First blog post!

(Originally posted on Feb. 23, 2026.)

Dear reading enthusiasts, thank you for visiting my website! These bookmarks are the first products I've tried to develop and sell on my own. It's been an invigorating learning experience, and it has grown my respect immensely for anyone running a business!

This store is hosted by Shopify. It was a good platform for getting something out there to see what would happen. However, I don't think it's a smart decision to continue using it, due to the overhead fees. Bookmark Diaries are currently not available for purchase while I find a new platform and update my workflow.

I've been working on my design pipeline, recreating with Python code the design I had originally made in the Inkscape program. I don't work on this project full-time, so it is taking time. The goal is to facilitate tweaking the design, explore variants, and make new editions.

I felt compelled to start this blog, because I'm sure it was impossible to tell what was going on from the outside! I hope this explains the unfinished state of this store. Please bookmark this page and stop by occasionally if this project interests you. Thanks for reading!