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Wow, it’s been 20 years since I started commercially. Time has whizzed by! Below is the newspaper clipping of the first fashion show that started it all. It began with me designing clothing for women with many of those designs incorporating surface embellishments. Once word got out that I could d …

Summer has always been one of my favorite seasons. I was raised in a family that appreciated the outdoors, so summer was a time packed full with road trips, camping, hiking, exploring...and if we couldn't make schedules work, well then I ended up in some kind of summer camp. Either art camps or swim …

Hello friends! Sincerest apologies for my lacking performance recently. We hoped to release a blog every week this month, but alas life has rewritten our plans - ce la vie! So, with apologies out of the way, let's get to talking about a magical mathematician who also didn't follow a traditional path …

Growing up, I always idolized Wonder Woman. She’s tough, but fair; superhuman, but like us; and most of all she kicks ass! This month we will be highlighting some wonderful women that I have recently learned of from the podcast, Womanica . Starting with Kitty O’Neil, a real life flying superhero!Bor …

Happy New Year!  2024, you made it, so now what?I had a friend bemoan that 2023 was a crummy year because they didn't do all the things they wanted.  I agreed. I too had plans that evaporated.  But I reminded them it was all water under the bridge and we have a fresh year to plan out. …

Linen is one of the oldest textiles known to date, much older than the cotton or synthetic fibers we find so often in our modern clothes. The weave is derived from the flax plant - yes the same one that goes in your morning smoothies - which makes it ideal for hot and humid conditions. The fabric fe …