Journals

A watercolor painting of assorted purple, pink, and yellow flowers with green leaves on a white background. The flowers are scattered across the pages of a sketchbook.
Painting of a beach scene with people under colorful umbrellas and others relaxing on the sand and near the water, with a distant sailboat on Lake Michigan and green trees in the background.
A watercolor painting of a beach scene divided into two scenes. The left side depicts two people sitting under a blue and white striped umbrella, facing the ocean, with beach chairs and a hat, sunglasses, and toys. The right side shows a woman in a b
A watercolor painting of a woman in a swimsuit at the beach on the left, and two women in dresses with hats standing outdoors among flowers on the right.
A colorful, hand-drawn illustration of flamingos by water, split into two scenes, one with a green landscape and the other with a more arid, sandy environment, both featuring flamingos standing or wading.
A hand-drawn picture of a giraffe standing on grass with a blue sky and green trees in the background, shown twice side by side with slight variations.
A side-by-side comparison of a children's painting of wind turbines and a farm scene. The left side is a sketch on white paper, and the right side is a colorful painted version with wind turbines, a small red barn, a house, clouds, and blue sky.
A painted landscape depicting wind turbines on the left, and farms with silos and barns on the right, under a blue sky.
Painting of a farm landscape with a house, trees, a field, and a road sign under a blue sky with white clouds, split into two halves with slight differences.
Watercolor painting of lemon slices on white paper, arranged in a pattern with some halves and quarters, in shades of yellow, pink, and orange.
Watercolor sketch featuring an open window with plants, a can labeled 'Daily Dry,' a cup with a straw, a fried chicken drumstick, a dozen ducks walking near a pond, and various food items like watermelon packaging and brownie slices, with handwritten

For the past five years, I have carried a drawing journal with me wherever I go. These journals capture moments of gratitude, motherhood, daily life, everyday objects, family history, and even a global pandemic. They are deeply personal to me; I often make my own journals and small books by hand. Over time, this practice has become a way for me to process experiences and preserve stories. My journals serve as an ongoing act of storytelling and memory-keeping.