Hello again, we've already met but it is important for me to tell you that this is my dream job. I am so glad you stopped by to support me, an independent artist. I am excited to share with you a bit about myself and my shop because the connection between collector and artist is what makes Etsy so special.

I believe that I am an artist. I believe that someone who loves to cook is an artist. The child drawing on the sidewalk with chalk is an artist. We are all artists at heart. I make handbags, a simple every day item that has become all too utilitarian. It is my shops mission to create artfully tasteful bags out of unique materials to fill the void in the art world for truly functional, wearable art.

I believe a handbag should be:
-wearable art
-unique
-visionary
-utilitarian

To achieve these results I am known to:
-use recycled, repurposed, upcycled, foraged, thrifted, reclaimed, and/or locally sourced materials
-use non-conventional materials
-design and draft patterns for my bags from scratch and redraft them until the drape, body, hang and look of each piece is exactly how I want it. This process takes anywhere from one day to several months. I strive to perfectly match my vision!
-pick up treasures on my backpacking trips all over the world (silk brocade in Hong Kong, flamenco material in Seville, sari trim in Bangladesh, etc.)
-use high quality materials and methods for longevity and durability
-consider customers requests, desires and needs for each bag and bring their vision to life

When I was a child I always felt weird, different... like an outcast. As I have grown into an adult I have learned to embrace and harness my unique spirit to create items for the world to enjoy. In turn, I am comforted knowing each of my customers is somewhere out there enjoying a piece of eccentric little me.

My process is detail oriented and painstaking from beginning to end. Before you've even seen a bag it has been made and remade at least 10 times as a muslin to get the pattern, pleat placement, pocket size, drape just right. It has been tested on different materials with different interfacing types to get the drape and hang exactly as I pictured it to be. Each bag is straight stitched, all raw edges are finished, it's turned right side out and top stitched. Hours upon hours of love and labor goes into the creative process. My bags look as beautiful on the inside as they do out, and this is because that is the only way to get a bag that will last you years to come.