Hey, I'm Becca!

I've loved creating things for as long as I can remember. Even as a little girl I was always making something with my hands, figuring out how things worked, and picking up different creative skills, and that love of art eventually led me to major in it in college. There was a time when I was actually pretty good at it!

I'm also AuDHD, which means I'm autistic and have ADHD, and I'm very much a kinesthetic learner. I've always learned best by actually doing things, so creative outlets have been a really important part of my life. Whether I'm crocheting, drawing, painting, or working out how to bring an idea to life, there's something about the process of making that I genuinely need and enjoy. I've explored all kinds of interests over the years, some of which stuck around longer than others, and I've finally made peace with the fact that I don't have to choose just one craft for the rest of my life.

Somewhere along the way, though, I stopped creating things myself as much. As AI became more accessible, I found myself relying on it more and more to make artwork and other creative things for me. I don't think AI is inherently bad (I'm using it to help build this website, after all), but I realized I'd gotten so used to technology doing things for me that I wasn't using my own abilities nearly as much, and I missed that.

So as part of some intentional lifestyle changes, I'm bringing hands-on creativity back into my everyday life. I want to get back into drawing and painting, learn watercolor, improve my hand lettering, and eventually create my own illustrations for the things I make, including my puzzle books. Honestly, the hardest part has been rebuilding my confidence, because when you go years without practicing something it's surprisingly easy to doubt whether you can still do it. I'm not starting this because I've mastered everything. I'm starting it because I want to do the things I love again, learn some new ones, and share what happens, including the projects that turn out a little questionable and the moments I wonder what I've gotten myself into. Lol!

My faith is a big part of who I am, and I don't want to tuck it away just because this isn't only a faith-based business. My relationship with Yah influences how I live and what I choose to make, sometimes very directly, like my Scripture word search books and Yahweh word art, and other times just in the perspective I bring. I've been thinking a lot about learning to be content in the season I'm in while still being willing to grow, and I don't believe those have to be opposites. I want to bloom where I'm planted, even while I'm working toward things that haven't happened yet.

I've also been learning that creativity doesn't always need an end goal beyond enjoying it. It's easy for me to start asking whether a project could become a book or a business, and while I do love making things other people can use, I don't want every interest to turn into another obligation. Sometimes I just want to sit down with my paints and see what happens. If you've gotten busy with life and convinced yourself you're not creative anymore, or you've always wanted to try something but felt intimidated by all the polished work online, I'd love for this to be a place that nudges you to give it a go.

Down the road I'd love to create things like AuDHD-friendly planners, faith-based planners, Scripture study resources, and creative journals, hopefully with my own illustrations. Those are ideas I'm excited about rather than promises, and I'm leaving myself room to figure out what works as I go.