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  I design and make eco clothing as a profession but create eco gardens for my soul. Growing up on a farm in Minnesota, fields and gardens were a major part of my family’s lives. We fed ourselves, many relatives, and supplied local markets with the food we grew there....

A feast-for-the-senses photographic adaptation of Bram Stoker's original Dracula story from 1897. I love creative collaborative photoshoots. Some of them I organize myself, some I'm just a part of. This one falls in the latter and was dreamed up by my uber talented friend Autumn Stankay of Skysight photography and...

“I’d like to rent the house, and I’d really like the fish with it” The fish, un-named at the moment was a big orange goldfish looking fish who was very interested in me, looked hungry, and maybe a little pissed off.  I was told by the landlord that the fish...

In Native American spirituality, all things in nature embody a spirit. The rocks, wind, water, plants, fish, birds, four legged creatures, insects–are all sacred and are recognized as integral to human survival. Our relationship between our natural environment and all the creatures and people living within it are one of...

Pop Art Sweaters and Handbags A talisman for protection, a symbol representing the universe, your current mood, and a medicinal plant leaf are all ingredients in the Pop Art Sweaters Collection for fall/holiday 2015. During its emergence in the 1950s, Pop Art challenged the dominant views on what art should...

I was fortunate to be chosen to collaborate with the talented husband-and-wife photography team Lukas and Suzy Van Dyke for their Stylized Southern Plantation Wedding Shoot. My Dana Dress is the featured bridal gown photographed at the rustically romantic Mc Gee House in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. The resulting photos are absolutely breathtaking. I...

Garden critters seem to know I love them and because of that often pose for a photo or come into the house to visit. Birds, hummingbirds, butterflies, lizards, frogs have all been short term visitors until I relocate them to a more agreeable location in my eco friendly garden. Not...