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I received the May issue of California Home+Design in the mail. I am on page 86 in the Designer Watch section. They bungled a lot of the facts of my profile, even though a "fact checker" phoned to make sure this would not happen. Oh well. Put it down to a Gemini personality moving in too many directions to be pinned down. It's like a shell-game trying to interview me..."Which one is she hiding under?" Anyway, here I am, looking very tense, my migraine immortalized...
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I saw Victoria's lovely post about Amy Butler fabrics on sfgirlbybay and it reminded me that I wanted to share the beautiful pouch that Katherine (Spool Queen) gave me...
She embroiders her logo on the inside. She also makes booties, hats and more...
Have a browse in her Etsy shop. Merci beaucoup Katherine (pictured below) for the gift!
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Actually, I discovered Emma Cassi, a French artist living in London, on Design*Sponge, among many places lately. Grace featured her home in D*Sponge's Sneek Peeks. She's an interior stylist and prop maestra...
and jewelry designer, these are beaded lace bracelets...
Check out her beautiful blog. And her beautiful boy, Antonin!
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I had the sweetest surprise the other day. A woman who had been reading my blog drove "over the hill" from Santa Cruz bearing a homemade gift (see above). Her name is Stacey Costello and she is a self-proclaimed paper fanatic. She makes the most delicate and whimsical vintage flavored paper boxes and botanical artwork. Here is a sampling of what you'll find at her Etsy shop, Stacey Costello Studios:
a fanciful fairy box...
a botanical collage...
a princess party hat...
and a donkey decoupage...
Thank you ever so much Stacey for the thoughtful gift. I love it!
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We had a visit by an editor and photographer from California Home + Design Magazine at our shop recently. The coverage is due out in the May issue. I had so many projects to finish in time for the visit...embroidered wall art, settee cover, pillows, damask drapery panels, and a lighting fixture, just to name a few!
photo: close-up of one of my embroidered wall panels.
The photo session was a bit rough on me as I was fighting off a migraine, but the photographer, Jennifer, couldn't have been more sweet and understanding.
photo: Jen and my Marcel
Below is a vignette in the shop that includes my embroidery art, an Eastlake settee that I covered in burlap with one of my block print pillows on it, and a pair of silver metallic plaster lamps that came out of the famous Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas:
I would love to have a studio where I can work on all of my projects...large scale textile embroideries and block prints, sculptural lighting, furniture fancies, etc. Must make that happen. It's what feeds me.
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