it has taken me six difficult years (and my entire life) to create a collection of my own music that sounds how i dreamt it would, & if you’re reading this, it means i’m at the end of that journey, & that my album, note to self, is on its way into the world. the first track, ‘hummingbird’s prayer,’ is the inspiration behind this book.

may i be a buzzing thing: affirmations & love notes for the neurodivergent artist’s spirit is my attempt to pass on what the hummingbirds & the earth have taught me to love & accept about myself throughout that process so that other neurodivergent, queer, disabled, or otherwise outsider artists might find some healing alongside me. it is also for the artist who feels none of those words apply to them, but who is interested in inviting something new, gentle, strange, intuitive, earthy, bird-like, & permissive into their practice. this is, too, for the person who is simply interested in connecting or, likely, (as we are all aware that we are wildly creative artists as children), reconnecting with the part of themselves that wants to make things.

in the spirit of the lyrics of ‘hummingbird’s prayer’, i wanted to offer some spells, affirmations, love notes & lessons from the hummingbirds & from the earth that have helped to carry me through to the finish line on this project; they had so much to say. i wanted to document what i heard &, along with ‘hummingbird’s prayer,’ offer back what healing i continue to receive from learning to integrate these lessons into my creative life &, inevitably, beyond.

note: due to unforeseen shipping issues with my printer, please allow 3 weeks for your book to arrive. thank you for your patience <3