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On Wednesday, I tagged along with my husband for a work trip up to Boston for the day. Before moving to Virginia, we lived in Massachusetts for a little over four years, and I hadn’t been back to the city (or seen our former co-workers) since we moved five and a half years ago. It […]
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I’m really not interested in writing a long narrative about my trip to Iceland. Not because it isn’t deserving (duh, it so is), but because I don’t have the energy to think about descriptive phrases and uncommon adjectives to use in my write-up. And frankly, ‘amazing’ and ‘awesome’ would just get overused. Instead, I’ve put […]
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After spending the past two weeks in Iceland, France, and Belgium, I’ve returned home and have gotten back to my old life. Except I’m not the same as I was before. Sure, I spent my 32nd birthday in Reykjavik so I am a little older, and I toured around Normandy for a day to learn […]
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Last month, my husband and I took our sort-of annual trip to the Adirondacks with my in-laws. Just a few days in the mountains with no cell coverage, no wifi, no Starbucks. I colored in my Enchanted Forest coloring book, read two books, and napped (!!!), sometimes more than once in a day. Basically, it […]
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That said, my bright-eyed dreams of being a California girl inspire my art from every angle. As a professional photographer I can't bring palm trees and warm sunsets to Virginia in January, but I can let those things play a role in my artwork.
I tend to favor a mix of pastel and bright colors reminiscent of southern California and the 1960s, wildflowers that might have been found in a hippie's flower crown, and lettering that has a little bit of flair to keep it whimsical.
Hi, I'm Alicia.
