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A space where I can share freely, and you can get a closer look inside my mind.

Thanks for being here with me <3

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Hi, How are you feeling today?

I hope you’re doing well and that your time on my blog can give you a moment to slow down. Life has been nonstop for many of us and it can be hard to slow down & soak in the moment.

My bestie and I have been talking about how we feel like we’re navigating life like lil snails. Sometimes it feels like being a snail roaming peacefully & minding your business but then you meet someone who throws salt by your side. Sometimes a few grains, sometimes multiple. Parts of you sizzle from it and that pain stays for awhile. Maybe even leaves some scars. But you survive it and keep being soft again with your friends and the grass taste a bit sweeter.

Other times life feels more like being a snail in its shell, clinging onto some shaky leaf somewhere. Healing inward. And when you finally peek back outside, the world feels painfully loud. But if we don’t come back out, all that remains is the shell while the world keeps moving around you.

I wanted to share this because often when we're met with pain & toxicity, we can become hard & cruel. But I think there's something beautiful about continuing to move through life with kindness and softness anyway. <3

So I wish you a string of days where you can look back and think, "today was a good day, a happy one"

Life has been full of changes for me lately. Lots of silliness and coziness too heheh. But Sometimes change can make us feel so uncomfy and anxious, & I always remind myself that change is how we evolve and grow

I believe in Authenticity above everything. All this time I’ve spent laughing, crying, creating, sharing happiness, letting go… & to watch it all grow into something even more beautiful. :) These moments in my life are like a treasure. ️ Happy 2 be here. <3
I’ll keep doing my best so I can keep evolving !!

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Wishing stars falling through my mind.. <3

Some of my recent paintings

I've been working on~

Current Fav: XG

XG and their styling have been inspiring me so much lately! They make me want to add more color to my wardrobe and art. I always feel so happy listening to their music too :) They’re a Japanese group and I dream of designing clothes for them one day. <3! If anyone else here is an XG fan, my bias is Chisa and Hinata but I love all the members so much.

digital collages I made for bleenx !
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A graphic I made for fun.. thought about maybe using it on clothes. Prolly won't so now it'll live here <3

The fun thing about art is that you can always get better and improve your skills.

There always something new I want to make. I never get bored & I'm always striving to reach a new level!

As an artist who spends a lot of time sitting down making my art, I wanted to start a more physical activity and picked up learning choreo / going to dance class recently. Will share dance moves once I make some progress haha :3

Over the past year I got into turning my “junk” into journal art pieces ✂️✨ I started saving all the little overlooked things in my life like stickers, receipts, candy wrappers, random scraps, and remixing them into collages.

Here are a few scans of some recent ones. I have a lot more I’ve made and I’ll keep sharing them here :3

Every month my friends and I meet for an art and show + tell night. Nights like this feel healing, and I’m really grateful to have this kind of community in my life. Being around such artistic and loving friends fills my heart up :)

I love listening to this mix when I’m working on my art, it makes it feel like I’m inside a video game lol 🎮✨

Painting on these pants!
I'm really liking how these are coming out :3

Lately my mental health has been feeling more balanced. I’ve been taking time to rest when I need it and letting myself create again just for fun.

But I’ll be honest. Recently I felt really triggered by everything happening with ICE and the state of the world. When I was a kid, I was separated from my mother and family for many years because of immigration issues. Seeing children go through similar experiences, or even worse, brings up a lot of emotions for me.

It’s a very long story, and maybe I’ll share it more fully on my blog another time. But lately I’ve been thinking a lot about little Nagi. I cried a lot remembering what she went through. Growing up in foster families and without the stability of parental security was incredibly hard. Sometimes I still think about how unfair it was, and how I wish little Nagi could have had a softer, safer childhood. Because the truth is, it left me with a lot of baggage to unpack later in life.

At the same time, those experiences shaped who I am today. I worked very hard to heal, to grow, and to create the life I’m building now. I’m proud of the person I’ve become.

On a lighter note, I’ve been setting up my new spaces as I prepare for my move to Japan. It’s been a really nice change, and I feel grateful for where I’m at in life right now. I’m excited for what’s ahead. <3

Spring is coming~
The seeds I planted will begin to bloom. <3 I’ll keep finding new ways to reinvent myself while staying true to who I am. Remember, you’re never behind when you’re becoming a version of yourself that’s never existed before. :)