Hi there, I’m Lisa.

After getting fired from a job in 2017 where I couldn’t seem to keep my big ideas and urge to create to myself, I decided to doom scroll Instagram. I glumly swiped past each uninteresting post until a random number cookie cake similar to what I make now popped up in my feed. You know those cliche moments in movies when people have an idea or connection to something unseen and the music shifts, the camera zooms in on their face and you see something change? Yup, that was my impetus. I started with sugar cookie cakes and gradually figured out cake recipes that can handle a stencil and also taste delicious. The trial and error to get here is longer than a CVS receipt.

Now that I’m here, though, I know what works and what doesn’t. I value my time, energy, creativity and effort now more than ever before. I’m forever learning, experimenting, adventuring, mistaking, growing and expanding. Thanks for sticking around to be a part of that with me.

Why Little Owl?

I have loved and been drawn to owls since I was a child. Their calls, their mysterious elusiveness, their quiet flight; they seem to constantly show up to me in different ways. These days, crows are what I find myself drawn to (I have even befriended our neighborhood murder) but I don’t think rebranding is necessary. :) If you see crow allusions, you know why.

One of my biggest inspirations is our son, who is my favorite Little Owl. He’s a teen now, though, and has already rolled his eyes before you even finished reading this.

The Little Owl by Albrecht Durer (c. 1506)