Art to

inspire joy

Welcome to Hope Sunshine Courage Studio!

At Hope Sunshine Courage Studio every piece begins with a spark of joy. My art is about experimenting with courage, finding hope even on gray days, and bringing a little sunshine from my heart to your walls. I create art that’s personal and made to lift your spirit.

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AB and I decided to color hunt on our mother-daughter shopping trip on Michigan Ave yesterday- we looked for a different color each hour- how did we do?? ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
“The measure of achievement is not winning awards. It’s doing something that you appreciate, something you believe is worthwhile.” Julia Child Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 31: Award The last drawing of this month-long challenge,
“Life and Thought have gone away Side by side, Leaving doors and windows wide. Careless tenants they!” from The Deserted House by Alfred Lord Tennyson Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 30: Vacant #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktober2025
“Tomorrow, though I will run behind, Arms out to catch her, she’ll tilt then balance wide Of my reach, till distance makes her small, Smaller, beyond the place I stop and know That to teach her I had to follow And when she learned I had t
“The bones of the soul are indestructible” from Women Who Run With the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 28: Skeletal #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktoberchallenge2025 #inktober2025 #inktoberskel
“It is hard to imagine a civilization without onions; in one form or another their flavor blends into almost everything in the meal except the dessert.” Julia Child Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 27: Onion #hopesunshinecourage #inktober
“The problems of puzzles are very near the problems of life, our whole life is solving puzzles. If you are hungry, you have to find something to eat. But everyday problems are very mixed — they’re not clear. The Cube’s problem
“Genius is talent set on fire by courage.” Henry van Dyke Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 25: Inferno #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktoberchallenge2025 #inktober2025 #inktoberinferno #findingcourage
“We ride tonight, witches!” Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 24: Rowdy Inspired by Steph #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktoberchallenge2025 #inktober2025 #inktoberrowdy #witches #witchesnightout
“My fancies are fireflies, - Specks of living light twinkling in the dark” from Fireflies, by Rabindranath Tagore Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 23: Firefly #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge2025 #inktoberfir
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” Christopher Robin to Winnie the Pooh Inktober Challenge 2025; Day 22: Button Inspired by VB #hopesunshinecourage #inktober #inktoberchallen