Gray is my favorite color, a fact that doesn’t really go over that well with 3rd graders, as I’ve learned over the past year of teaching kids. So I’ve adjusted my answer (because it’s a question that comes up a…
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Well, I nearly missed it due to poor planning and a Google Maps mishap, but my wonderful friend Milei is married! The wedding was amazing- the barn setting was seriously stunning, with the gorgeous rolling hills of Wisconsin farmland all around…
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I love wide tucks or ribbon detailing on organza- it’s so crisp but still ethereal and light. I was thinking something similar when sketching this up.
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Every design project of mine starts like this- with quick, messy sketches that take no more than a minute or two. From there, I refine- but these initial sketches sometimes capture the essence of what I’m after more than a…
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One of my favorite places is the 2nd floor of New York Central Art Supply. With papers in every texture, color, and weight you could imagine, I almost always end up walking out of there spending 3 or 4 times…
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Despite the fact that I like to look at flowers a lot, I know virtually nothing about them. Apartment-living for the entire span of my adult life and a well-documented black thumb have prevented me from taking on any gardening…
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Hand-snipped fringe and a little bit of gold leaf. I love this handmade paper for its translucency and molding qualities- it’s almost like taffeta.
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A couple very simple snips and a flat piece of watercolor paper becomes a full skirt.
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My mom has always been really great about displaying old family photographs. For as long as I can remember, the wedding photos of my parents, grandparents, and two sets of great-grandparents have hung in the dining room- consequently, I know…
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