Maker: Courtney Oquist
Courtney Oquist stands out from a crowd. Her paintings are both illustrative and intimate, and have the sort of warm familiarity that might have you wondering if you saw her work as a child. As a person, she’s entirely the…
Courtney Oquist stands out from a crowd. Her paintings are both illustrative and intimate, and have the sort of warm familiarity that might have you wondering if you saw her work as a child. As a person, she’s entirely the…
Andrea Luna Reece is a powerhouse. She’s one of those rad ladies who sees herself for what she is– and then makes a business of it! In her eloquent words: “This is who I was made to be.” Andrea gives…
Kelsey Cooper, of Kelso Doesn’t Dance, is what one might call a multi-purpose dynamo. The common thread between her notebooks, planters, purses, and totes? They are all eco-based, so you can feel good about purchasing something that’s had a history…
Jessica Rives is old school– the kind of old school that’s sexy, classy, and fun. Jess has been running Mansfield Lingerie for a little over a year, and she’s gaining steam quickly, participating in Patchwork and other shows in and…
What is a pop girl visionary? Hint: it involves glue guns, capturing curious beauty, networking in a non-sleazy way, creating and being inspired, cary grant, brass bands, and yes… maybe a little bit of veggie lasagna and a vision board…
When you grow up in a motel, you can bet your life is going to be pretty interesting. This week we interviewed Alex huggett of look coy to find out how she got started, what inspires her and get insight…
today’s maker is also a mentor. as a self-professed “repeat-offender retail entrepreneur”—rena tom has worn hats as a jewelry maker, wedding stationer and bi-coastal art gallery owner. these days, she’s channeled that start-up glee into becoming a one-stop business solution…
we sit down with southern charmers tyson & klara of maiden voyage clothing co. for today’s maker weekly. the creators of t-shirts and leather goods inspired by tales of far-off travel on “floating zeppelins, prop-driven planes and towering ships” have…
let’s give a warm welcome to jeanette champion-fanning of sweet perversion for our maker weekly! we’ll let the artist behind the word-smithing speak for herself… trust us, she’s gonna win hands down in the “most clever” contest… introductions please… my…
let us introduce you to kelly hickenbottom of let’s die friends for our maker weekly! kelly is an illustrator/designer for paul frank who debuted her own line of laser-cut wooden brooches, hand-sewn plushies and totes at patchwork indie art &…
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