The Sparrow’s Nest

Wrapping up 2020 It is such a weird concept to me. 2020. And now here we are at the end of it. This year has been the craziest yet. Never in my wildest dreams did I think our country would find itself in the middle of a pandemic. On lock down with so much unknown. Panic setting in only to lead to a toilet paper shortage?!?!  When it all started happening I was terrified. Not so much of the virus but not knowing, and not feeling safe. It definitely pulled me out of my bubble. Not enough for me to...

I wanted to start this year off my answering a question I get all the time. Well, I guess it’s two questions. The obligatory what do you do? Always followed by oh wow, how did you get into that?  Let’s go back to 2015. I was working as a legal advocacy manager for a domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) advocacy group. My office was out of the District Attorney’s building and one of my jobs was to read through all of the arrest reports for DV & SA. I would then reach out to the person who was...

In the evening, just after the golden hour when the yellows and golds begin to fade, the pinks, oranges, and reds take over the sky. The darkness creeps up at a slow pace and creating  sillhouettes of the trees and rooftops. Inspiration takes flight and in my brain I begin to create a shadow box collection. To bring into existence the beauty I see in the best way I know how. 

I wake, peel one eye open and see the lightest tint of blue out my window. Oh good, I think to myself. I haven’t overslept. I reach out for my phone and elbow my sleeping husband. Whoops. 5:53 the clock stares at me. I take it closer and shove it under my pillow. I have two more minutes until my first alarm goes off. I envy those people that can get up without hitting snooze 15 times or have to set multiple alarms. I am most certainly not one of those people. So I close my eyes and drift off...