What started as a spark in a Santa Fe design shop turned into one of the most playful parts of my practice. I came across a Dusen Dusen tissue box with a flat printed design, and it made me wonder how I could take something so everyday and turn it into a sculptural, dimensional object. A year later, I made my first one. Since then, these colorful covers have become a way for me to bring art into new corners of the home. Not everyone has room for another piece on the wall, but who doesn’t have tissues in their home?!

Each box begins the same way all my work does: digitally. I sketch shapes, refine the composition, and think about how the colors will interact once they’re cut and layered. Then the real challenge begins. Every tiny wooden piece is laser-cut, hand-painted with acrylics, and assembled with the same precision I bring to my larger wall pieces. Instead of one flat panel, I’m thinking across multiple sides, making sure the design wraps, connects, and holds its own as a small sculptural object. Sliding the final tissue box inside is the moment everything clicks.

I’ve created three collections so far:

• Little Entanglements was the first, inspired by my large Entanglement Rhapsody piece and released in a small run of three.

• Looped Fragments pushed the idea further with a single continuous line that wraps around all four sides. This was one of the complex designs I’ve had to assemble!

• Echoes draws directly from my Echoes collection, with the same square-based design and palette.

They’re bright, dimensional, and full of personality. And they’re only the beginning.