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Last week, I did a photoshoot to accompany this post on my other blog, and I had so many images I loved I decided to share a few here, because in trying to convey a feeling of love for your work, I was truly reminded of how much I love the work from my Contra Collection!
I don’t know about you, but after over a year of living in sweatpants and only occasionally making my top half look presentable for Zoom meetings, I’m looking forward to the possibility of putting together whole outfits again in the near future! And to get ready for that future, today I thought I’d share how three different necklaces look with my favorite black jumpsuit!
Yes, I know it’s April, but for some reason (ok, we’ll call that reason the one year anniversary of the pandemic), my brain was having none of it when it came to blogging about what I read, even though I read some books I really loved in February. Which is also why I didn’t want to just skip blogging about these books! So I’m sharing them now.
I will admit that, ever since the pandemic started, my work from home style has gotten even more casual. So in an effort to get myself out of a bit of a style rut, I decided to revisit one of my favorite pieces from my wardrobe – my black linen jumpsuit.
Ever since I started creating designs for my new Ada collection, I’ve had a vision of creating a necklace that wraps around as an homage to the plant that inspired it, Monstera Adanonii. Last week, I started work on that very necklace!
I was working in my studio over the weekend and I couldn’t help but snap this pic from my workspace with a few Ada necklaces in progress.
Of all the plants I’ve added into my life over the last two years, one of my absolute favorites is Monstera Adansonii, otherwise known as the Swiss Cheese Vine. I’m obsessed with this sprawling vine and the holes that form in the leaves, it’s such a visual delight – so it’s no surprise that it would make its way into my jewelry.
My new Ada collection features wire shapes I’ve hand formed and welded and then powder coated in a few of my favorite colors!!
The longer the pandemic goes on, the more casual my style seems to get. But that doesn’t mean that I don’t want to feel cute and creative at home. That’s why I love simple, comfortable solutions, like a top knot, bold lip, and a comfortable necklace that totally pops on Zoom.
With winter still in full swing in Pennsylvania, and since I can’t go somewhere warm, I’ve been turning to my studio for comfort! The first thing to come out of my recent studio time was a new batch of blue jewelry!
When January started, I didn’t intend for my entire reading list to be focused on art (with a smattering fo design and creativity thrown in) but it was what I was in the mood for, so I decided to lean into it.