I’ve been obsessed with the end result, goals, and due dates for so long that the stress of expectations, delivering, and perfection bleeds into all aspects of my life and has manifested in terrible anxiety and body aches. Listening to Jessica Lahey speak about parenting and “product over process” was an eye opener. She did an interview on the Armchair Expert podcast. The obsession with outcomes for which I have no control and unnecessary expectations in regards to parenting, art making, earning a living as an Artist, relationships, and marriage. Just be. Just do. How do I be more autonomous a ..read more

The Mitras are a family of 4 who are one of the most quirky, intelligent, creative, and humble clients I’ve had the pleasure to serve. The family already owns a collection of my Dream Bird paintings and prints, which then led to commissioning custom art for their home.  When they reached out to me for a Dream Bird Mural to brighten up the kid's playroom, I was both excited and nervous. Excited to make custom art for a client who already loves Dream Bird style. Nervous that it was the first mural I’d be doing in someone’s sacred space - their home. This mural was completed Winter of 2021 ..read more

Up Art Studio put out a call to their artists to design a mini mural at Bennington Dr & Hirsch Rd. To my surprise, my design got picked, woohoo! The design I submitted had a horse, instead of the bakery and family you see now. We did some revisions and came up with this final sketch for the mini mural. Even though there were several requests regarding the artwork design, I was completely open to implementing their suggestions because I’m not familiar with the neighborhood, other than driving through it, and wanted to make sure the artwork represents the community and they’ll be happy to s ..read more

Set of 3 black and white flower paintings by Caroline Truong. Houston, TX. I’ve done plenty of black and white illustrations using pen ink. Now, it’s time to use paint! I made black and white flower paintings specifically for a rental home I’m listing on Airbnb. There’s a wall in the dining room with 2 square windows and a socket in the middle. I chose to cover the socket and dress up the wall with art. Why these? I couldn’t find what I was looking for at that moment, so I decided to create exactly what I wanted. I was looking for affordable wall art that's ready to hang or framed - that I co ..read more

This year, my husband and I have been taking more risks. Financial risks. In the grand scheme of things, they’re small risks. However, big to us. This year, I told myself to take more artistic risks, which has turned out to be much harder to do than taking financial risks. The fear of judgment and criticism continues to loom in my head. Showing your artwork in public is very vulnerable task. You will be judged. Art is subjective, just like food. There’s a taste for everyone. My artwork is not for everyone. There will be people who do not like. There will be people who do not agree with its val ..read more

It’s been years since I’ve set up shop at an art market. But when my favorite local market goes indoors during the hot Texas summer, I’m there! The BAM Market was held on Saturday, August 13th at Silver Street Studios Event Space. First Saturdays Art Market in the Houston Heights is where I started showing and selling my art in 2012 - a whole ten years ago! Mitch Cohen is the boss man behind the market. He writes a local art column called Art Valet and has been a Houston Heights for decades. Mitch is a former sign painter (back when massive billboards were hand painted) and he’s the heart of t ..read more