The Toxic Spiral of Looking for Purpose in Suffering

I made a promise I intend to keep with every fiber of my being: if I got a second chance at all the things I loved and took for granted, I wouldn’t waste it this time on fear and self-doubt. I was gonna live.

TW: Religious Abuse | The deadly consequences of silence

2024 | acrylic on canvas | 20cm x 20 cm

This Tickaversary post is purposely, joyously, and miraculously late. I had a feeling long ago that it might be, and I began so many...

"Mochirella" - Homemade dairy-free mozzarella sticks without gluten, soy, corn, nuts, or preservatives

This Leaf | A Poem by Joyclam

2023 | recycled materials | 27" x 15"

Can I respect everything in its season – winter, exhaustion, rest, grief? Can I honor Sabbath, transition, liminal spaces, unknowing?

2023 | marker on paper | 7" x 5"

recycle | repurpose | revive

Post-Coronial dystopia

2022 | digital media

In the war at home, I honor the sanctity of grief. My grief. Their grief. Your grief. Our grief.

Tricks and Treats for Getting Off Antidepressants (not-medical advice from not-a-doctor)