08/24/2026
Today is the very first day in a solid 3 weeks that I have felt good enough to get up and work. Though it has been a difficult journey, my body demanded that I rest. During that rest I have been journaling A LOT. I’ve also been reading, learning, digging up decade old journals and sketchbooks from my high school years as an artist. Thanks to young Alexis for documenting everything, I’ve had the pleasure of learning so much from her. The way she explored her curiosities so fearlessly, created with no promise of perfection, but with the promise of sincerity. It’s so easy to just continue working nonstop, to lose yourself in the hustle and grind, but that becomes avoidance. And what you ignore only gets worse.
This rest was a significant sign that not only must I set intentional time to nurture myself, but nurture the artist that I am. To reconnect with my purpose, my values, and become more expansive.
In a world where superficiality is praised and we are being conditioned to accept lies as our reality, I choose to be a part of something greater that is real and intentional. I choose to allow myself to become a vessel for something greater than me.
And Garden of Aries is exactly that— a GARDEN. It must be watered, tended to, and maintained in order for things to GROW. My garden may be a sweet escape from reality for some, but for me, it’s my life. It’s my heart. It’s my world where we don’t have to fight to matter. Where pain and hardship can become beauty. Where women are met and loved exactly as they are. No performance, just a powerful declaration over who they ARE.
If you should be my next muse, I want you to know that your story and the fact that you’ve chosen me to honor it through my artistry means everything to me. I hold so much love and excitement for all of the incredible women I still have yet to meet that will someday become a flower in my garden.
Thank you so much for being with me through everything since the beginning.
-Alexis