In full transparency (and at the risk of sounding like the lamest human ever), reconnecting with my inner five-year-old has without fail been the best thing I’ve done as an adult.

Let me paint you a picture: young me, happily spending hours drawing, painting, or giving my childhood bedroom a new makeover every other week (because why not, right?). If I wasn’t covered in paint or elbow-deep in a pile of bold-patterned clothes, I was probably organizing my collection of coloured pencils or sparkly bangles. There was a calm in the quiet, a peace in the mess and unfiltered joy—the kind you can only find when you’re not really trying, you’re just in the flow.

Fast forward a few decades (hello, adulting) and, well, you know the drill. A busy healthcare career, endless social obligations, and the adulting responsibilities came calling. The hum of creativity? It didn’t disappear—it just got quieter. Really quiet. But…the word of the year is BACK YOURSELF (yeah I know it’s two words, get off your high horse). And for me, that means making space for that inner five-year-old girl and the things that make her, her.

I’m not chasing sales, making friends with algorithms or forcing some polished version of “success”- that’s not my vibe. You know what is? An afternoon creating in my beautiful home, surrounded by colour-drenched Pinterest inspo boards, with paint-splattered hands and a playlist full of 90’s throwbacks and some 80’s disco jams.

For me, creating is the feeling of coming home after a long day of being everywhere but where I want to be.

The art I make? It's an extension of that.

So, if you’re here and you’re feeling a little spark of curiosity about what I’m up to, welcome to my world.