Meditations & Affirmations: A Miniature Book of Healing
In 2019, I responded to a call from the Brooklyn Art Library to participate in their Tiny Sketchbook Project. When the blank book arrived, I was stunned by its scale—just 2.33 by 1.66 inches, less than a quarter inch thick. My original ideas immediately fell apart.
I set it aside.
Months later, I found it again with fresh eyes. The deadlines had passed, and the tour dates were over. But the book still held potential. Free from my earlier expectations, I saw it not as a challenge, but as a space to breathe.
I began to work.
Page by page, I filled the sketchbook with handwritten affirmations—gentle reminders to focus, soften, and remain present. I created a mirrored color spectrum that flows from edge to center and back again, with each hue anchoring me in a calm, grounded state. In just six hours of focused, continuous work, it was done.
I almost kept it.
But part of creating is release. So I documented the finished piece, sealed it up, and sent it off, trusting the work would carry the energy it was meant to.
Originally part of the Brooklyn Art Library’s collection, Meditations & Affirmations is now housed in the permanent collection at The Mini Time Machine Museum of Miniatures in Tucson, Arizona. This hand-bound sketchbook remains one of the smallest pieces I've ever created—and one of the most intimate. It marked a shift in how I approach my work: with presence, intention, and trust in slow transformation.
🖼️ Explore works that carry forward this spirit of presence and color in the Earthbound Jewelry Collection and the Earthbound Print Series, each drawn from the same intimate compositions and intentional palette.
