What Are We Planting Here Dad?

A Father's Day remembrance of soil, memory, and the inheritance of care. “What are we planting here, Dad?” I asked, tiny fingers curled around his calloused hand as we walked the fields one morning...

Out of the Blue

Some things arrive without asking.A color. A design. A line of thought. A crow on the fencepost. When people ask how I create, I say: “I don’t.”Not first, anyway. My creative life doesn’t begin wit...

The Sweater Savior Project

At the top of the new year, many of us make hard decisions about the clothing in our closets. Purging what doesn’t fit, is damaged, or just plain boring is part of our decision making. The sad part...

The Honeymoon Getaway

I love to weave a story of transformation or travel into my editorial shoots. This one is centered around dressing for a honeymoon. A functional yet glamorous wardrobe makes this eco-glam honeym...

What is Sustainable Fashion and Why Does it Matter Today?

What is sustainable fashion and why does it matter today? Sustainability has been defined as "Treating the world as if you wanted to stay." But in today’s fashion world, the business model for...

Les Enfants de Boheme

Baked, and ill-nurtured as if lured from the present to the past. On the shore of bohemia, picnic tables by the water,caviar and lentils, strawberries and bread curds,the beach is left ...

Love Lives Here

Saving Grace Animal Sanctuary was founded for the purpose of giving animals who faced cruelty and neglect a loving home to share their stories. Love truly lives here. Each animal has its own story,...

A Tropical Elopement

“Lets just run off and get married!” Historically an elopement could go like this: A dress stuffed into an overnight bag, a ladder outside the bedroom window, and a cool getaway car. The young cou...

Wallpaper Stories

"If these walls could talk." We've probably all heard this saying before, and no matter where it originally came from, I believe if you listen closely you may be able to hear the stories they tell...

What is Reincarnated Cashmere?

It’s sweater time! While you may know I call my eco conscious cashmere sweaters “reincarnated”, you may not know why. There are a few other words to describe them: upcycled, recycled, vintage...