finding creative community
When I first decided to start this blog, I wasn’t really sure where it was going to take me. In fact, I am still following the unknown path that is this adventure. What I did know was that it was likely that our family would not live in Los Angeles forever, and that I would always need a creative outlet. So my blog became that space where I could just be as creative as I wanted to be, without any limits.
As is probably apparent, I have relished the community I have found [wherever I have lived] in my latest role of motherhood. However something that caught me by surprise was the community I have found in the creative world. When you have a solitary project like a blog, or any type of creative start-up business, it can be pretty lonely. It’s just you and your computer for a lot of the time. So finding friends through the small shops I have worked with on Instagram and the workshops I have done like The School of Styling and the B.Hansen Photography Workshop have been a huge source of inspiration and motivation for me to keep following my wayward dreams.
And naturally, through my years of working in fashion in Los Angeles, I have a pretty impressive group of creative friends, who continue to surprise me with their talents. One such friend is Nora Schuchat, who just so happens to also be my baby sister’s roommate and a top level visual display coordinator for Anthropologie. When I mentioned to my sister that I was looking for a unique woven wall hanging, she immediately suggested Nora could do it! And do it she did. Nora worked with me step by step to come up with this custom designed piece, made specifically for this space above our dresser in our master bedroom we are currently sharing with our youngest babe.
Nora is truly a creative “Jane of all trades.” After growing up in Denver, attending school in Ohio, and then living in Madrid for three years before moving to L.A., she became both inspired by and adaptive to her environment. From moving around, Nora learned to work on a small scale and enjoys embroidery, painting, stamping, and weaving. But her experience at Anthropologie pushed her to work bigger where she creates stunning displays out of tea bags, giant paper panels, and more. She even created an incredible custom shark display for a children’s birthday party! To see more of Nora’s beautiful work and to contact her for your own custom piece, be sure to check out her website.
To round out that big space over our shared dresser/change top, I got this adorable nursery art prints from Stop Growing Up. Our baby boy usually loves to watch the fan when he is laying here for a diaper change [more towards the center of the room], but since I added all these pretties, he can not take his eyes off of them. Oh little one, I’ll eat you up, I love you so.
p.s. Have I mentioned how obsessed I am with our new dresser? It’s an original Kent Coffey that has been fully refinished and it is so perfect for this shared purpose. Also, those tiny toes. Swoon.
