Van Kappell

11/22: joy whispers

11/22: joy whispers

A personal reflection on healing from trauma and dissociation. Sometimes joy returns not with trumpets, but in small moments.

11/22: joy whispers

A personal reflection on healing from trauma and dissociation. Sometimes joy returns not with trumpets, but in small moments.

A minimalist Japanese tea table at Ogata Paris, with matcha and wagashi arranged in quiet symmetry.

Unfiltered though: afternoon tea at Ogata

In a hushed room scented with cedar and time, I sat before a bowl of Sencha. Its surface trembling like a thought not yet spoken. Ogata is more than tea;...

Unfiltered though: afternoon tea at Ogata

In a hushed room scented with cedar and time, I sat before a bowl of Sencha. Its surface trembling like a thought not yet spoken. Ogata is more than tea;...

The Elyse Trouser: A Love Letter to Becoming

The Elyse Trouser: A Love Letter to Becoming

Trousers! Trousers? They’re not just pants.

The Elyse Trouser: A Love Letter to Becoming

Trousers! Trousers? They’re not just pants.

I promised myself I would write today…

I went to St. Louis to look at art and ended up looking at everything else. The vacant buildings. The ghosts of progress. The spaces where people once were. It’s...

I promised myself I would write today…

I went to St. Louis to look at art and ended up looking at everything else. The vacant buildings. The ghosts of progress. The spaces where people once were. It’s...

| Consistently Inconsistent |

| Consistently Inconsistent |

a note to myself and anyone wandering by. stepping back from the noise doesn’t mean disappearing. just… recalibrating. here, in the quiet corners, I remember who I am. 

| Consistently Inconsistent |

a note to myself and anyone wandering by. stepping back from the noise doesn’t mean disappearing. just… recalibrating. here, in the quiet corners, I remember who I am. 

The Luxury

The Luxury

What is luxury in 2025? 

The Luxury

What is luxury in 2025?