Clothes come alive with someone in them. Hanging on a dress form or displayed on a wall is all fine and good. It's definitely an excellent way to see the details. But the magic really happens when they're on a person and you can see them in motion. Good photographs...
The holidays are on their way and with them, the search for gift ideas. It's the perfect time to highlight my scarves. Each is unique, they're pretty, zero-waste [sewn from scraps] and so easy - one size fits all. My first step, new photos. But what to do? I needed an...
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...
Photo shoots are so much fun! Everyone's attention is on making my clothes look as fantastic as possible. What could be better? The model, her hair and makeup, her movements and poses and especially the way the clothes look and hang, how the lights hit, all working...
I had so much fun working on videos last year, I wanted to do more. And since I've been sewing lots of new pieces for the Smithsonian Craft Show, April 20-24, I easily had enough for a shoot. First step, have enough clothes. Second, find a space. We choose the...
