Studio Notes ✹ Growing Something Worth Waiting For

Studio Notes ✹

It’s been a few weeks since my last journal entry, and if I’m being truthful, not a lot has changed on the surface. The classes aren’t booking as quickly as I’d hoped. Every day I find myself wondering what magical thing I’m supposed to do to make people discover Marigold Art Collective overnight. But deep down, I know that’s not how any of this works.

I’ve built businesses before. I know that good things take time. The work I’m doing now is planting seeds, not harvesting. Every class listing, every social media post, every conversation, every newsletter, every day I unlock the door and show up—those things matter, even when the results aren’t immediate.
So I’m choosing patience.

The funny thing is that despite the uncertainty, I’m genuinely happy. I’m still making things. I’m still creating. I’m still spending my days surrounded by color, fabric, paper, paint, and possibility. The studio is becoming exactly the kind of space I dreamed it could be—a place where people can come together to learn, create, and connect.
In the meantime, life continues to be wonderfully full. We’re still running the food truck. We’re still catering events. I’m still spending my days doing work I enjoy alongside people I love. Some days are exhausting, but they’re the kind of exhaustion that comes from building something meaningful.

I remind myself often that this isn’t a sprint. Marigold isn’t a pop-up project or a passing idea. It’s something I’m building for the long haul. Every successful thing I’ve ever done took longer than I thought it would and ended up becoming bigger than I imagined.

For now, my job is simple: keep showing up.
Keep creating.
Keep teaching.
Keep learning.
Keep posting.
Keep inviting.
Keep believing.
One day I’ll look back on this season and realize these were the quiet days when the roots were growing underground.

Until then, I’ll keep making beautiful things, feeding people, opening the studio door every morning, and trusting that the harvest will come.

And honestly? That’s a pretty good life.