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I spent many 5ams on this one. My brain needed to get this one done. 🧠
The blanket has been sitting in the work space for 3 years now. It was finally time to turn it into the jacket I dreamed up so long ago.
What a treat to finally wear something I’ve been visualizing for so long.
05/14/2026
Human made hits different.
The process of making this bag started with a conversation. She told me the stories and shared photos of her mother in law and poured in the memories of a strong, smart, resilient and loving woman and grandmother. I sat down and drafted a vision. It was such a heartfelt project from the very first stitch.
I spent months working on the bag even taking it with me to Nepal to meet my new family and to experience the love from my own mother-in-law. I felt a sense of connection to this project that would translate into a refusal to let this bag go without giving it 100% of my skills that I currently have. My only regret is that maybe when I learn more in the future I could have made it better because that is what the memories captured in this piece deserves.
Brenda is not my client, she was a beacon of light in a time when I felt frustrated in my craft. She gave me blind trust in something so novel that even I didn’t know for certain that I could produce.
Not working on this bag feels a little empty for me, but bringing it home means that Brenda and her family now have a connection to her mother-in-law that they can share and enjoy for the rest of their lives.
To be a service that keeps family connected to their loved ones in this small way is a huge honor to me
Thank you for this moment. 🙏🏼
05/11/2026
To the woman who always encourages me to keep trying and keep creating even when I don’t always believe in myself. She taught me everything I know and I’m still learning from her as I grow as a person, as a woman and as I enter this new era in my life.
Happy Mother’s Day to my Nanay and I’m so grateful to be able to laugh, dream, create, and share memories with you ❤️
Individually placed pearl beads….
Call me crazy, but…. I am… & I love how it turned out.
02/20/2026
The unsettled feeling of not being true to my creative process could no longer be ignored.
09/25/2025
We’re out of town ✈️🌏
We’re on a big trip to visit family for some time in Nepal, but of course we brought a little bit of the shop with us! Had to test out our very first version of a never-full travel tote and so far it’s been pretty great for getting around lots of different airports!
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