Why I Am Starting a Daily Gratitude Blog Gratitude has been a quiet thread running through my life and my art. Over the years, I’ve learned that it […]
Interview with the Resident Artist, Danielle Siauw
Art as a Journey of Freedom and Joy Painting is my way of connecting with the world. Each piece I create carries a story of joy, transformation, and […]
Finding Calm 10: Perimenopause and Yoga Asana Support
A practical guide to gentle yoga poses that may support common perimenopause experiences such as sleep disruption, heat, mood changes, stiffness and fatigue.
Insider Peek 22: Freedom Girls and the Courage to Become
A heartfelt studio reflection on the Freedom Girls series, personal liberation, self-discovery, and the quiet courage of living more truthfully.
Finding Calm 9: Yoga and Perimenopause
A gentle, practical look at how yoga can support steadiness, rest and self-trust through the shifting season of perimenopause.
Insider Peek 21: Why I Keep Returning to Animals
A heartfelt studio reflection on the Wildlife Collection, my love for animals big and small, gentle and fierce, and the innocence I keep finding in them.
Insider Peek 20: Framing Choices That Respect the Artwork
A studio reflection on how framing can protect original art, shape the viewer’s experience, and support a painting without overpowering it.
Insider Peek 19: A Collector’s Guide to Living with Original Art
A thoughtful guide for collectors on choosing, placing and living with original art in a way that feels personal, calm and connected to everyday life.
Finding Calm 8: Seasonal Eating Without Rigid Ayurvedic Rules
A gentle reflection on using Ayurveda’s seasonal wisdom as a flexible guide for nourishment, rhythm and self-trust rather than a strict food rulebook.
26 June 2026 – Gratitude for a New Laptop and a Faster AI Workflow
A gratitude reflection on upgrading to a new laptop, completing the migration, and feeling ready for faster, smoother AI work.
Insider Peek 18: Returning to a Painting After Time Away
A studio reflection on why stepping away from a painting can make the next decision clearer, calmer and more honest.
Finding Calm 7: Chair Yoga for Days When the Floor Is Not Accessible
A gentle chair yoga practice for days when getting down to the floor is not accessible, with seated movement, supported standing options, and calm breathing.
Insider Peek 17: Painting Koi, Movement, Symbolism and Water
A behind-the-scenes look at how koi paintings hold movement, stillness, water, symbolism and layered observation inside Danielle’s art practice.
Finding Calm 6: Agni Beyond Metabolism, Ayurveda’s Language of Transformation
A gentle introduction to agni as Ayurveda’s language of transformation, digestion, clarity and daily rhythm, with grounded reflections for modern life.
Insider Peek 16: How AI Helps My Art
How learning AI and building small automation apps is helping me protect time, energy and attention for art-making, study, business and creative life.
Finding Calm 5: A Gentle Evening Sequence for Better Sleep
A practical, gentle evening yoga sequence for better sleep, written as a soft bridge between the busyness of the day and the quiet of rest.
18 June 2026 – Gratitude for Learning AI and Building Apps with Codex
A gratitude reflection on learning AI with OpenAI Codex, vibe coding with Python, and building apps that create more time for art, yoga and crochet.
17 June 2026 – Gratitude for Finally Launching My Corporate Circus Book
A gratitude reflection on finally launching my Corporate Circus book and how writing it helped me process lingering painful feelings.
16 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Neighbour’s Gift of Bak Chang
A gratitude reflection on receiving homemade bak chang from a generous neighbour as Dragon Boat Festival season approaches.
Insider Peek 15: Sketchbooks as Laboratories, Not Showpieces
A look at why sketchbooks matter as private working spaces for experiments, notes, colour tests, composition ideas and unfinished visual thinking.
Finding Calm 4: A Daily Rhythm You Can Actually Keep
A gentle, realistic guide to dinacharya as a daily rhythm you can actually keep, blending Ayurveda-inspired routine with yoga therapy sensitivity.
Finding Calm 3: Peace Through Gentle Breath Awareness
A gentle guide to noticing the natural breath without forcing it, correcting it or turning a calming yoga practice into another task to perform.
Insider Peek 14: Building a Personal Colour Language
How an artist’s personal colour language develops through instinct, memory, restraint and repeated choices, with examples from Danielle’s paintings.
13 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Cinema Date with My Husband
A joyful reflection on watching The Mandalorian and Grogu at the cinema with my husband and returning to a story I love.
12 June 2026 – Gratitude for a Block Party Filled with Neighbourly Warmth
A reflection on a kind neighbour, a shared meal, and the warmth of a community supporting one another close to home.
Finding Calm 2: Health through Personalised Yoga Therapy
What is yoga therapy, and how is it different from a general yoga class? Explore its individual assessment, adaptable practices, goals, safety boundaries and home practice.
Insider Peek 13: The Quiet Decisions Behind a Finished Painting
What decisions turn an idea into a finished painting? Danielle Siauw reflects on composition, colour, symbolism, detail and restraint across her nature and animal artworks.