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My Creative Outlet (aka random stuff I’ve made for fun)
In today’s fast-paced, overly commercial world, many artists, designers, and creatives often lose sight of why they started their craft in the first place: the pure love of creating. The pressure to meet market demands, chase trends, and monetize every project is something I’ve struggled with since I started selling clothes at 15 years old.
These elements often overshadow the joy and passion that first ignited our creativity. It’s easy to get caught up in external expectations and forget that the real magic happens when we create from the heart, not just for the paycheck. Staying connected to that initial spark is crucial for authentic, meaningful work.
With this, I always find time to make stuff for myself, whether it be clothes, posters, painting or jewelry; I find it extremely valuable to just make what comes to mind, not only as a creative exercise, but to make sure I stay in touch with my love of creation.
Here you’ll find a random assortment of projects that I’ve worked on simply for the love of my craft and a desire to innovate.
My garage studio, circa 2020
Accessory Highlights
The Symmetribag
A custom over the shoulder tote with a applique collage pattern featuring 47 lines of symmetry and made of 10 different fabrics including faux leather, canvas, denim and more. The design is inspired by my childhood, featuring motifs from different aspects of my upbringing, including soccer, russian stacking dolls and palmtrees.
The back features a layered pocket system, each with their own unique depth to help organize your art tools by category/size.
Click here to see me create it!
The Cat Hat
A hand knitted, hand spun collection of beanies inspired by my love of cats. I’ve always wanted one of those hats with cat ears, but didn’t like the way the ears were always attached rather than implemented into the garment itself. So, I created a pattern in which the ears were incoporated into the construction of the silhoutte, meaning this hat is actually made of only one piece of knit fabric, attatched is a rubber stamp sewn into the front reading “0405”, which is my birthday, April 5th
Apparel Highlights
The “Escape the Fallacy” capsule. including a sweatshirt, shirt, hat and fanny pack
The Moonknight Suit
Inspired by the marvel comics
The “Study of Semantics” Jaquered Knit Sweater
