Small Joys: 100 Days of Healing Flowers

This summer, I’m beginning a new body of botanical work.

Each day, I’ll create a small 5 x 7 in. botanical painting using color palettes designed to evoke joy, warmth and emotional restoration. These paintings are also part of a personal healing practice.

After breast cancer surgery, I developed neuropathy in my fingers, which changed the way I work and the amount of time I can comfortably spend painting. Instead of pushing against those limits, I wanted to create a practice that honors them. So for the next 100 days, I’ll spend about 20 minutes a day creating small floral works built through ink drawing, acrylic color and other media.

This project is an exploration of:

- healing through repetition

- color as emotional care

- sustainable creativity

- finding joy in small daily acts

I’m excited to share this series with you as the series unfolds this summer!