The impulse to create art, beauty, and presence is not a preference. It is a feminine instinct. And like all instincts, it does not disappear when ignored. It turns inward. It grows restless. It becomes dissatisfaction, anxiety, self-criticism, and longing with nowhere to land. Sound familiar?

Women are taught to mistrust this impulse early. We are taught that if something does not produce something measurable, monetizable, or immediately useful, it must be frivolous. A distraction from the “real” work of life.

But as someone who has built an entire life and business model led by my devotion to beauty, I know for a fact that creation has never merely been about “decoration.”

It has always been about authorship.