Every Sketch is a Story

Your story is waiting to be drawn

I believe that every sketch we make is a story.
Tender, reverent, and uniquely our own.

Not simply a likeness, but a quiet act of devotion.
Not merely a practice, but a presence.
Not just a drawing, but a dialogue between self and wild.

Each line is a thread, tugged from the deep well of cellular memory, of ancient intuition, of presence and wonder.
Every pencil or paint stroke is a breath.
Every breath a connection.

To sketch a bird, a hare, a tree,
is to say: I see you.
I honour you.
You are not forgotten.

I saw an owl. I observed deeply. I imagined my own wings.
I became part owl.
And now, on my page, is not just owl, but owl and me.

In a world that tells us to hurry, to strive, to perfect—this is my rebellion.
Slow. Sacred. Wild. Sketch. Story.

I draw to remember the old ways, of necessary connection to our wild kin.
I draw to soften the noise so I can hear them speak.
I draw to reweave what has been frayed in this ancient tapestry:
my connection to land, to the long lineage of my mothers,
to the wild being in the hedge and the wild being in my heart.

This is art-making as self-care.
As return.
As reconnection.
To place. To purpose. To the wild and wondrous pulse of life that thrums and hums in all things.
To which we are all a part of, not apart from.

This is my invitation to you, wild heart.

You don’t need to be perfect.
You just need to begin.
To look closely. Deeply.
To stay curious. Courageous. Compassionate.
To hold a pencil with love in your heart.

You are already part of the story.
And your story is waiting to be drawn.

We need your story, your art, now more than ever. During the hardest times is when art is even more important, a respite, a way to foster resilience, and a connection to what matters - right here, right now, the wild in your heart, the wild you share the world with. Let me help you connect to your wild, creative self.