05/25/2026
I finished this beautiful project the other day! I want to get back to sharing regularly, but know that I’ve been doing a ton of work behind the scenes, working 24/7 on my biggest project yet along all these other commissions and side projects (more to come on top secret project later 🤫).
We live in a culturally diverse part of town, with wonderfully sweet neighbors who come from many walks of life, with a lot of rich cultural history. This box is also right next to an elementary school, and near one of the biggest intersections in our city, so I really wanted to take this opportunity to celebrate the rich community here and hope that it inspired kids walking to school each morning to be uniquely themselves. 🌺
The front, with the girl, is a photo taken by Ludovic Delot, of a young girl with the rose crown, which reminded me so much of Frida Kahlo, I had to add a nod to her with the gold behind her head from my painting years ago.
The back with the cactus flower represents all the different colors and types of people. It represents the joy and beauty of belonging and the central focus of the design together. It represents beauty in diversity and strength in resilience when we stand tall together.
Special thanks to for my beautiful doodle method help! It was the most beautiful doodle, I had a hard time painting over it. 😍😍