I was instantly taken with Jen Lorang’s line, Alchemilla. It’s everything I like about jewelry, original and modern, delicate, beautiful, and strong all at once. You could say she has “the touch”. And once I engaged in this interview with…
the return to modern domesticity and girly graphic design a few months ago i posted about how the first patchwork show never would have happened if I didnât get my heart broken. Then, delilah posted her own story of patchworkâs…
I fear snakes. I fear airplanes and being buried alive. And yes, even in my late thirties I have an intense fear of being kidnapped. My mother instilled these fears in me. Nowhere is safe. Not even your own home….
*Editor’s note: We’re so happy to have this guest post by Janie of Janie XY on Dear Handmade Life today. She is one of the queens of booth display and we were overjoyed when she asked us if she could…
Visual artist Centa Schumacher creates beautiful photographs– photographs that make you look twice and question her process. I love talking to her because she is clear on the fact that she is always learning and both she and her pieces…
Maker Michelle Bonfils is a creator of a different stripe: she’s not crafty with her hands so much as she is brilliant with her mind. Michelle co-created and co-hosts Lustre Salon, a super-unique event in Los Angeles which features vendors,…
On her website’s “About” page, it is written: “Laura Goldstone is many things: a flapper, a comedian, a tiny Italian shoe connoisseurâbut more than anything else, she’s an Artist.” That sentence very deftly describes the characteristics of a woman who’s…
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…
Where does the time go… It really does seem like yesterday when Nicole & I were sitting in the backyard drinking cheap vino and talking about producing a craft fair done right in OC. Back then, in the Summer of…
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