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Resting Foal Art Print
Price$30.00
Orchard Monogram Collection
Price$30.00
Red Squirrel Art Print
Price$30.00
Pond Monogram Collection
Price$30.00
Forest Monogram Collection
Price$30.00
Dragonfly Art Print
Price$30.00
Palomino Mare Art Print
Price$30.00
Painted Turtle Art Print
Price$30.00
Sleepy Rabbit Art Print
Price$30.00
Kicking Dapple Art Print
Price$30.00
Mallard Duckling Art Print
Price$30.00

The sunshine is carrying me through our collective grief, and I’m praying that our nation will experience her own spring. A melting away of ice and cold, bright crocus pushing through the snow. Birdsongs of justice and nest-building; a dream not yet fulfilled starting to be realized. A people of welcome and renewal and tending the earth. The system must crumble, the machine must shatter— and in its place, a garden. 🪏🌱🪺
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#womenofwelcome #handpainted #antiai #noai #noaiart #madebyhand #humanmade #springtimevibes #nurserydecor #babyshower

The sunshine is carrying me through our collective grief, and I’m praying that our nation will experience her own spring. A melting away of ice and cold, bright crocus pushing through the snow. Birdsongs of justice and nest-building; a dream not yet fulfilled starting to be realized. A people of welcome and renewal and tending the earth. The system must crumble, the machine must shatter— and in its place, a garden. 🪏🌱🪺
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#womenofwelcome #handpainted #antiai #noai #noaiart #madebyhand #humanmade #springtimevibes #nurserydecor #babyshower

I keep thinking of the mothers. How our babies share our very cells, the most basic part of our beings— and how their cells live in our bodies for decades after birth. How the phrase “heart outside my body” is truly how it feels; to watch our children hurting or suffering or heartbroken is worse than experiencing it ourselves. Our lives— our bodies, our souls— are so completely intertwined. Motherhood is learning to always hold joy and sorrow in the same hand.

So how can we turn away from our sisters? The broken mothers of Gaza, the lost mothers of ICE, the mothers who see their daughters in the stories of the Epstein survivors? The mothers struggling in silence with postpartum rage and anxiety, the Minnesotan mothers scared to leave their homes, the mothers searching for a heartbeat at this week’s ultrasound?

Our bodies always remember becoming mothers. I hope our souls do too.

(Custom artwork made for a family enduring pregnancy with a fatal fetal defect; I am now offering these heartbeat pieces in celebration of little lives that are no longer with us.)
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#pregnancyloss #pregnancylosssupport #highriskpregnancy #motherhood

I keep thinking of the mothers. How our babies share our very cells, the most basic part of our beings— and how their cells live in our bodies for decades after birth. How the phrase “heart outside my body” is truly how it feels; to watch our children hurting or suffering or heartbroken is worse than experiencing it ourselves. Our lives— our bodies, our souls— are so completely intertwined. Motherhood is learning to always hold joy and sorrow in the same hand.

So how can we turn away from our sisters? The broken mothers of Gaza, the lost mothers of ICE, the mothers who see their daughters in the stories of the Epstein survivors? The mothers struggling in silence with postpartum rage and anxiety, the Minnesotan mothers scared to leave their homes, the mothers searching for a heartbeat at this week’s ultrasound?

Our bodies always remember becoming mothers. I hope our souls do too.

(Custom artwork made for a family enduring pregnancy with a fatal fetal defect; I am now offering these heartbeat pieces in celebration of little lives that are no longer with us.)
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#pregnancyloss #pregnancylosssupport #highriskpregnancy #motherhood

I was told by someone dear to me that “there is really nothing we can do.” And I often wish I could turn away, but I try to live my life so I don’t have to ask Christ, “Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?”. I will certainly have to answer for every time I have not done so, but today will not be one of them. Small choices are all that most of us have to offer— calling reps, boycotting, sharing on social media, teaching our children— but an ocean is made of water droplets. 🌊
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#smallbuisness #smallbusinesssupportingsmallbusiness #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #iceout #abolishice

I was told by someone dear to me that “there is really nothing we can do.” And I often wish I could turn away, but I try to live my life so I don’t have to ask Christ, “Lord, when did we ever see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and not help you?”. I will certainly have to answer for every time I have not done so, but today will not be one of them. Small choices are all that most of us have to offer— calling reps, boycotting, sharing on social media, teaching our children— but an ocean is made of water droplets. 🌊
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#smallbuisness #smallbusinesssupportingsmallbusiness #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #iceout #abolishice

Spring will melt even the coldest ice. 🌥️
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#narnia #couragedearheart #fairytales #aslan #cslewis

Spring will melt even the coldest ice. 🌥️
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#narnia #couragedearheart #fairytales #aslan #cslewis

Newly five years old, moved half a continent away from his mother. His precious face— framed by a bunny hat and tiny backpack— all I can see are my own daughters, my kindergartners, my nieces and nephews, a baby image-bearer. May Christ work through us to end this cruelty. We can be a nation of wise immigration policies AND preserve human dignity.

Newly five years old, moved half a continent away from his mother. His precious face— framed by a bunny hat and tiny backpack— all I can see are my own daughters, my kindergartners, my nieces and nephews, a baby image-bearer. May Christ work through us to end this cruelty. We can be a nation of wise immigration policies AND preserve human dignity.

Home with a head cold, fighting to keep a sense of the tangible and tactile fabric of reality in a world desperately trying to turn humans into machines. I never thought sketching joyful lambs would feel so like rebellion; that writing words from my heart— not prompts— would feel so necessary to revolution. 🕊️
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#noaiart #noai #antiai #humanmade #sketching #nurserydecor #madebyhand #peopleoverprofit #peace #makeartnotwar

Home with a head cold, fighting to keep a sense of the tangible and tactile fabric of reality in a world desperately trying to turn humans into machines. I never thought sketching joyful lambs would feel so like rebellion; that writing words from my heart— not prompts— would feel so necessary to revolution. 🕊️
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#noaiart #noai #antiai #humanmade #sketching #nurserydecor #madebyhand #peopleoverprofit #peace #makeartnotwar

Swallows represent hope and safe return; the best gift I can wish upon a family experiencing a high risk pregnancy. A baby so loved before he has breath; a hope fragile as a bird’s wing. This painting has my heart woven into it, in every last detail. ⛅️
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#nurserydecor #artworkforbaby #nurseryart #nurseryartwork #wearethehomemakers #motherhoodrising #motherhood #highriskpregnancy

Swallows represent hope and safe return; the best gift I can wish upon a family experiencing a high risk pregnancy. A baby so loved before he has breath; a hope fragile as a bird’s wing. This painting has my heart woven into it, in every last detail. ⛅️
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#nurserydecor #artworkforbaby #nurseryart #nurseryartwork #wearethehomemakers #motherhoodrising #motherhood #highriskpregnancy

The very beginning of a very special project; a piece that brings me back to my own high-risk pregnancy with the little four-year-old in this clip. Every other week we would get an ultrasound at the Maternal Fetal Medicine building— each one facing the very real possibility of losing her, finding water in her lungs, or not finding a heartbeat. This project is for a family in a similar situation, and even more dire of circumstances. My human experience of a high-risk pregnancy and the desperate hope of loving someone before they’ve come earthside is what will be in each brushstroke. A prayer for the parents and the baby in every shade of blue or green or brown. Love sent in each critter’s face. The human connection captured on paper. 🕊️
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#highriskpregnancy #maternalmentalhealth #noai #noaiart #handpainted #humanmade #artwithsoul #artistmama #antiai

The very beginning of a very special project; a piece that brings me back to my own high-risk pregnancy with the little four-year-old in this clip. Every other week we would get an ultrasound at the Maternal Fetal Medicine building— each one facing the very real possibility of losing her, finding water in her lungs, or not finding a heartbeat. This project is for a family in a similar situation, and even more dire of circumstances. My human experience of a high-risk pregnancy and the desperate hope of loving someone before they’ve come earthside is what will be in each brushstroke. A prayer for the parents and the baby in every shade of blue or green or brown. Love sent in each critter’s face. The human connection captured on paper. 🕊️
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#highriskpregnancy #maternalmentalhealth #noai #noaiart #handpainted #humanmade #artwithsoul #artistmama #antiai

Stuck on how to create your perfect nursery? Meet the Pond Collection of art prints— whimsical, soft, and nostalgic— and gorgeous for a little boy or a girl. Printed on cold-pressed watercolor paper, these prints easily pass for my original watercolor paintings!

These are some cheerful mock-ups to get you inspired about how to decorate with art pieces from the Pond Collection, featuring my favorite wallpaper from @ingoodfun.co and @chasingpaper 🪷🦢

Visit my website to start your own collection!

#nurserydecor #nurseryinspiration #nurseryinspo #wearethehomemakers #cottagecoreaesthetic #cozyhomes #myvintagehome #interiordesign #howtodecorate #shopsmall #shopwomenowned

Stuck on how to create your perfect nursery? Meet the Pond Collection of art prints— whimsical, soft, and nostalgic— and gorgeous for a little boy or a girl. Printed on cold-pressed watercolor paper, these prints easily pass for my original watercolor paintings!

These are some cheerful mock-ups to get you inspired about how to decorate with art pieces from the Pond Collection, featuring my favorite wallpaper from @ingoodfun.co and @chasingpaper 🪷🦢

Visit my website to start your own collection!

#nurserydecor #nurseryinspiration #nurseryinspo #wearethehomemakers #cottagecoreaesthetic #cozyhomes #myvintagehome #interiordesign #howtodecorate #shopsmall #shopwomenowned

I owe so much joy to my sweet girl— her little request three years ago was the push I needed to set aside my adult perfectionism and find my whimsy again! I was reminded of what a treasure it is to spend time creatively with her yesterday. She had a snow day and we spent her sister’s nap-time watercoloring side by side.🕊️
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#wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #artistmama #watercolor #raisingkindhumans #raisingdaughters #becomingher

I owe so much joy to my sweet girl— her little request three years ago was the push I needed to set aside my adult perfectionism and find my whimsy again! I was reminded of what a treasure it is to spend time creatively with her yesterday. She had a snow day and we spent her sister’s nap-time watercoloring side by side.🕊️
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#wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #artistmama #watercolor #raisingkindhumans #raisingdaughters #becomingher

This is my 34th Michigan winter and I’m determined to not spend the entire five months in a grumpy state of mind. It’s part of best practice for my art too, because creativity and emotion are intrinsically linked! Here’s my list (I’ve followed this for several years and have noticed a huge difference!):

— Everything stops when the sun peeks out. Sit in it like a cat, close your eyes, and feel the warmth.

— A GOOD PAIR OF BOOTS. Seriously.

— Let the house get cold at night and bundle up with blankets in bed; true wintertime sleep is the BEST.

— Turn the heat on each morning BY HAND. There is something about heading downstairs in slippers and a sweater to physically turn up the thermostat that just helps. Wireless or scheduled temperature changes make me feel out of touch with my body!

— A nightly cup of tea and biscotti.

— A car coat that is cozy but not puffy! I have a heavy winter coat that I never wear in the car because I will immediately get sensory overwhelm and hate everything. It’s great to wear to play in the snow but for the school commute it’s torture.

— Lamps, candles, or Christmas lights. Always.

Any other suggestions for folks settling into winter routines? ❄️
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#wintermood #wintering #howtowinter #midwest #midwestisbest #michiganartist #homemaker #wearethehomemakers #seasonalliving

This is my 34th Michigan winter and I’m determined to not spend the entire five months in a grumpy state of mind. It’s part of best practice for my art too, because creativity and emotion are intrinsically linked! Here’s my list (I’ve followed this for several years and have noticed a huge difference!):

— Everything stops when the sun peeks out. Sit in it like a cat, close your eyes, and feel the warmth.

— A GOOD PAIR OF BOOTS. Seriously.

— Let the house get cold at night and bundle up with blankets in bed; true wintertime sleep is the BEST.

— Turn the heat on each morning BY HAND. There is something about heading downstairs in slippers and a sweater to physically turn up the thermostat that just helps. Wireless or scheduled temperature changes make me feel out of touch with my body!

— A nightly cup of tea and biscotti.

— A car coat that is cozy but not puffy! I have a heavy winter coat that I never wear in the car because I will immediately get sensory overwhelm and hate everything. It’s great to wear to play in the snow but for the school commute it’s torture.

— Lamps, candles, or Christmas lights. Always.

Any other suggestions for folks settling into winter routines? ❄️
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#wintermood #wintering #howtowinter #midwest #midwestisbest #michiganartist #homemaker #wearethehomemakers #seasonalliving

I used to fill the 15-20 minutes of waiting in line for school pickup with mindless scrolling— now I savor the moments of soft music, little ones crunching on snacks in the backseat, and sketching without anyone climbing on me. ✨
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#typec #typecmom #artistmama #michiganartist #homemaker #magicmaker

I used to fill the 15-20 minutes of waiting in line for school pickup with mindless scrolling— now I savor the moments of soft music, little ones crunching on snacks in the backseat, and sketching without anyone climbing on me. ✨
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#typec #typecmom #artistmama #michiganartist #homemaker #magicmaker

The moment I received this message, I couldn’t wait to start on these beauties! I rarely paint fantastical creatures but now I think I may have a new obsession. 🐉 She requested butterflies to be featured as well, and each girl’s birth flower (carnations for January and poppies for August). These types of requests are why I love custom work so very much! Place your own order via my website and let’s make something magical! {Custom orders placed from now until the end of the year will ship in January, but gift cards are available for shipping until Dec. 15}
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#dragon #dragonsofinstagram #dragonpainting #watercolordragon #dragonart #nurserydecor #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #customgiftideas #personalizedgifts #medieval #medievalstyle

The moment I received this message, I couldn’t wait to start on these beauties! I rarely paint fantastical creatures but now I think I may have a new obsession. 🐉 She requested butterflies to be featured as well, and each girl’s birth flower (carnations for January and poppies for August). These types of requests are why I love custom work so very much! Place your own order via my website and let’s make something magical! {Custom orders placed from now until the end of the year will ship in January, but gift cards are available for shipping until Dec. 15}
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#dragon #dragonsofinstagram #dragonpainting #watercolordragon #dragonart #nurserydecor #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #customgiftideas #personalizedgifts #medieval #medievalstyle

Now more than ever, I feel this sentiment rings true. 🔔 Tag your favorite small business below!
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#shopsmall #shoplocal #shopwomenowned #shophandmade #supporthandmade #supportartists #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor

Now more than ever, I feel this sentiment rings true. 🔔 Tag your favorite small business below!
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#shopsmall #shoplocal #shopwomenowned #shophandmade #supporthandmade #supportartists #supportlocal #supportsmallbusiness #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor

The mama who commissioned these custom sister monograms requested their birth flowers be featured on each. I was thrilled with her idea, and then realized the impossibly tiny scale I’d need to paint them (each flower is barely the size of a pinky nail)! I was sweating through each and every brushstroke but I’m in love. ✨
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#delicate #nurserydecor #birthflower #birthflowers #watercolorflowers #floraandfauna #artistmama #botanicalillustration

The mama who commissioned these custom sister monograms requested their birth flowers be featured on each. I was thrilled with her idea, and then realized the impossibly tiny scale I’d need to paint them (each flower is barely the size of a pinky nail)! I was sweating through each and every brushstroke but I’m in love. ✨
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#delicate #nurserydecor #birthflower #birthflowers #watercolorflowers #floraandfauna #artistmama #botanicalillustration

Endlessly grateful for you folks giving me work that feels like play. As a mother and homemaker, I’ve learned to prioritize resting and resetting in the early afternoon rather than the evening whenever I am able. It’s an odd thing to shake off the rigid schedules of a “workday” and embrace the different rhythms of staying home with small children. If I take the hour or so while they sleep to sketch or paint (ignoring the mess of the morning) I am energized for the next six hour shift of school pickup and dinner making and house tidying. I even find myself enjoying the tasks— and I feel calm and present for my girls. 🦢
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#wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #artistmama #homemaker #magicinthemundane #theartofslowliving

Endlessly grateful for you folks giving me work that feels like play. As a mother and homemaker, I’ve learned to prioritize resting and resetting in the early afternoon rather than the evening whenever I am able. It’s an odd thing to shake off the rigid schedules of a “workday” and embrace the different rhythms of staying home with small children. If I take the hour or so while they sleep to sketch or paint (ignoring the mess of the morning) I am energized for the next six hour shift of school pickup and dinner making and house tidying. I even find myself enjoying the tasks— and I feel calm and present for my girls. 🦢
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#wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #artistmama #homemaker #magicinthemundane #theartofslowliving

Gift cards are available via my website if you need to gift a custom piece this Christmas! They don't expire so your loved one can take their time dreaming up the details to make their painting perfect. Physical cards and emailed certificates are both available! 🐑

Gift cards are available via my website if you need to gift a custom piece this Christmas! They don't expire so your loved one can take their time dreaming up the details to make their painting perfect. Physical cards and emailed certificates are both available! 🐑

Order a portrait of your once-in-a-lifetime horse in time for Christmas! Custom orders need to be place by November 10 to be painted and shipped by the holiday! 🐎
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#horsegram #horsegirl #horsegirls #horsesofinstagram #handpainted #localartist #shopsmallonline #shopsmall #shopwomanowned

Order a portrait of your once-in-a-lifetime horse in time for Christmas! Custom orders need to be place by November 10 to be painted and shipped by the holiday! 🐎
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#horsegram #horsegirl #horsegirls #horsesofinstagram #handpainted #localartist #shopsmallonline #shopsmall #shopwomanowned

Two frogs, inspired by my grandparents, featuring their pet names for each other. My grandpa passed away four days before I finished this painting for their anniversary. I gave it to my grandma today, and she just kept saying how she wished he could have seen it. I tried to capture all the whimsy and joy and silliness that was present throughout my childhood thanks to the two of them; a truly unfrogettable love. ❤️
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#delftinspired #delftstyle #delft #delftblue #scallop #scalloped #anniversary #anniversaryartwork

Two frogs, inspired by my grandparents, featuring their pet names for each other. My grandpa passed away four days before I finished this painting for their anniversary. I gave it to my grandma today, and she just kept saying how she wished he could have seen it. I tried to capture all the whimsy and joy and silliness that was present throughout my childhood thanks to the two of them; a truly unfrogettable love. ❤️
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#delftinspired #delftstyle #delft #delftblue #scallop #scalloped #anniversary #anniversaryartwork

Sweet earthy magic, just in time for Christmas! I can’t wait to capture some beauty for your little ones. 🦢🦌🕊️🦔🐿️
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#nurserydecor #babysroom #handpainted #customnursery #customnurserydecor #babymonogram #monogrameverything #monogram #letterart #watercolorist #watercolorillustration

Sweet earthy magic, just in time for Christmas! I can’t wait to capture some beauty for your little ones. 🦢🦌🕊️🦔🐿️
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#nurserydecor #babysroom #handpainted #customnursery #customnurserydecor #babymonogram #monogrameverything #monogram #letterart #watercolorist #watercolorillustration

Death and life exist in such close proximity— I keep thinking of my grandpa as I sketch a special piece for a baby due in December. This swan will be surrounded by irises to represent the two meanings of the little one’s name; “Promise of God” captured by irises which represent faithfulness and steadfast love, and her middle, “Peace” represented by a soft swan. 🦢
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#nurserydecor #michiganartist #swan #swandecor #swannursery #custompainting #artistmama

Death and life exist in such close proximity— I keep thinking of my grandpa as I sketch a special piece for a baby due in December. This swan will be surrounded by irises to represent the two meanings of the little one’s name; “Promise of God” captured by irises which represent faithfulness and steadfast love, and her middle, “Peace” represented by a soft swan. 🦢
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#nurserydecor #michiganartist #swan #swandecor #swannursery #custompainting #artistmama

My grandpa passed away last Tuesday; it’s been a week of blessings equally mixed with sorrow. We kept my grandma’s house full of food and memories and flowers and children. Each of his children and grandchildren were able to say goodbye at the hospital, and I saw a beauty in my family that I never fully appreciated before— and one that I will work to never take for granted again.

Grandpa was a harbor throughout all the various storms of my life; he took all the pain and difficulty of his own and only let it make him softer and kinder.

I made his casket arrangement with juniper and sedum picked from his beloved garden the day after he passed, and locally grown dahlias and zinnias that he would have loved. At his burial, we each took a bloom and laid it in his grave as a final farewell until Heaven.

May your memory be eternal, Grandpa. We will love you all our days.
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Thank you for the beautiful blooms, @three.acre.farm.mi

My grandpa passed away last Tuesday; it’s been a week of blessings equally mixed with sorrow. We kept my grandma’s house full of food and memories and flowers and children. Each of his children and grandchildren were able to say goodbye at the hospital, and I saw a beauty in my family that I never fully appreciated before— and one that I will work to never take for granted again.

Grandpa was a harbor throughout all the various storms of my life; he took all the pain and difficulty of his own and only let it make him softer and kinder.

I made his casket arrangement with juniper and sedum picked from his beloved garden the day after he passed, and locally grown dahlias and zinnias that he would have loved. At his burial, we each took a bloom and laid it in his grave as a final farewell until Heaven.

May your memory be eternal, Grandpa. We will love you all our days.
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Thank you for the beautiful blooms, @three.acre.farm.mi

A little break from commissioned pieces to make something personal! My grandparents celebrated their sixty-fourth anniversary, and I knew I needed to paint them something special to commemorate the milestone. Their love of frogs, ponds, and their shared Dutch heritage made a Delft-inspired frog painting a natural choice. Still working out the last few details but I love that my experiment is turning out like I dreamed! 🫖🪷🍶
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#anniversary #anniversarygifts #delftblue #delftinspired #delft #dutchdesign #custompainting

A little break from commissioned pieces to make something personal! My grandparents celebrated their sixty-fourth anniversary, and I knew I needed to paint them something special to commemorate the milestone. Their love of frogs, ponds, and their shared Dutch heritage made a Delft-inspired frog painting a natural choice. Still working out the last few details but I love that my experiment is turning out like I dreamed! 🫖🪷🍶
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#anniversary #anniversarygifts #delftblue #delftinspired #delft #dutchdesign #custompainting

Roses for a tiny newborn, each leaf & petal painted with love. 🥀 Custom orders are filling up quickly; please order soon if you need something special before the holiday season. 🦢
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#nurserydecor #secretgarden #thesecretgarden #cottagecorestyle #cottagecorenursery #beatrixpotter #handpainted #customnursery #babysroom #babyshowergift

Roses for a tiny newborn, each leaf & petal painted with love. 🥀 Custom orders are filling up quickly; please order soon if you need something special before the holiday season. 🦢
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#nurserydecor #secretgarden #thesecretgarden #cottagecorestyle #cottagecorenursery #beatrixpotter #handpainted #customnursery #babysroom #babyshowergift

Spent the first week of autumn sketching a whole bower of tiny roses for a custom monogram pair, and I’m really sad they’re finished. 🥀
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#botanicalillustration #monogram #monogrameverything #secretgarden #thesecretgarden #nurserydecor #babyshowergift #wearethehomemakers #watercolor #cottagecore #beatrixpotter #vintagestyle #vintagehome

Spent the first week of autumn sketching a whole bower of tiny roses for a custom monogram pair, and I’m really sad they’re finished. 🥀
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#botanicalillustration #monogram #monogrameverything #secretgarden #thesecretgarden #nurserydecor #babyshowergift #wearethehomemakers #watercolor #cottagecore #beatrixpotter #vintagestyle #vintagehome

Sharing artwork is such a vulnerable act— to accept all the flaws and celebrate the growth is never easy. The support you all have shown me is absolutely a gift— I am overwhelmed in every way.

I have to express my appreciation for @thefoundcottage folks and their amazing dedication to making @thefoundcottagemercantile an incredible event to be a part of. Thank you for pouring your love and dedication into every corner of the event, and showing such care for us vendors. It was a beautiful dream of a weekend! ✨

Sharing artwork is such a vulnerable act— to accept all the flaws and celebrate the growth is never easy. The support you all have shown me is absolutely a gift— I am overwhelmed in every way.

I have to express my appreciation for @thefoundcottage folks and their amazing dedication to making @thefoundcottagemercantile an incredible event to be a part of. Thank you for pouring your love and dedication into every corner of the event, and showing such care for us vendors. It was a beautiful dream of a weekend! ✨

What a magical event to be a part of— each & every booth is a gorgeous creation in and of itself, let alone the incredible inventory available from my fellow vendors. The @thefoundcottagemercantile is just lovely in every way! Come out tomorrow to experience it! 🍂

What a magical event to be a part of— each & every booth is a gorgeous creation in and of itself, let alone the incredible inventory available from my fellow vendors. The @thefoundcottagemercantile is just lovely in every way! Come out tomorrow to experience it! 🍂

Hand-tearing tags the day before setting up our booth for @thefoundcottagemercantile only makes sense, right?! It’s all in the details. 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 Come out Friday and Saturday to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds and say hello!

Hand-tearing tags the day before setting up our booth for @thefoundcottagemercantile only makes sense, right?! It’s all in the details. 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 Come out Friday and Saturday to the Ottawa County Fairgrounds and say hello!

He supports my dreams so wholeheartedly you would think they were his to begin with. Endlessly grateful for who he is and the love we share. 🤎 Come out to @thefoundcottagemercantile Friday and Saturday to see the fruits of our labor!

He supports my dreams so wholeheartedly you would think they were his to begin with. Endlessly grateful for who he is and the love we share. 🤎 Come out to @thefoundcottagemercantile Friday and Saturday to see the fruits of our labor!

Featuring foxes, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, hedgehogs, rabbits, and ladybugs, all cuddled into copper oak leaves, the Forest Collection may be my coziest collection yet. There are monograms, an alphabet, a literary quote from Mr. Thoreau, and half a dozen sweet critters ready to make a gorgeous gallery wall in your little one’s space! 🍂 Find them this Labor Day weekend @thefoundcottagemercantile or online in September. 🐞
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#nurserydecor #artworkforsalebyartist #gallerywallinspo #gallerywalldecor #nurserygallerywall #artistmomlife #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #madebyhand #madebyme

Featuring foxes, deer, chipmunks, squirrels, hedgehogs, rabbits, and ladybugs, all cuddled into copper oak leaves, the Forest Collection may be my coziest collection yet. There are monograms, an alphabet, a literary quote from Mr. Thoreau, and half a dozen sweet critters ready to make a gorgeous gallery wall in your little one’s space! 🍂 Find them this Labor Day weekend @thefoundcottagemercantile or online in September. 🐞
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#nurserydecor #artworkforsalebyartist #gallerywallinspo #gallerywalldecor #nurserygallerywall #artistmomlife #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #madebyhand #madebyme

The Orchard Alphabet— a joyful ode to Michigan’s gorgeous end-of-summer apples, and the never-ending fields of frolicking horses. Available first @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day weekend and then via my site in September! 🍎
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#horselover #horseloversofinstagram #michiganhorses #michiganartist #countrybaby #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #artistmama #watercolor #alphabet

The Orchard Alphabet— a joyful ode to Michigan’s gorgeous end-of-summer apples, and the never-ending fields of frolicking horses. Available first @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day weekend and then via my site in September! 🍎
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#horselover #horseloversofinstagram #michiganhorses #michiganartist #countrybaby #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #artistmama #watercolor #alphabet

The Birth Flower Collection will be coming to @thefoundcottagemercantile in a smaller and more minimal format— 5x7 prints that will feature just the flowers! Perfect to add color and interest to a gallery wall, or to display delicately on their own. 🌼
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#botanical #nurserydecor #michiganartist #botanicalillustration #flowers #watercolor #watercolorflowers

The Birth Flower Collection will be coming to @thefoundcottagemercantile in a smaller and more minimal format— 5x7 prints that will feature just the flowers! Perfect to add color and interest to a gallery wall, or to display delicately on their own. 🌼
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#botanical #nurserydecor #michiganartist #botanicalillustration #flowers #watercolor #watercolorflowers

Beyond excited to share that I will be featuring a few very special FRAMED prints @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day Weekend! I’ve been hunting for lovely frames (some old, some new!) that suit each painting, and I just started filling them with prints! 🦢 🐓 🐑
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#nurserydecor #artistmomlife #michiganartist #watercolor #localart #localbusiness #shopssmall #shopwomenowned #madebyhand

Beyond excited to share that I will be featuring a few very special FRAMED prints @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day Weekend! I’ve been hunting for lovely frames (some old, some new!) that suit each painting, and I just started filling them with prints! 🦢 🐓 🐑
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#nurserydecor #artistmomlife #michiganartist #watercolor #localart #localbusiness #shopssmall #shopwomenowned #madebyhand

Editing and printing is usually my least favorite part of the process, but this texture in this sunshine with these colors is making it easy. All these new monograms from my Orchard Collection will be shoppable @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day Weekend, and via my website in September! 🍎
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#appleorchards #applepicking #orchards #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #michiganartist #monogrameverything

Editing and printing is usually my least favorite part of the process, but this texture in this sunshine with these colors is making it easy. All these new monograms from my Orchard Collection will be shoppable @thefoundcottagemercantile over Labor Day Weekend, and via my website in September! 🍎
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#appleorchards #applepicking #orchards #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #michiganartist #monogrameverything

I used to be terrified to even attempt to draw or paint birds… and somehow they’re becoming one of my favorite subjects! The sweet fluff of feathers, the bright black eyes, and the goofiest of feet keep pulling me back. 🐓🦢🕊️
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#farmlife #backyardchickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #nurserydecor #michiganartist #localart #paintedbyhand #wearethehomemakers #bufforpington #swan

I used to be terrified to even attempt to draw or paint birds… and somehow they’re becoming one of my favorite subjects! The sweet fluff of feathers, the bright black eyes, and the goofiest of feet keep pulling me back. 🐓🦢🕊️
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#farmlife #backyardchickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #nurserydecor #michiganartist #localart #paintedbyhand #wearethehomemakers #bufforpington #swan

The Orchard Collection is coming along little by little! 🐴🍎 I’m so excited to share these collections with you— I’ve been working away at creating a really cohesive array of prints. Each collection is designed to work together so you can effortlessly beautify your little one’s space! They’ll be available to shop via my website in September!
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#horsegram #horsegirls #horsegirl #horsesofinstagram #oldsouls #oldsoul #nurserytheme #babyshowerideas #babysroom

The Orchard Collection is coming along little by little! 🐴🍎 I’m so excited to share these collections with you— I’ve been working away at creating a really cohesive array of prints. Each collection is designed to work together so you can effortlessly beautify your little one’s space! They’ll be available to shop via my website in September!
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#horsegram #horsegirls #horsegirl #horsesofinstagram #oldsouls #oldsoul #nurserytheme #babyshowerideas #babysroom

The last day of July has me so excited for apple orchard visits and that late-summer feeling; hot beach days and cooler evenings and extra fireflies. Aaaaaand the @thefoundcottagemercantile of course! Mark your calendars for that last weekend in August and come see the rest of the horses and an alphabet in this collection! 🐴 🍎
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#horsegirls #horsegirl #horselovers #horsenursery #ponytheme #horsetheme #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #handpainted #michiganartist

The last day of July has me so excited for apple orchard visits and that late-summer feeling; hot beach days and cooler evenings and extra fireflies. Aaaaaand the @thefoundcottagemercantile of course! Mark your calendars for that last weekend in August and come see the rest of the horses and an alphabet in this collection! 🐴 🍎
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#horsegirls #horsegirl #horselovers #horsenursery #ponytheme #horsetheme #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #handpainted #michiganartist

Needing a little extra whimsy in your baby’s nursery? These pond critters and monograms will fit the bill (yes, that’s a duckling pun)! 🦆 These sweet prints will all be coming with me to @thefoundcottagemercantile and then will be available via my website in September!
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#pondlife #pondview #michiganartist #floraandfauna #pondfauna #pond #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #whimsy

Needing a little extra whimsy in your baby’s nursery? These pond critters and monograms will fit the bill (yes, that’s a duckling pun)! 🦆 These sweet prints will all be coming with me to @thefoundcottagemercantile and then will be available via my website in September!
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#pondlife #pondview #michiganartist #floraandfauna #pondfauna #pond #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #whimsy

I’m in love with the idea of a pond-themed nursery— cattails and lily pads and frogs and ducklings! Gender-neutral and earthy, but heavy on the vintage charm (Wind in the Willows, anyone?). If you need this alphabet print to bring some nostalgic sweetness to your nursery, it will be available first @thefoundcottagemercantile and then via my website! 🪿🐌🪷
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#nurserydecor #babyboy #boynursery #vintagenursery #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #literary #classicliterature #windinthewillows #babygirls #girlnursery

I’m in love with the idea of a pond-themed nursery— cattails and lily pads and frogs and ducklings! Gender-neutral and earthy, but heavy on the vintage charm (Wind in the Willows, anyone?). If you need this alphabet print to bring some nostalgic sweetness to your nursery, it will be available first @thefoundcottagemercantile and then via my website! 🪿🐌🪷
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#nurserydecor #babyboy #boynursery #vintagenursery #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #literary #classicliterature #windinthewillows #babygirls #girlnursery

Coming to @thefoundcottagemercantile at the end of August, this sweet doe and her little fawn will bring your child’s space a reminder of the love you share. 🤎
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#nurserydecor #artistmomlife #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #michiganwildlife #babyboy #babygirl #babyshower

Coming to @thefoundcottagemercantile at the end of August, this sweet doe and her little fawn will bring your child’s space a reminder of the love you share. 🤎
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#nurserydecor #artistmomlife #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #michiganartist #michiganwildlife #babyboy #babygirl #babyshower

Slow & delicate progress being made on absolute oodles of new inventory for @thefoundcottagemercantile and I am beyond excited. Mark your calendars for the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds— I’d love to meet you in person! 🍎
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#michiganartist #michiganmade #artistmomlife #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #botanicalillustration #slowlivingmovement #theartofslowliving

Slow & delicate progress being made on absolute oodles of new inventory for @thefoundcottagemercantile and I am beyond excited. Mark your calendars for the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend at the Ottawa County Fairgrounds— I’d love to meet you in person! 🍎
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#michiganartist #michiganmade #artistmomlife #artistmama #wearethehomemakers #botanicalillustration #slowlivingmovement #theartofslowliving

Collies were such a sweet part of my childhood; we lived with my grandparents on their farm when I was three, and their collie was my favorite creature in the whole world. My grandpa read “Grey Dawn”, the story of a brave collie, to my cousins and I in a cottage on Beaver Island— all thirteen of us spread out on the floor, listening to his soothing voice. And our own sweet Kodiak, the collie puppy I trained at nine years old based on a book written by monks, was my dearest friend until my teenage years. His thick fur held so many tears and his antics always made us laugh; I couldn’t resist including a mama collie and her pups in the Motherhood Collection! The original painting and prints will be available at @thefoundcottagemercantile 🤎
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#colliesofig #colliesofinstagram #roughcollie #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #watercolor

Collies were such a sweet part of my childhood; we lived with my grandparents on their farm when I was three, and their collie was my favorite creature in the whole world. My grandpa read “Grey Dawn”, the story of a brave collie, to my cousins and I in a cottage on Beaver Island— all thirteen of us spread out on the floor, listening to his soothing voice. And our own sweet Kodiak, the collie puppy I trained at nine years old based on a book written by monks, was my dearest friend until my teenage years. His thick fur held so many tears and his antics always made us laugh; I couldn’t resist including a mama collie and her pups in the Motherhood Collection! The original painting and prints will be available at @thefoundcottagemercantile 🤎
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#colliesofig #colliesofinstagram #roughcollie #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #watercolor

Anyone else having the most Monday-type Monday? We are all recovering from a long weekend of too much sugar, not enough sleep, and so so much fun… I’m already planning for an early bedtime! On a different note— I finally solved the embellishments for the horse alphabet! I’ve decided to have the letters draped in apple branches, ready for the playful horses to take a bite. 🍎🐴
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#nurserydecor #babyboy #babygirls #boysnursery #babyboyroom #boybedroom #girlbedroom #cowgirlstyle #cowboystyle

Anyone else having the most Monday-type Monday? We are all recovering from a long weekend of too much sugar, not enough sleep, and so so much fun… I’m already planning for an early bedtime! On a different note— I finally solved the embellishments for the horse alphabet! I’ve decided to have the letters draped in apple branches, ready for the playful horses to take a bite. 🍎🐴
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#nurserydecor #babyboy #babygirls #boysnursery #babyboyroom #boybedroom #girlbedroom #cowgirlstyle #cowboystyle

I’m going to have something a bit different available at @thefoundcottagemercantile this August… framed originals! I’m so excited to give my stack of paintings homes outside the shadow of the drawers they currently reside in. I’m hunting down lovely frames that perfectly complete each piece; this swan mama with her twin cygnets is one of my favorites so far! 🦢
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#nurserydecor #swan #animalart #babyshowergift #newmama #expectingtwins #twinmama

I’m going to have something a bit different available at @thefoundcottagemercantile this August… framed originals! I’m so excited to give my stack of paintings homes outside the shadow of the drawers they currently reside in. I’m hunting down lovely frames that perfectly complete each piece; this swan mama with her twin cygnets is one of my favorites so far! 🦢
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#nurserydecor #swan #animalart #babyshowergift #newmama #expectingtwins #twinmama

Always coming back to horses— these beauties will be ready to adorn a new alphabet print just in time for @thefoundcottagemercantile 🐴🤎
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#nurserydecor #handpainted #horsepaintings #horsegirl #horselover #horselife #coastalcowgirl #cowgirl #raisingdaughters

Always coming back to horses— these beauties will be ready to adorn a new alphabet print just in time for @thefoundcottagemercantile 🐴🤎
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#nurserydecor #handpainted #horsepaintings #horsegirl #horselover #horselife #coastalcowgirl #cowgirl #raisingdaughters

My brother is marrying the love of his life in October and I’m overjoyed to call such an amazing woman my sister. We’re celebrating their love this weekend and I had to make something extra pretty. We love you, @lukethorpofficial & @allieporteous 💙💙💙

My brother is marrying the love of his life in October and I’m overjoyed to call such an amazing woman my sister. We’re celebrating their love this weekend and I had to make something extra pretty. We love you, @lukethorpofficial & @allieporteous 💙💙💙

Celebrated our little Daphne going on her first merry-go-round the sun! 🎠 The world is heavier than ever, and we are endlessly grateful for the joy her grin brings us each morning. She is a force to be reckoned with— a force for goodness, joy, and unchecked love. ❤️

Celebrated our little Daphne going on her first merry-go-round the sun! 🎠 The world is heavier than ever, and we are endlessly grateful for the joy her grin brings us each morning. She is a force to be reckoned with— a force for goodness, joy, and unchecked love. ❤️

Our Daphne is one today— she’s blooming alongside irises and foxgloves and peonies. June babies are a special kind of magic. ✨

Our Daphne is one today— she’s blooming alongside irises and foxgloves and peonies. June babies are a special kind of magic. ✨

“Are you worried that AI will replace artists?” Everyone seems to ask at every turn. But no, I am not afraid. AI-generated artwork isn’t made in the dancing sunshine of a summer evening, with children singing and babies nursing. It isn’t made by a human hand and heart, thinking of your little child and the tender space they’ll grow up in. It is made by thievery and a tumbled mess of stolen parts; mine is made with hours of practice and frustration and joy and discovery. AI could never. ⛅️
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#antiai #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #handpainted #watercolor #handmade #humanmade

“Are you worried that AI will replace artists?” Everyone seems to ask at every turn. But no, I am not afraid. AI-generated artwork isn’t made in the dancing sunshine of a summer evening, with children singing and babies nursing. It isn’t made by a human hand and heart, thinking of your little child and the tender space they’ll grow up in. It is made by thievery and a tumbled mess of stolen parts; mine is made with hours of practice and frustration and joy and discovery. AI could never. ⛅️
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#antiai #nurserydecor #wearethehomemakers #artistmomlife #handpainted #watercolor #handmade #humanmade

Finished the last fluffy feathers on this mama hen and her three babies; the framed original will be available @thefoundcottagemercantile in August! Now to find the perfect frame… 🖼️
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#chickenmama #backyardchickens #chickens #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #mothersdaygifts

Finished the last fluffy feathers on this mama hen and her three babies; the framed original will be available @thefoundcottagemercantile in August! Now to find the perfect frame… 🖼️
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#chickenmama #backyardchickens #chickens #wearethehomemakers #nurserydecor #mothersdaygifts

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