Paintings for feeling more
fully alive inside your own life.
For belonging more wholly and unapologetically to yourself.
The subjects
change; my curiosity does not.
I paint the emotions, scenes, objects and parts of myself that won’t leave me alone.
Instead of shaming them or pushing them away, I practice meeting them with curiosity and acceptance through my creative process — grief, joy, flowers, pop culture moments, artifacts of girlhood, abstract shapes and colors I cannot get enough of, whatever is calling to me, I follow.
The work changes because I myself am changing. I don't believe an artist has to stay inside one box to have a coherent practice.
You don’t need to be qualified
to invite art into your life.
You don’t need to know lots about the art world to know what artwork makes you pause and feel something.
Something that reminds you of yourself. Something that makes your home and daily life feel more like yours. Something you wanna keep looking at.
That kind of knowing counts too.
Hi! I’m ashley —
a queer, Montessori-trained educator, author, and multidisciplinary artist & mentor for creatives.
Making art is my way of collaborating with the unknown. It’s a way for me to practice choosing curiosity and pleasure over overwhelm and despair.