It started with a question I couldn't stop asking myself: why do we save the important things for special occasions?
Love, I mean. We save it for anniversaries and Valentine's Day and once-in-a-while big gestures. But what about the Tuesday when nothing's happening? The random Wednesday when you just want to remind someone they're important to you?
That's where the prints started.
"Love belongs in the ordinary moments. Not just the big days — every day."
It Starts with Ink on Paper
Every piece I create begins the same way: with a pen in my hand and a blank sheet in front of me. No iPad. No Procreate. No fancy software. Just me, a pencil, and the thing I want to say.
There's something about hand-lettering that you can't replicate digitally. The slight variations in pressure. The way the ink flows differently depending on the paper. The happy accidents that happen when your hand moves faster than your brain. Those aren't flaws. They're proof that a person made this.
I started making these pieces for myself, honestly. I needed to see the words "love lives here" in my own handwriting every morning. I needed the reminder. And I figured if I needed it, maybe someone else did too.
The Message Comes First
Here's the thing about love-themed art: the message has to earn its place. I'm not interested in making things that just look pretty. I want every piece to actually mean something to whoever sees it.
That's why most of my prints are simple. "Love Lives Here." "You Are Loved." "Live with Love." They're not complicated. They don't need to be. The power isn't in the design — it's in the reminder.
When you hang a print that says "You Are Loved" in your entryway, you see it every time you come home. When you give one to a friend who's going through it, they see it every morning. That's the point. Not a one-time moment, but an everyday reminder.
Made in Iowa, Shared with the World
I'm based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Not exactly the art capital of the world, but that's kind of the point. I'm not interested in trends or what's cool in Brooklyn. I'm interested in steady, honest work that comes from a real place.
Everything gets made here in the Midwest — designed, printed, packed, and shipped from a small studio. It's not glamorous, but it's mine. And every piece that leaves here carries a piece of that intention.
So that's the story. Nothing fancy. Just someone who wanted to make things that remind people love is worth talking about. Worth showing. Worth living with, every single day.