Handmade Designer Women's Apparel
Ann’s clothing incorporates a diversity of hand-sewing techniques: beading, appliqué, piecing and embroidery. Her garments exemplify her love of exquisite natural fabrics and the palette of colors and textures they offer.
Ann collects vintage Japanese kimono silks, fine-stenciled prints and artisan paintings. She combines pieces from different bolts and re-sews them into new designs and motifs.
Ann’s finished designs look striking from a distance; up close, their impeccable attention to detail distinguishes them. Browse through our shop to find that unique handcrafted item you’ve been looking for. Visit our shop
Yow! How did we get here??? The holidays are upon us and I am running up the down escalator trying to keep up. Which is not a bad thing! I love to be busy. As long as I can keep up. And, I’m proud to say, I’m doing a pretty good job. I’ve been juggling […]
After all those days and weeks and months and finally, years of covid isolation, followed by however long it took me to get going again and put together a photo shoot, we did it! Finally! And not one, but two. Two photo shoots because I had too many pieces for just one. One thing that […]
Two weeks ago I was packing all my work, jumping on a plane, flying across the country, setting up my booth and my clothes… all for a one evening and 3 day show. It’s a lot to do! But totally worth it. The Smithsonian Women’s Committee did it again, another fantastic show. Whew! By Thursday […]
Hawaii dropped in my lap. You absolutely do not say no to a trip to Hawaii, even if you only have a few days between it and the Smithsonian’s Craft: Fashion+Home show. So I did as much as I could for the show, then packed my bags for the beautiful island of Kauai. 7 days […]
I’ve been calling the Smithsonian’s fall show, ‘Craft2Wear,’ but it has a new name. They’ve added in artists from the home-dec world so have updated the name to ‘Craft: Fashion + Home.’ It’s coming up soon! October 5 – 8. I’ve been running up the down escalator getting ready. So much to do! Here’s a […]
