Post a Blog for 100 Days in a Row I’ve posted 100 blogs in 100 days! The reason? Morning Pages. I write out all my messy thoughts every morning—and blog ideas come out, too.
work in progress Getting Riso-Ready with Spectrolite I’m getting ready for a riso printing session at Spudnik Press this weekend—and this magical little app called Spectrolite is saving my brain.
work in progress "Something Long" Might Actually Happen After a risograph workshop sparked new energy, I finally found a way to bring my long-shelved zine project back to life—with a snake book twist!
work in progress Charlie Yellow’s First Sticker Is On the Way! I finally made my very first Charlie Yellow sticker! It’s me, hugging a giant fish (as one does). Can’t wait to stick it everywhere.
work in progress Astor Hall: A Peaceful Work Spot in the Big City Tried working at Astor Hall for the first time and was instantly obsessed. So much space! So stylish! So… productive!?
work in progress Back to Riso! at Spudnik Press I visited Spudnik Press for the first time to take a RISO 101 workshop—and ended up discovering a powerful new tool that made printing easier and way more fun!
work in progress Power Rangers Everyone! Yesterday’s pose sketches turned into a team of random little heroes. They’re silly—and I love them.
work in progress Power Poses, But Make It Cute I’m practicing dynamic poses using a Japanese art book. Trying to be powerful… but, like, in a soft and slightly awkward way.
work in progress Mission: No Search I went a whole day without searching, scrolling, or asking AI anything. My brain felt weird. And not in a peaceful way.
