I'm proud to make a living using my creativity.

Produced visuals for local musicians that I controlled live during their performances.

I created a paleoclimatology unit that led students to discover the vast "hidden" history of their home state. Also pretty jazzed about my annual tradition of painting personalized classroom signs for fellow teachers.

I'm very pleased with 5510, a bite sized spelling game. Did some cool drip paintings. Proud of a few songs.

Started a creative coding meetup group and organized two installments of our annual art show. Put together Denver's best screening of Gary Hustwit's Eno

Built a one-of-a-kind super espresso machine

Taught myself to code on the internet, and now get paid for it. Drew Emma Watson.

Founded a board game company that published five games and an apparel company that later sold.

Starting a YouTube channel.

“The Breast Series Project”,  a painting project with a friend that got into a gallery at UCLA. The project raised awareness about sexual assault.

The Marriage of Ruiz & Knott (a live show), Ten Years Later (a live show), Summit Material (an audio documentary), Paperwork (a newsletter), The Company (a dream)

Ran a series of events & talks in Miami around the importance of tapping into your creativity. Hosted a virtual creative book club for the last 2 years with a group of thoughtful humans. Left the corporate advertising & design world after 10+ years and started a successful design studio with my close friend and business partner. Currently enjoying highlighting all the little details I love about my friends in the form of custom designed zines.

I am proud of the mixed-media art frames I created in the summer of 2023. I paired curious words and phrases with seashells I collected during my travels. I must find my way back to the beach to collect more shells......

Using paper marbling techniques in steel, having a great time failing to refine ore into steel.

Woof woof woof

I’m super proud of a recent summer tank top I knitted

My period accurate renaissance garb

Songs I've written and recorded, kumiko creative coding project

designing a book called "Unflubbify Your Writing," designing the Red Rocks website, learning to code, and maintaining two years of sobriety (so far!).

Took on the practice of being a good mom and neighbor. Cooked Haitian Soup Joumou. Interviewed 85 people about their lives and learned to listen.

Various “Guestbook Data Projects”, eventually leading to a hand woven tapestry visualizing how many people were in our home each day of our first year of marriage.

Our wedding in 2014, and our anniversary in 2024.

A reader’s theater production I put on in college.

Built and live in a Camper van / Film Truck

Published an article that I am really proud of

I started an "Adulting" group for getting projects done, formed a Horror Film Club with friends, painted a mural on the wall of my condo, threw a Life Milestone event for myself (that was like a wedding or baby shower, but to celebrate a different life path), and am starting my next entrepreneurial adventure of Cuppa which is HUGE and EXCITING and SCARY and WONDERFUL and I'm so proud of it.

Stole the mass-produced art off my office breakroom wall on a Friday evening, painted all weekend, and then re-hung a piece made custom for the space. Collaborated with a local furniture designer to create 6 beautiful booths for a family-owned restaurant in the Avon (I painted the backs of the booths). Several years of regularly hosting art nites in my living room, re-creating one of the most dearly missed facets of art school: creative parallel play.

Created a novel group program for self-exploration through Spiritual Parts Work, cofounded a co-working and community space for intuitive and spiritual entrepreneurs, and curated a photo album to honor and celebrate my maternal grandparents.

Dumbphone Finder

Ran a game developer training group that made a lot of (low quality but fun) indie games.