November Update
Last month I sewed up the final muslin and shipped out the last two muslin samples that need fittings prior to sending the final six blouses to production. Sew Co.…
A creative community is a quilt
I’ve been spending more time with different members of Princeton, West Virginia’s creative community. It has me wondering: what does it mean to be a part of the fabric of…
Lighting a Candle
Last Friday was the anniversary of my mom’s death. Friends recommended that we light a yahrzeit candle (or soul candle in Hebrew), a Jewish tradition where you commemorate a loved…
Fall Update
It has been a while since I wrote you an update. I am squarely in transition over here straddling the mostly solo work of the blouse project and early efforts…
Trust Yourself
Friday I present a textile strategy I developed in collaboration with a wonderful team at Coalfield Development, a West Virginia -based workforce development organization. The aim of this strategy is…
Reflections on Community
I have been marveling at the healing power of community over the last few weeks. Something happened during the pandemic. Of the many realizations people had, we saw that at…
Year 3 in Small Town America
This month, my partner and I celebrate 3 years living in West Virginia. In the last few months something has shifted with our lives in our small town, Princeton, in…
Starting with Self Love
As I come to the last phase of the Founder’s Circle project and wonder what’s next I find myself uncertain about the future. I know it will involve writing, it…
Our dreams and the messiness
This week I write with a message I’ve been holding onto since last week – a message that has been helping me get through it all. That message is about…