Is scalability the right goal?
Something is nagging at me re: scalability. Is the work I am creating and advocating for – the work that I envision – with all these small textiles efforts supported…
Dreams & Obstacles
Over the weekend I was reflecting on our dreams – the dreams we are called towards in our heart. For me this includes learning how to make the patterns, and…
2023 Recap & What’s to Come
As we look forward to winding down the Founder’s Circle in the first part of this year – I thought I’d provide a recap of 2023. It was a year…
Healing creativity through community
In the last few months of 2023, after many lonely years of undertaking various personal and professional battles alone (including the custom apparel venture), I began to see a change…
Bright yellow lines in the fog
I have struggled with what to write about today. How do I share useful words when I myself am in a fog? So I am going to write about that…
Inspired by Old Women
As I begin to wind down the Founder’s Circle work I’ve given myself permission to follow my excitement when it comes to my sewing and design work – encouraged by…
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…