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painted 9/2/2026 go to istanbul | visit my sketchbook | more visual art I felt this image viscerally on the day I landed in istanbul from berlin — right after I exited the metro station at Kadıköy — and felt the sea breeze, the seagulls, the ferry horns,…

visit my sketchbook | more visual art I think I bought water soluble color pencils in multiple shades of blue that day from modulor in berlin (extremely dangerous place!!!)

painted: marseille | visit my sketchbook | more visual art during my long weeks in marseille, I walked by the sea at midnight — and the ferris wheel, and the dwindling party people, and the gelato stations — and felt comforted by the watery darkness, the…

completed: august 18 2026 visit my sketchbook | more visual art I have accessed this place in my visual practice in which I don’t plan, or sketch, or think about what to paint; I just turn inwards and see an image inside of me, and then I let my hands find

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to practice the precision of meeting ourselves in every moment, giv…

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to explore the power of containers for holding complexity: the both…

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below: explore this artifact purpose — explore how relating to your creative practice with the metaphorical…

on creative process | from my sketchbook I used to believe that my creative practice was something that lived deep within me, at the very heart center — like an inner refuge or sanctuary that I could retreat to, when the outside world felt like too much.…

from marseille | visit my sketchbook I painted this on my last day in marseille, as a gift for my friend Zeynep’s 18 month old baby, Talya.

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to see your creative practice, your perspective, and your existence…

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to create an energetic space where you feel held by your inherent s…

from marseille | visit my sketchbook I learned that in french it’s called coeur de boeuf which literally means “heart of beef.” the ones that grow in south of France are almost too beautiful to eat, and when you cut them, they bleed. my friends have a gar…

my podcast: botanical studies of internet magic listen on spotify / listen on apple saying hello, after a while. this is a quick note just to check-in, and share some ideas, intentions, and possibilities for this next season of this podcast / audio channe…

from marseille | visit my sketchbook last week was my first week alone in Marseille, without my hosts; my first week alone in a long time — and while I would be lying if I say that I didn’t feel terrible for most of it, I did set an intention to myself to…

visit my sketchbook | more visual work some pages from my sketchbook that I made these last months, which were such a blur. these moments ground me in beauty I saw, felt, made. before this: was drawing through a life rupture.

earlier this spring I did an interview about going Quietly Public with Carolyn Yoo for her newsletter, SEE YOU.

visit my sketchbook | marseille hello there. after weeks and months of being thrown around inside an excruciatingly painful time warp, I’ve found a sweaty, sticky, slow landing in marseille for the summer. here’s my first drawing I painted in my sketchboo…

more from my sketchbook hello there.

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to create space for comfort and pleasure in the here and now, in re…

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to create gentle experimental, observational containers and process…

this series is created for my collaboration with Lux of Ceremony for their communal writing practice, Atmospheres, based on the 36 decans of the astrological year.

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to shift the focus from seeking transparency to seeking possibility…

this series is created for my collaboration with Lux of Ceremony for their communal writing practice, Atmospheres, based on the 36 decans of the astrological year.

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact did I mention that I’m an adrenaline junkie?

this series is created for my collaboration with Lux of Ceremony for their communal writing practice, Atmospheres, based on the 36 decans of the astrological year.

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact purpose — to notice your relationship with pain — and to bring awareness to t…

artifacts are metaphorical-poetic teachings for navigating the creative life, released as a part of labyrinth library. you can listen to an excerpt below ~ explore this artifact it wasn’t until creating this artifact that I understood something about fire…