Walking barefoot in a cold stream, sitting in a field of wildflowers, watching a spider spin a web, climbing a tree, planting a seed, listening to the serenade of songbirds, placing a hand upon the spongy moss of the forest floor…

These are the moments that fill my spirit, pique my imagination and find their way into everything I create.

I live and work along the shore of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin, and I draw most mornings before the day begins — pencil to paper, before screens enter the picture. In a design world increasingly driven by digital tools, my work begins the slow way. With observation. With the particular irregularity of a hand-drawn line that no algorithm quite replicates.

The result is what I call nature forward design — patterns that don't just depict the natural world but carry something of its feeling. Warmth. Quiet. The sense that you can exhale.

That feeling has a name: biophilia — the innate human affinity for the living world. There is growing research behind its impact on how spaces make people feel, and real implications for interior designers working in residential, healthcare, hospitality and educational environments. I'd love to be a resource for that work. And for brands whose values are rooted in sustainability and environmental stewardship, I'm equally interested in licensing partnerships that put nature forward design into the world in responsible ways.

To explore the wellness connection further, visit [this page].

Where nature finds a home, Jen