Hi! I’m ashley (yep! in lowercase, pls) and I’m a non-binary woman (may sound oxymoronic but if you have ever enjoyed the shade of a blue-green crayon you can surely appreciate the paradox of my gender) who really fucking loves to make stuff.

Making stuff helps me to slow my roll and leave the anxious chatter of my mind to drop down, down, down into the wild animal of my body who, turns out, is truly obsessed with the sensory delights.

Texture and color! Shape and line! Dappled, dancing light.

Creating gives me space to process my thoughts and feelings. It helps me tap into curiosity, delight and expand my capacity to work in collaboration with the unknown (a skill we as humans need now more than ever).

I used to be a Montessori teacher by day and an artist on nights and weekends, but it was a recipe for burnout. Besides, I could only hear myself tell my students: “Follow your interests!” for so long before I took my own advice more fully!!

I am a former Know It All. A neurodivergent, tender-hearted queer. A community organizer. A creative coach. A published poet. An internationally-collected artist. A feral cat mom and a lover of libraries.

I’ve got great sleep hygiene with the glaring exception of my nightly reddit scroll (hey, who doesn’t love a good rabbit hole?!) I am a total coffee snob.

I share and sell my art because it brings me a lot of joy and meaning to make it, and I know most of what I make does not really belong to me but to you, somewhere, out in the world. Nothing delights me more than when you find yourself in my work!!   

Wanna see for yourself? Shop my art here!