Meet the Artist
My journey into maternal health began with the births of my own children. I experienced two home births that felt completely different, opening my eyes to how deeply birth can shape a family’s experience. Those experiences led me to become a birth doula, where I had the privilege of supporting families across Maryland during some of the most transformative moments of their lives.
Around the same time, I found my way back to art after years of believing it no longer had a place in my life. While breastfeeding my daughter, I enrolled in a local doula training, and something unexpected happened. As I learned about birth, advocacy, and the postpartum experience, I also rediscovered my creativity. Painting became a way to process what I was learning, what I had lived, and what I witnessed in the families I served.
I’ve been painting ever since…
Art gave me a voice I had struggled to find. It allowed me to tell stories that words alone couldn’t fully capture and to honor the everyday moments that so often go unnoticed.
Today, I create artwork that celebrates pregnancy, birth, postpartum, lactation, babywearing, and the quiet strength found in community. My paintings are inspired by real stories from parents, birth workers, and advocates whose experiences deserve to be seen, remembered, and celebrated.
As both an artist and maternal health advocate, I believe art has the power to make invisible work visible. The countless acts of nurturing, feeding, comforting, grieving, healing, and advocating deserve to be documented with the same care and reverence as any historic event.
My work is about more than motherhood. It is about connection, the people who show up for one another, and the communities that help carry families through every season of life.
Recently, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition called multiple sclerosis (MS). As I navigate life as a mother, artist, and person living with MS, my perspective continues to evolve. This journey has deepened my appreciation for the human body’s resilience, the importance of compassionate support, and the beauty that can still be found in everyday moments. While MS has become part of my story, it does not define it. Instead, it has strengthened my commitment to creating art that reflects hope, connection, and the many ways we continue to care for one another through life’s challenges.
Through each painting, I hope to spark meaningful conversations about maternal health, celebrate those who care for others, and preserve stories that deserve to be remembered. My hope is that everyone who encounters my work feels seen, valued, and reminded that ordinary moments often become the most extraordinary parts of our lives.