Bungalow Musings
(Stories & reflections from The Bohemian Bungalow)
Single During the Holidays: A Story About Loneliness and Pie
A quiet Thanksgiving morning, a cold side of the bed, and a pie I made instead of disappearing. A soft, cinematic reflection on being single during the holidays.
Holiday Sadness: Finding Hope When the Season Feels Heavy
An honest look at holiday sadness, the ache beneath the sparkle, and the small, tender ways we choose hope anyway.
New York Fall Style: Soft Luxury and a Creative Reset
Fall in New York, vintage fur, quiet hope. This is dressing up as a form of resistance, tenderness, and emotional survival.
Starting Over After Burnout: The Quiet Art of Returning to Yourself
I disappeared for a while. Now I’m rebuilding my life in rain, rituals, and small, stubborn acts of beauty.
Soft Productivity: A Gentle Return To Creativity And Discipline
I chased perfection and lost my way. Now I build slower, softer, and let discipline feel beautiful again.
How to Style Statement Pieces
I stopped saving my bold pieces for “someday.” This is how I make statement fashion feel wearable every day.
Being Bohemian in New York’s Suburbs: A Creative Life on the Hudson
How I embrace bohemian living in New York’s suburbs—blending creativity, style, and intention along the Hudson.
Gallery-Ready: My New York Art Show Debut and the Ritual of Becoming
For my debut New York art show, I got ready like I was becoming. Silk, curls, courage. This is how I stepped into my artist era.
After My New York Art Show Install: How I’m Practicing Self-Care Before Opening Night
I disappeared in my art studio for weeks, then hung my art on a cafe’s gallery wall. This is what happened in the silence after.
How I’m Prepping for My New York Art Show on a Shoestring Budget
The story of preparing for an art show on a budget. A story about resourcefulness, making it work with limited resources, and getting savvy on a shoestring budget.
Fragments of Becoming: The Stories Behind the Art
I didn’t just paint these pieces—I lived them. This is the cost of becoming. These are the stories behind the artworks in my debut New York show, offered in color and confession.
Snapshots of Becoming: A Summer of Healing and Homecoming
Last summer I was a ghost in pearls, mistaking performance for healing. Now I’m rebuilding through quiet rituals—a slow, sacred return to myself, one small moment at a time.
ART GIRL STYLE: What I Wear When I’m Not Painting And The Stories Behind Them
The outfits I wear when not painting and how the shape the woman I’m becoming.
The Sunday Loaf: A Sweet Potato Loaf and the Art of Soft Survival
On a quiet April Sunday, I baked a sweet potato loaf not for perfection, but for peace. A tender reflection on grief, survival, and soft hope.
7 Things Things I Romanticize (So I Don’t Fall Apart)
These are the things I romanticize—not because life is perfect, but because I need something to hold onto.
The Making of a Painter: A Hudson Valley Abstract Artist’s Story
A Hudson Valley Abstract Expressionist’s Journey Back to Herself