Nesting is something we all do, especially when we move into a new house. It happened to me back in 2001 after our custom farmhouse was finished. I had been designing our dream home for more than 5 years and it was finally a reality. As a designer, the process of filling the house with … Read More
This past February I took a trip of a lifetime to Honolulu and Maui! Of course I took a lot of pictures of sunsets and beaches, but my true thrill was the completely different types of patterns and textures found in the tropical forests. My family gets mad at me because I spend my trips … Read More
OK. I finally figured it out after a nice conversation with a fellow creative this morning. We were both checking in and discussing the new year and how to get started. After a year of fun explorations (which I will probably continue to do), now is the year to kick my butt in gear … Read More
Sometimes you just have to take that leap and DO SOMETHING rather than keep talking about it! So, when I saw an invitation on the Dwell On Design Conference for up-and-coming textile designers to submit original designs for the new Cloth & Company furniture line of customizable digitally printed fabrics, I swallowed hard and decided … Read More
Keeping relevant … getting inspired … finding your bliss … How long has it been since you’ve experienced something that really made you smile? It is so easy to get into a routine, which isn’t always so bad, until that routine turns into a comfort zone that squelches all of your ambition and creativity. Sitting at … Read More
I seem to be living up to my word for the year… E X P L O R E …and this time it was the beaches of Hilton Head. Of course I took the obligatory sunrise photos which I purposefully woke myself up for each morning. When you look at the expanse of any … Read More
All I can say is AWE … Sitting in front of a screen scrolling through images from other people’s experiences in no way compares to experiencing life for yourself. None of the images in this montage can possibly live up to the pictures in my own mind when I close my eyes and remember the unbelievable … Read More
Sitting at a computer and doing what you know so well is a comforting thing. I have been doing that for over 25 years! But for the last few years my creative soul has been stepping further away from my comfort zone. Don’t get me wrong… the computer still plays an important roll in my … Read More
I love living life in a random and unplanned way because you never know how life is going to surprise you around the next bend. The highlight of my recent trip to Seattle was a serendipitous encounter on an evening walk along a West Seattle beach. The driftwood scattered along the water’s edge inspired me with colors and patterns, … Read More
My Mother always told me, “eat your peas!” Now, this might sound like a happy-go-lucky passing comment that she might have thrown out as she continued the daily routine of clearing the table after family dinner, but from my perspective, it was a sharp slap ringing in my head. I struggled to overcome this hurdle so I could … Read More
I wanted my first message for this blog to be all about gratitude and the power of friendship. Without the creative collaboration of cherished friends, photographer, Gina Weathersby, set stylist, Nora Martini, and food stylist, Jeff Martin, this whole endeavor would just be some files on my computer. The best thing about getting older is that you … Read More