Finding love, light, and hope through adversity
At 33, I was a married mother of two, building a life.
Then my mom killed herself.
My dad sank into a depression so deep he began trying to end his own life, and I spent every day fighting to save him.
I moved to another state to salvage my marriage, only to find myself a single mother of two in a new place—far from friends and community—struggling not just to survive, but to ensure that my boys thrived.
These are my stories of finding hope while feeling lost,
of seeing light in the darkness,
and of finding joy through sadness.
I’ve been writing about my journey for years. Just as many years were needed to get to a place where I felt strong enough to share so openly. I hope reading my stories not only helps you through your own struggles, but I want others to feel less alone, isolated, and abnormal as I did all that time.
My work is a reflection of resilience and renewal—combining the fluidity of waves, captured on iridescent aluminum, with reclaimed wood, once discarded and now made beautiful again. Each piece symbolizes transformation, showing that even what is broken can find new purpose and beauty.