Cartwheel in the Quiet: A Tapestry of Things Found + Felt is the patchworked expression of a highly sensitive person who has just experienced a significant life change. The journal entries begin just after the author, Emily Looman, has moved across the country to live with her partner and his two children. Emily shares intimate details about her struggles with anxiety and how alongside those struggles, she is becoming an artist. She explores positive self-talk, found poetry, Polaroid photography, hand-drawn imagery, collage, and her own personal color palette. She builds herself a space for humanness and sensitivity; for vulnerability and a messy heart. This book is an invitation to join her in that space.