Hi, I'm Anita ✨

I created This Little Universe (TLU) to hold all the complexities I am called to bring forth into this world — offerings from heart & soul.

As a multimedia artist, I love exploring different forms of expression. I primarily work in acrylic and oil, though I love exploring pencil, clay, gouache, digital art, photography, and fiber. I'm also a writer, musician, and breathwork facilitator. My background as an interdisciplinary scientist and statistician elevates my art through my attention to detail, methodical processes, and deep love of experimentation.

I spent a long time away from my art — over a decade. Though I have been naturally artistic since early childhood, I found myself taking the "practical path" upon which I almost lost touch with my creativity entirely. I was unconscious, on autopilot running a script that was never meant for me, and I almost stayed in that timeline forever.

Thankfully, a somewhat rude awakening in 2019 brought me back into alignment, and since then I've stoked that tiny ember of creativity into a flame. It was only in 2024 that I started creating my own original paintings.

In a society where we are encouraged to "find our niche" and squish ourselves into some stifling nook or cranny in the global assembly line, I (somewhat willfully) choose to pursue what it means to be fully in touch with what it means to be human.

And so, I choose to create. My art, breathwork sessions, writing, and music all share a common thread: to help us remember that we are, and have always been, deeply connected to the land and to each other.

I truly appreciate your support from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for being here 🫶💖
- anita ✨

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Why This Little Universe?

"We are, each of us, a little universe." We're human beings. A universe exists inside each of us. We're complex, beautiful, messy, and real.

I love the idea of the multiverse — the notion that our own universe, as grand, vast, and incomprehensible as it may seem, may well be another tiny universe nestled within an infinite network of universes. One tiny fractal among — well — infinity.

As a polymath and creatrix, I wanted the name of my business to reflect the diverse range of products and services you're sure to find over the years. My scientific background makes me a better artist, and vice-versa. My writing inspires my art; I watch scenes play out in my head as my brush glides across the canvas.

I often wish I could map out the neural connections that have formed throughout my brain, connecting constellations between basket weaving and latch-hooking, pottery and woodworking. As I apply my diverse collection of knowledge across mediums and disciplines, the network becomes stronger, a multidimensional network greater than the sum of its parts.

If we are each a little universe of our own, then this is mine. Nice to have you here 💗

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