For 2021, my only business resolution was to create a monthly folly.
So many balls have been up in the air since we relocated to Spain, and for the new year it was important to me to not put an incredible amount of pressure on the business. 2021 is for play, discovery, and for wandering creatively.
The definition of Folly is 'a lack of good sense; foolishness' and these monthly creations have been just that: fun whimsies.
Since we moved to Spain, I have been waiting all year for the summer Poppy Fields! And when they started blooming, we found a field covered in them to snap some photos.
Summer is for Hand Painted Wicker.
When I saw this little wicker bag while perusing Parfois, I knew it would be a fun piece to paint for my monthly 'artist folly' series.
Shortly thereafter, we visited beautiful El Escourial, the vacation home of the Spanish king, just outside of Madrid. The blush pink China Roses were in bloom and made a stunning backdrop against the bag.
I hope to work with more brands and develop artist collaborations with them. In the meantime, this is a great way to envision my work on wearable things like bags.
A Mother Daughter trip to Paris: it has been a trip high on my travel agenda, and decided this year it wast time to make it happen! Paris just conjures up so many things that excite girls of all ages. It is truly the city that has it all: museums, shopping, food, people watching. The city, just like the people who live in it, is chic, effortless, and brims with visual delights. I was trying to plan something special and memorable for my daughter’s sixth birthday and landed on taking her to Paris for a Mother Daughter trip. We stayed in Paris for three nights, walked all over the city, and squeezed in a little sight seeing, shopping, and museum...
