LIVING IN FULL BLOOM
Living in full bloom is about noticing beauty, tending what we love, and letting life’s colors and light unfold. These reflections celebrate creativity, the rhythms of nature, and the quiet joy found in everyday moments.
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A peek into an artists garden, filled with flowers, color and tips for creating a beautiful garden. You will learn how to attract pollinators and be inspired by color.
A mindful guide to sustainable living, eco-friendly practices, inspiring documentaries, and everyday ways to care for the earth. Gentle ideas for living in full bloom every day.
Spring’s Beauty in Bloom: National Gardening Day Edition
The Gifts of Winter. Tips for finding joy in the winter season.
Discover simple, soulful ways to embrace fall and winter with cozy rituals, creative inspiration, and mindful practices that bring more beauty and ease into the darker months.
The Benefits of Planting Trees: Ways to Celebrate Arbor Day
Spring brings such a beautiful invitation to stop, pause, appreciate, and wake up a bit. Here’s a beautiful list of my favorite ways to welcome spring that I hope you will enjoy. It's full of ideas, color, and inspiration.
Earth Day Everyday. What makes our earth so special.
Discover 11 simple, beautiful ways to create a pollinator-friendly garden that supports bees, butterflies, and birds. Artist Laura Gaffke shares seasonal tips, favorite flowers, and inspiration from her own garden to help you grow a space full of life, color, and creativity. Includes a free printable guide to bring more beauty and balance to your outdoor space.
Simple Changes to Live an Eco-Friendly Lifestyle, in Harmony with the Earth
A poetic reflection on water, nature, and artistic inspiration. Discover how ocean rhythms, mindful living, and creative practice intertwine in this Living in Full Bloom essay.
Bring your garden alive with pollinators and enjoy more beautiful flowers, fruits and vegetables.
Quiet companions for a home that lives in full bloom.
12 x 12-inch Acrylic Painting
“Sunshine for the Soul” is a little celebration of flowers, color, and the simple pleasure of being surrounded by beauty. Bright blooms spill across soft, creamy ground, with touches of coral, pink, yellow, and green creating a lively, layered garden of color.
There is something about this painting that feels happy without trying too hard. The loose brushwork and vibrant colors give it a sense of movement and spontaneity, while the warm background keeps everything feeling fresh and light.
I imagine it bringing a little bit of that feeling into a home too, the kind of painting that catches your eye when you walk into a room and makes you smile. A reminder that we can choose to surround ourselves with things that bring us joy.
Medium: Acrylic on birchwood panel
Details: This piece measures 12 x 12” and is 1 1/2” deep, the sides are painted to match and are hand-stamped with vintage text. Each piece has been hand-painted with a protective UV varnish.
Shipping: Please allow up to 7 days for your paintings to ship out of my studio. You will be provided a tracking number upon shipment. Review my shipping policies
18 x 18-inch Original Acrylic Painting
Have a Vision is an original, layered acrylic painting created as a reminder that becoming doesn’t have to be rushed or certain.
I painted this piece during a season when I needed to trust that forward movement could be quiet — that growth could happen beneath the surface, even when the path wasn’t clear. The flowing lines and lifted, wing-like forms emerged naturally, becoming a symbol of trust, renewal, and gentle becoming.
The words “Have a vision, what you dream you will become” are woven into the composition as an invitation, not a directive — a soft encouragement to imagine what’s unfolding next, without pressure to arrive.
Medium: Acrylic on birchwood panel
Details: This piece measures 18 x 18” and is 1” deep, the sides are painted to match and are hand-stamped with vintage text. Each piece has been hand-painted with a protective UV varnish. It comes wired and ready to hang.
Shipping: Please allow up to 7 days for your paintings to ship out of my studio. You will be provided a tracking number upon shipment. Great care and love are taken in packaging and shipping my work. Review my shipping policies here.
6 x 6-inch Original Acrylic Painting
“The Revealing Event” is a nod to all the colors, energy, and joy that summer brings. The intoxicating colors of flowers unfolding one by one with each passing day, lazy beach time with friends swimming in the ocean, boat drinks with tiny umbrellas just for fun, and endless back porch conversations that last deep into the night while watching fireflies glow.
May you feel the aliveness of a carefree summer’s day and be reminded of happy times when you look at this painting.
Medium: Collage and Acrylic on birchwood panel
Details: This piece measures 6” x 6” and is 1-1/2” deep, the sides are painted a coordinating color and hand-stamped with vintage text. Each piece has been hand-painted with a protective UV varnish.
Shipping: Please allow up to 7 days for your paintings to ship out of my studio. You will be provided a tracking number upon shipment. I am the only person handling shipping at this time and I take great care to package and ship everything in a delightful and timely manner. Review my shipping policies
12 x 12-inch Original Acrylic Painting
“Dancing in the Sun” is a joyful celebration of light and movement. Radiant, sun-like blooms swirl against a turquoise sky, creating a vibrant rhythm that feels both playful and uplifting. The golden circles suggest the warmth of summer days, while the layers of texture and color invite you to linger in their glow.
Perfect for adding brightness and positivity to your home, this painting brings with it the spirit of sunshine—reminding us to pause, breathe, and let ourselves shine.
Signed and titled on the back
Ready to hang
✨ One of a kind
Medium: Acrylic on birchwood panel
Details: This piece measures 12 x 12” and is 1 1/2” deep, the sides are painted to match and are hand-stamped with vintage text. This painting has been hand-painted with a protective UV varnish. It comes wired and ready to hang.
Shipping: Please allow up to 7 days for your paintings to ship out of my studio. You will be provided a tracking number upon shipment. I am the only person handling shipping, and I take great care with my packaging and shipping. Review my shipping policies here
If you’d like to linger a little longer…
The art of escapism: 4 joyful ways to create more joy in your life through mindful living, creative rituals, and finding beauty in everyday moments.
A few years ago, I chose TRUST as my word of the year, and it continues to teach me how to trust myself in mind, body, and spirit. In this post, I share lessons from my journey, creative reflections, and a free collection of 40 affirmations to guide your daily life and creative flow.
Held by winter. Slow winter days with curated playlists, creative rituals, cozy recipes, and seasonal inspiration. Discover gentle ways to savor winter through music, making, and mindful moments.
