Studio

My inspirational Brooklyn studio is where I design and make my vintage fabric and textile artwork. It’s also where I spend most of my time, so the vintage fabric I collect is part of my everyday life. I keep them close because I appreciate them and being around them is how I learn what they want to become. 

Each morning, I scroll through many more vintage fabric listings than I'd like to admit. I zoom in on the details, looking closely at the wear and the texture in great detail until I come across a fragment that draws me in. It might be a Japanese boro piece that’s almost completely faded to the point where you can barely see the original pattern. Or perhaps a French workwear jacket with tons of darning. I love those moments because I know there are stories being told in the distress. 

Many of the textiles I work with are centuries old, and when I hold them, I think about the people who first lived with them and how they moved generations. That continuity matters to me. I don't know the stories behind the pieces, but I do know they exist. That’s why I work with vintage fabric. The history that lives in the cloth is part of why I do this work. 

When I start working on a new project, I begin with a fragment that just feels right to me. I often don’t know why, and that’s the beauty of it. I work with the fabric as it wants me to. I’ll have an idea in mind, but in the end, the material guides me. It’s like a puzzle with the pieces being just one clue; it’s also the energy of each.  

Each of my creations is made by hand, one stitch at a time. My work is slow, reflective, and intentional. And no two compositions are the same, because no two fragments are the same. When someone chooses one of my artworks, they’re acquiring a one-of-one collectible shaped by the passing of time and the handwork I put into it. The materials in each piece have already lived a long life. Together, we continue that story.