I’m varnishing and shipping my last commission this week before baby #3 arrives. It feels like closing a chapter for a little while—which I’m missing already since I’ve been loving how they’ve been turning out this last year, but the break is needed! Can’t share this one until it’s in its new home but will soon in a few weeks.

I’ll be taking on my next three commissions in October in time for Christmas, and then closing again until 2027. If you’d like to secure a spot, please reply to this email and I’ll add you to the waitlist before they’re released publicly.

ALSO! I’ve officially connected with a locally owned fine art print studio, ArtMagik, and we’ve started the process of creating limited edition giclée prints. I’ve sent over images and sizing, and the next step will be reviewing proofs and refining everything so the quality is exactly where it needs to be.

Once they are ready to go, I will share release dates, sizing and details!

I’ve also made the decision to send emails out twice a month. Being almost seven months pregnant now, I can feel the need to slow things down and be more intentional with where my energy goes. I also feel there won’t be as many updates in this period.

If you’re anything like me, your inbox is already overflowing so less is more these days!

This week, I didn’t get back to the scripture background experiments like I had planned. It just turned into a full week with kids and family, and honestly, I felt pulled more toward prayer than productivity.

In lieu of my own progress, I can share Autumn’s watercolour and graphite abstract artwork for this week 🙂 :

I’ve really been searching for peace in a deeper way—especially in the tension of motherhood, artwork and everything in between. Social media has been a particular struggle. If I’m being honest, I don’t enjoy it, and I don’t feel naturally good at it.

When I’m simply sharing my process or Scripture, I’m mostly okay. But the moment it starts to feel strategic—thinking about engagement reach, or what I “should” be doing—I feel stuck almost immediately.

I’ve had to come back, again and again, to why I’m doing any of this in the first place: to share Jesus, to point to the Gospel, and to encourage others through His Word.

These verses have been anchoring me this week:

I’ve noticed something very clear—when my focus stays on Him, and on trusting Him, there is more peace. But the moment my attention shifts to this world, to trying to get it “right” through my own effort - the right music, the right hook, the right layout - the anxiety follows quickly.

Maybe you’re feeling stuck in something right now too.

If that’s the case, one thing I think I’m learning (slowly) is to bring it back to Him. To ask: can I trust the Lord with this rather than trying to control the outcome myself?

It doesn’t fix everything instantly—but it does shift something.

This world is certainly full of tribulation. But we’re not left to carry it alone.

Warmly in Him,

Martina

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