Lex Bultler

Real life, well lived.

I’m Lex—a mom, maker, homebody, artist and perpetual work in progress figuring out how to build a really good life in the middle of a very real one.


Here you’ll find the things I’m learning along the way: home systems that actually help, food worth making again, getting stronger, raising and teaching little people, making art, building businesses and becoming whoever comes next.

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A year of becoming

Can I build a creative business inside the life I already have?

I’m finding out one painting at a time. I’m building Penny Picnic, learning what it takes to offer my work, and sharing the real middle: the plans that change, the work that gets made, and what I learn along the way.

This is a year of becoming an artist and business owner without waiting for life to get quieter or for me to feel completely ready.

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Life Index

  • HOME

    Make home work better. Cleaning rhythms, organizing, homemaking, routines, projects and my ongoing attempt to become the kind of person who knows when you’re supposed to wash the curtains.

  • FOOD

    Things worth making again. Family dinners, heirloom recipes, experiments, meal systems and food good enough to earn a permanent place in our kitchen.

  • MOTHERHOOD + LEARNING

    Growing up together. Motherhood, homeschool, family rhythms, things we’re learning and ideas that make life with little people richer—not busier.

  • WELLNESS + MOVEMENT

    Strong enough for my actual life. Pilates, strength, walking, routines, recovery and my ongoing experiment in taking care of a body that carries me through all of this.

  • STYLE

    Getting dressed like I meant to. Personal style, thoughtful purchases, beauty, packing, things I actually wear and the ongoing search for the perfect slightly-old-man sweater vest.

  • MAKING

    Make something anyway. Painting, creative practice, illustration, storytelling, Penny Picnic and what I’m learning about making things before I feel ready.
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