
“A Splash of Self” circa September 2020 I remember that moment quite well actually, I think down to the register I was at. It’s weird how much has changed in the last three years. It was also quite strange reading this back and knowing the things I do now, because today I was holding that…

The Drawing Explained I tend to shy away from talking about anger because it’s almost always accompanied by some layer of guilt: You don’t have it bad enough…get over it…it’s your fault you feel this way… The list goes on, sigh. But I don’t think anger itself is bad—it’s one of our core emotions. What…

Caption Drawings I did while processing recovered memories (sorry to everyone coming here from @a.c.brooke: you may see some reposts of reels, trying to get all Paper Birds related stuff in one place. I feel like this short video really embodies how that fall felt.

The Drawing Explained I’m actually really looking forward to exploring this subject more because it’s something I’ve carried a fair amount of guilt for for a long time. Because that negative belief is so imbedded in me, sometimes I forget how harmful—and straight up untrue—it is until I say it out loud. I remember there…

When words don’t work This is one of the things I’m most excited to use this account for: Dissecting the drawings I did while processing everything. I think when talking about something that feels so abstract, illustrations can really act as a huge aid. From time to time, I’m going to be sharing the various…