Hi, I'm Tay.
Hi, I’m Tay.
I create fantasy worlds with very human foundations.
I create fantasy worlds with very human foundations.
I’m the architect of Prism Hollow, an intuitive energy reader, creative strategist, and no-BS fairy godmother who turns lived experience into stories, systems, and portals for self-trust.
The Very Human Part
The Very Human Part
My magic is real.
So are my databases.
My magic is real.
So are my databases.
I’m equal parts intuition and analysis.
I’m equal parts intuition and analysis.
I’ll follow a feeling until I can see the pattern underneath it. Then I usually build a system, story, or entire tiny universe around it so it becomes easier to understand.
I’ll follow a feeling until I can see the pattern underneath it. Then I usually build a system, story, or entire tiny universe around it so it becomes easier to understand.
Most of my work starts that way.
Most of my work starts that way.
With a question. A recurring symbol. A reaction that feels bigger than the moment. The sense that something important is happening underneath the explanation we were handed.
With a question. A recurring symbol. A reaction that feels bigger than the moment. The sense that something important is happening underneath the explanation we were handed.
I pay attention to energy, behavior, language, stories, and the rules we inherit without realizing we agreed to them.
I pay attention to energy, behavior, language, stories, and the rules we inherit without realizing we agreed to them.
They are all different ways of noticing what is really going on.
They are all different ways of noticing what is really going on.
And I know what it feels like to wish someone would notice.
And I know what it feels like to wish someone would notice.
WHy I Built The Hollow
WHy I Built The Hollow
I built the world I needed.
I built the world I needed.
For a long time, I thought the answer was to get better at following the rules.
For a long time, I thought the answer was to get better at following the rules.
Be more consistent. More productive. Less sensitive. Easier to understand.
Be more consistent. More productive. Less sensitive. Easier to understand.
But the harder I tried to become the person the world seemed built for, the further I got from myself.
But the harder I tried to become the person the world seemed built for, the further I got from myself.
Eventually, I stopped asking:
What’s wrong with me?
Eventually, I stopped asking:
What’s wrong with me?
And started asking:
What if I’m playing by rules that weren't written for me?
And started asking:
What if I’m playing by rules that weren’t written for me?
That question became Prism Hollow.
That question became Prism Hollow.
A fantasy world built around the very human process of recognizing your patterns, understanding what shaped them, and deciding what you want to carry forward.
A fantasy world built around the very human process of recognizing your patterns, understanding what shaped them, and deciding what you want to carry forward.
Archetypes give us language.
Gameplay gives us distance.
Magic gives us possibility.
Systems help us take action.
Archetypes give us language.
Gameplay gives us distance.
Magic gives us possibility.
Systems help us take action.
Prism Hollow isn’t about escaping reality.
Prism Hollow isn’t about escaping reality.
It’s about seeing yourself clearly enough to build a life that actually fits.
It’s about seeing yourself clearly enough to build a life that actually fits.
BEYOND THE HOLLOW
BEYOND THE HOLLOW
The work I do when the fairy wings come off.
The work I do when the fairy wings come off.
Prism Hollow is one world I’ve built. It is not the only way I create.
Prism Hollow is one world I’ve built. It is not the only way I create.
I also design bold visual identities and graphics, photograph spaces and food, and make art from lived experience, intuition, and whatever strange little truth wants to become visible.
I also design bold visual identities and graphics, photograph spaces and food, and make art from lived experience, intuition, and whatever strange little truth wants to become visible.
Different medium.
Same brain.
Different medium.
Same brain.
I’m still noticing patterns, shaping meaning, and turning something hard to explain into something people can finally see.
I’m still noticing patterns, shaping meaning, and turning something hard to explain into something people can finally see.
ENOUGH ABOUT ME
ENOUGH ABOUT ME
Let's learn more about you.
Let’s learn more about you.
The Character Quiz reveals the instincts, gifts, patterns, and survival mechanics shaping the way you play.
The Character Quiz reveals the instincts, gifts, patterns, and survival mechanics shaping the way you play.
Understanding creates self-trust.
Self-trust changes the game.
Understanding creates self-trust. Self-trust changes the game.