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09/01/2026

Before, during, and after.
Yesterday was my first workshop since Mom died.
I was both excited and trepidatious.
It took me a while to push through the brain fog to figure out how the project would flow.
So I spent a long day cleaning up the space, and the cleaner space helped my brain a bit.
Then I re-read my notes and started painting a little… realized I was making it too complicated, and re-worked the notes.
The Paint Club ladies were magnificent, supportive, and adventurous.
The workshop was fun, emotional, and rewarding.
It’s a step forward, doing something I love again.
Septembers workshop schedule is LIVE.
Sign up now, I could use the support.
Now I’ll work on getting a newsletter finished 🥴💜

08/29/2026

We are celebrating, I’m here, working…ish, did my first display in 2-months 😳 (absolutely destroyed 3 other displays in the creation of my one🥴), and it’s a beautiful Saturday!
We brought in Bad Bakers sweet rolls (sometimes referred to as Seniorita bread) and made up a batch of sparkling pineapple lemonade.
Come by after you check out the incredible Historic District Farmers Market. We’re open till 8 tonight.

08/25/2026

Went to the store yesterday with no plans, it’s time to get back a work routine.
Secretly I was kind of thinking I’d hide in the workshop.
I ended up in the Christmas room sorting and thinking, which I need. I struggled with the color combinations we had picked in January. I finally wrote them down so I could check them off, because I couldn’t remember the plan for more than 5 minutes and kept having to redo.
I’ve already shared that I’ve been struggling with my creative brain being silent, no color dreams, no painting ideas, no sign language, just blankness and blackness when I’m sleeping. No creativity yet when I’m awake, but it surprised me how I couldn’t hold color focus.
Heading in again today to finish in the Christmas room, hopefully it’ll be a little better. I’ll be working in a room full of colors & glitter, within a store full of color, it has to get better❤️‍🩹.

We had this lovely dresser that we had refinished a couple of years back in graphite with a beautiful stencil across the top and sides. We fully expected it to find someone’s home immediately because it’s beautiful and it’s solid wood with a gorgeous shape.
It did not😩.
So while I’ve been out Sabrina painted it a beautiful bright sunny Tilton (speaking of color🥰). Then she added some of Annie Sloan decoupage papers across the top and a quick finish with clear wax.
It is such a bright sunny, beautiful happy piece waiting for you 😍.

❤️

08/24/2026

I’m getting ready to go to work at the store today, I’m probably going to start with cleaning & organizing the workshop space, that will help organize my head 😳. I’m hoping seeing the paint colors will spark some painting desire.
Kate is working the store all day. Plus we’re expecting 2 pallets of holiday today, so if anything the physical work of carrying boxes will be good.
We finished this piece up a couple of months ago. It’s a beautiful small curio, perfect for a little collection, or to hold bathroom items. Sabrina painted it Greek Blue. We also had a lot of trim to recreate, we used IOD trimmings moulds & clay. Finished with clear & dark wax, gold highlights, and IOD Gilded transfers on the glass. It turned out beautifully and has already SOLD. 🥰
Thank you everyone for your kindness & support.

❤️

08/22/2026

I feel like the whole summer flew by, I blinked and it’s almost September.
I’m not sure I can adequately explain how my brain is quiet since Mom died.
I feel like I’m processing slower, none of my normal multitasking…
It’s taken me a week to write this…
I’m not ready to clean out her room, go through her clothes, or any of that yet. I’ve gone through pictures, sipped coffee in her room, talked to family, cried & laughed.
Laughing has helped a lot.
We’re going to plan our gathering for Spring.
I think it’s time to start painting next week, I’m hoping that picking up my brushes and playing with color will start to wake up my brain.
Baby step my way back into working.
The girls have done an amazing job of putting out Halloween, keeping everything going, launching the IOD Holiday release, and resolving any issues. ❤️❤️❤️
You guys have been amazing with all the support, flowers, cards, and messages.
I can’t say thank everyone enough.
I might be ready for public interactions in a couple of weeks 🥹.
Here’s some pictures of workshops from May & June.
Thank you

08/10/2026

Last Tuesday evening, after a 3 year battle against Cancer, my mom passed away.
She always had the biggest smile.
She loved meeting people, teaching sign language, traveling, the Bible, sweets, and her friends & family. She loved sharing the Bible, whether it was teaching or just discussing.
She was a beloved daughter, sister, niece, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. And she was smart! Boy was my mom smart, and funny, and clever (because there’s a difference).
If she did anything bad, it was that she loved too much, too long, the wrong men.
She went to the School for the Deaf in Nebraska & Berkeley. She made lifelong friends at school. She worked for the Federal Government - BLM, in Sacramento and TSHA in Oklahoma.
She loved music, plays, cards, bourbon, margaritas, the ocean, her Sisters in Christ, and dancing. She could sew, crochet, needlepoint, quilt, ALL of it. She was incredibly talented.
Although my Mom was deaf, she could speak well, and she was an amazing lip-reader.
My mom was fun. She laughed, a lot! She giggled. And she flirted!!!
We did not always agree, or get-along. She lived with me for the last 3 years and sometimes I felt like I had to drag her to chemotherapy, to eat, to walk.
What was so clear to me, was not to Mom.
Our memories were different. I’m working on giving myself grace.
We knew it was coming, we’d known that CanCer was going to eventually win…we just didn’t expect it to be now.
We were in the hospital for 5 weeks…4 of those weeks we were working on building up strength & endurance to start our 3rd round of chemotherapy & to come home. And then it all changed, and we were in ICU discussing Comfort Care.
I need to sit with that for a bit because I was not ready.
I’m grateful for those who were there.
I miss her.

08/05/2026

As most of you know my parents are deaf.
My first language was sign language, mom says my first word was at 6-months. It was pee-pee😂
I remember up until my mid 20’s I dreamed in sign language. Not like a silent film, there was noise all around, just that everyone signed to each other. Everyone was deaf or hearing, but signed like a deaf person.
I think I dreamed as a deaf person.
Then suddenly, after not living at home for a few years, I didn’t…my dreams shifted to talking. And my signing in real-life changed. Growing up, when interpreting for my parents, I struggled with talking at the same time as signing. I signed quickly, with my whole body, like a deaf person. I would sign the message, then talk, it wasn’t synced.
After I stopped dreaming in signs, I could sign & talk in sync, but I was slower.
I signed like an interpreter, and I dreamed as a hearing person.
Then about 10 years ago, my dreams shifted to explosions of color. Layers of color, splashes of color. If I dreamt of swimming in the ocean, I would dive into the turquoise, shift to the cobalt, I could see the indigo layer on top of the navy.
If I dreamt of the store, I would put together a display of colors, shifting things until the colors pleased me.
I think I’m dreaming like an artist.
As I write this, and with everything going on, I’m both sad & surprised. I had never really thought about the transitions, but sitting in a hospital room gives you a lot of time to reminisce.
I’m sad that I lost the beauty of seeing words in the air with emotion and life, but I am truly of the hearing world now.
I’m overwhelmed with joy that I see in color now. I feel all the feels.
What is your dream language?

The store has filled with Fall and Halloween, earlier than usual for us.
Hope you can swing by and enjoy our A/C and shop.

08/03/2026

We have been at the hospital since June 29. I feel like I’ve stepped out of the normal flow of time, needs are simple, conversations are shorter, the silences are getting heavier, our time here is wrapping up.
Our support system has been amazing, the store has gone through some amazing changes and the pictures look great.
If you get a chance to shop the store, please tell them how great everything looks.
Thanks for your support.

07/13/2026

This is not my normal post.
This page is really all about the store, workshops, everything happening in Historic Folsom.
But a couple of weeks ago my mom, who lives with us, wasn’t feeling well. We ended up at Sutter Roseville Emergency.
After a lot of testing, we were moved to Sutter Downtown for surgery. After initial recovery, we were then moved to Acute Rehab at Sutter Roseville. Mom is doing really well and working very hard to get some endurance back. Learning to walk with the walker again, get weaned off of oxygen, all the things that keep her moving around at home.
All of this has delayed her Chemotherapy, which has its issues too.
Some of you might not know that my mom is deaf and as a CODA I have been her interpreter also while we have been figuring out what is happening. Once she was moved to Acute Rehab a couple of days ago, we were able to step back a little and think about something other than mom.
It’s been difficult for all of us, and honestly I feel like I have to work on building my endurance too😳.
It is shocking to me how exhausted we are; and our complete inability to think of anything other than what do we do for mom next.
We cannot thank the team enough for all that they did while we were unavailable. The girls were amazing and the store looks fantastic. We want to thank all of you who found out what was happening and helped out.❤️
We are forever grateful to the whole Sutter hospital group - they have been amazing, thorough, kind, and supportive.
Mom has a long way to go still, and we’re not really sure what is next.
My posts might be a little more sporadic, I have to get a rhythm again. I know my creativity is not the same. I’m catching up on custom jobs, content, workshops…so much!
Thank you all for your support and understanding while we navigate recovering through this difficult time.

06/28/2026

We were gifted this already beautiful dresser, and although she (yes, she’s a she) isn’t as old as we usually favor, she had some wear that we attacked with gusto!
We started with a base coat of Honfleur giving her a rich dark base. Then we top coated with Coolabah, a eucalyptus green, sealed with white wax, softening the color. Then we dressed her up with fun items from throughout the store. She looks fantastic!
We’re open 11-5 today so you can come check it out yourself 🥰

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