in the studio : chopping cashmere
In the studio with Miranda Caroligne, reconstructing a cashmere sweater from her own closet.
living unabashedly your true self
Earlier this month I did a closet overhaul. Some of you may have seen the highlight reel on social media. It was so clear for me what made my heart sing and what felt like a new twist, maybe a more mature version of myself. It was also clear what didn’t feel like “me” at all. I’ve got a pile of clothes that I enjoy but need repair, either for damage or just to bring it to a more expressive level.
Customizing my wardrobe through visible mending feels good to my soul. I can step out into this small town as myself, not trying to fit in with anyone but myself.
I’ll be that eccentric old lady… just try and stop me!
navigating the hustle
The past few months have been full-hustle navigation. I call it “throwing spaghetti against the wall and seeing what sticks.” I’m sure it’s been very odd for those close to me… one day I’m going to start a food-business, another day I want to buy a building and start my store back up, or manage another person’s shop, or start a psilocybin retreat center, or maybe I could go into teaching?? The added factor of raising a child and needing to pay bills and save for his education is thwarting the selfish artist in me BIG TIME!
But something has finally stuck and I’m going for it.
finding flow
Regardless of esoteric arguments to the contrary, time is indeed finite…ask any multi-tasking mom. However, creativity is on a different trajectory entirely. Give me long hours solo in the studio and I will exponentially slip into a vortex of ideas in creation… my flow state.
Doing the best I can with what I’ve got
I AM JUST GOING TO DO THE BEST THAT I CAN AND IT WON’T BE PERFECT BY MY STANDARDS, NOR INSTAGRAMS, NOR FACEBOOK, NOR THE AMAZING CONTENT CREATORS AND ENTREPRENEURS THAT I ADMIRE. IT’S JUST GOING TO ME AND I AM GOING TO FIND SOME F-ING JOY IN THAT BECAUSE LIFE IS TOO DAMNED SHORT!
the generosity alorithm
What if there was an algorithm where the stimulus is generosity rather than conflict?
did you ever know that you’re my hero?
I miss you. I’m going to try my absolute best to create the magic here, virtually, that used to happen in my crazy creative little studio and shop in San Francisco.