studio journal

... our theme is "Form Study" — or as I like to call it, "informed chaos" — an exploration of how improvising with forms can help you open up (and/or revolutionize!) the creative process in your sewing work. 

Also — you know how I don't do custom work? I don't. But once in a while someone asks me for something and the stars, planets and coffee mugs are aligned sooooo perfectly that it's easier to say yes ...

"Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, 
wearing stripes with plaid comes easy."
— Albert Einstein

I met a holiday-traveling customer from out of state this weekend at my studio. We had such a solidly good time. I'm still adjusting to how odd-bu...

Artist and studio neighbor Carmel Nicoletti made a smattering of spare zen-like hand-hammered copper necklaces just for Secret Lentil. They're ...

Hello. Allow me to introduce three new candles. Cedar Sutra. There's something majestic about the smell of cedar. I feel like it opens up the...

Greige is not a pretty word, is it? It sounds like some kind of slurry or slip that has some unexpected grit mixed in. But I'll tell you something:

ghost mike; a new machine; the other side of the studio; (classified confidential); a pile of gray; a hole with stripes

You guys, you guys. I have candles for you. Secret Lentil Very Good Candles are made from soy wax, with lead-free cotton wicks, phthalate-free f...

1. You Get a Bundle of Them. They come in packages of three. With some models, two. But you get a bundle. And everyone likes a bundle. 2. They car...

Formstudy. Every piece is black. Each is a different exploration of curves and tucks and pleats and flow and drape ...

I don't want to curse PBS because, well, Big Bird for starters, but if I'm honest with you I have cursed them EVERY DAY since their new building ruined my soft afternoon light and replaced it with harsh sideways glare