As I was escaping the Brooklyn heat this past weekend, the AC in my grandfather’s car began dying a slow death just as the traffic on Route 8 slowed to a crawl. Yes, worse combination possible. BUT I just happened to be in Shelton, CT, where my good friend Amy’s husband Mike and his brother Johnny recently opened an Italian ice shop. How did they know I would someday need Italian ice in Shelton?! I [...]
I spent the Fourth of July weekend in Connecticut, where I grew up, cooking and eating with family and friends, swimming in my uncle’s pool, walking around in the woods, and driving the windy back roads that I love so much. Now that I’ve lived in the city for ten years (this month!) I truly appreciate the quiet and still landscapes I find in Litchfield County. For this trip I brought along some Impossible Project [...]
I met the charming Casey Oney of Draught Dry Goods while we were both in LA and crashing at the cozy home of our friend Amanda Marsalis. I got really excited about the weekend bags, belts, camera straps (and more) that he’s making in his home state of Montana but also about the beautiful photographs he has taken of these hand-crafted goods. I’m in love with the palette and the mix of product and landscape. [...]
My office space is located in a really special spot in Greenpoint we like to call Dobbin Mews. We have California-esque gardens full of lavender, grapes, figs and roses. Yes, really! Equally as special are the creative people who occupy the space. My studio-mate Helen and our just-moved-to-Iowa mate Jenny are constantly inspiring and have just collaborated on a couple of pieces together (a dress and a tank!) We had an afternoon of fun shooting [...]
