My Process

Keeping it real…

…with lots of imagination, dreams, and passion for what we do…

I suspect you’re wondering how it all started.

As a kid I was always drawing and entertaining myself with creative endeavors. Then my grandmother taught me to sew before I ever even started school. So, armed with a needle and thread and some of her scraps, I started making all my own doll clothes and she would inspect them telling me how to make them better. At age 12, I designed and sewed my very first full outfit on her sewing machine. (After much begging, of course!) From that point on, I started creating all my own clothes until many, many years later when I no longer had time after setting my museum career aside to become a computer specialist.

Several years ago I took up machine embroidery and fell in love with it completely. Although shopping had always been one of my favorite past times, I was really sick of seeing all the same old things year after year. It seemed that every decade had just kept recycling the same old tired designs and I personally didn’t like most of the textile patterns they’ve been pushing for years now. Not to mention how uninspired everything in the same old stores had become, or how limited their sizing was. I just kept thinking, “Who even likes this stuff?” Everything was either too teen, too frumpy, too tight, or just SO not me and it seemed manufacturers where really off with their proportions! Where’s all the age-appropriate styles that aren’t just plain boring or too trendy to last more than a season or two?

Because I had been learning to design and program my own embroidery designs, I was already starting to see huge possibilities with creating digital art. So I began combining my photographed embroidery works with other graphics and digital painting – deconstructing and reconstructing bits and pieces to create a whole new look. I soon discovered how they could be printed on fabric to become my own textile designs. I had also started reworking several things in my closet as “upcycle” projects like I had done years ago while in college. These were basically several garments that were deconstructed, then put back together in a new way.

One experiment led to another and before I knew it, I had a whole line of fresh, new fashions that were unlike anything sold in stores. And all my friends raved at how gorgeous they were. That’s when I began my quest to become a fashion and textile designer of original wearable art. I also found that simple, easy care cuts that are properly proportioned for real women were also highly desired by other women like me. Women who are career professionals, wives, and mothers. Women who want to look sharp and stylish and feel classy…but are frustrated with boring retail fashions, sizing issues, or just don’t have that much time for shopping!

It became my mission to create the most beautiful, yet timeless, artisanal clothing that make women look and feel their best. To transform them into a gorgeous work of art by choosing the right types of garments that have true versatility. With original, designer quality fabrics, clothing, and accessories that go effortlessly from day to night, and work endlessly to combine and refresh dozens of items already in your own closet. Now, that’s what I call the power of shopping.  I want you to be excited about shopping all over again, too! To see infinite possibilities with a single piece of wearable art from my portfolio. It doesn’t matter if it’s a wear-around-the-clock top, a scarf, or a top-notch functional handbag. As long as it inspires your own creativity to style new outfits with what you already own, to make you feel like a priceless work of art every time you walk out the door, or to boost your confidence with something fabulous and fresh and original, I’ve fulfilled my mission, one precious woman at a time.

So, what’s your story? I’d love to know more about YOU! What types of items, colors, or designs are you looking for that will solve your outfit frustrations? I truly want your opinion.

How can I spread a little magic your way? ❤️