I remember it well...I was on vacation with distant family in Encinitas, California, and we went to this amazing little gem of a shop called "Made In Earth," which is a natural stone jeweler, and their location also has an array of larger agate slices an…

That's a great question! I think the easiest way to tell if a crystal is real quartz or resin, is to check the temperature of the crystals. Real quartz feels cool to the touch, even at room temperature. A resin crystal will feel lukewarm like plastic. Al…

When I first moved to Texas 8 years ago, I was interested in learning everything I could about yoga, and I ended up taking two training courses totaling 500 hours for my registered yoga teacher certification. I also took a yoga philosophy course at the U…

It's not me virtue signaling when I say that I honestly feel guilty every time I throw away another bag of trash. 

Our way of garbage collecting makes it super easy to forget where our trash goes after it gets whisked away by city workers. We never have …

I moved to the greater Austin area 9+ years ago and it has been a truly transformative journey, especially with regards to my art.

I have been an artist since very early childhood, picking up a pen and drawing at age three, and then attending Saturday ar…

My least favorite quality about resin is that it can yellow when exposed to UV light over time. This means that if you display a resin artwork on the wall in a space where it is exposed to direct sunlight, it will slowly yellow over time. This is mostly …