A beautiful stitched antique paper + wool suite set in the magical hills of New Zealand - 

Photography: Katie Grant Photography 

“I’ve spent

so much time

at war with

myself, I have

forgotten

I am the walls

of my home

—

forgive her, and she

will forgive you, too

no matter how many times

you asked her to break

—my relationship with my body”

wilder poetry

Katharine Polk, designer of HOUGHTON NYC shared her vision for her Fall  17 bridal line with me and my soul was moved. Completely invigorating and empowering - this art collaboration of several illustrated floral pieces and lettering for her fall line was merged into garments. Here is the "Hopeless Romantic" hand painted leather jacket - featured on Martha Stewart Weddings, NYLON and others. available for order and custom design. www.houghtonnyc.com 

@houghtonnyc  

Photo: Luna De Mare @lunademarephoto

Layers and layers of paint and inks on handmade paper made up this background. 

Photo: Luna De Mare @lunademarephoto

100 year old paper was salvaged and used for this mythical shoot in the wild hills of New Zealand. Details of raw wool and delicately stitched accents were probably my favorite element about this suite. 

Photography: Katie Grant Photography 

Featured on: Magnolia Rouge June 15, 2017 

Collaboration on Fall Line for Houghton NYC (KRP Creative)

Designed and painted

Veronica Dunne

Vulkan Magazine 2017

Katharine Polk, designer of HOUGHTON NYC shared her vision for her Fall  17 "Not Your Baby" bridal line with me and my soul was moved. Completely invigorating and empowering - this art collaboration of several illustrated floral pieces and lettering for her fall line were merged into garments. Here is the limited edition "Not Your Baby" squad silk baseball jacket. Hand-lettering and illustrated roses are embroidered into a patch I designed - featured on Martha Stewart Weddings, NYLON and many others. Slipping this on feels like silk sheets on a Sunday morning while sipping a mimosa. haha. 

available for order . www.houghtonnyc.com 

@houghtonnyc  

photo: Luna De Mare

Katharine Polk, designer of HOUGHTON NYC shared her vision for her Fall  17 bridal line "Not Your Baby" with me and my soul was moved. Completely invigorating and empowering - this art collaboration of several illustrated floral pieces and lettering for her fall line was merged into garments. Here is the "Not Your Baby" cashmere sweater - featured on Martha Stewart Weddings, NYLON and others. available for order at :  www.houghtonnyc.com 

@houghtonnyc  

“Let flowers

Grow in the cracks

Of your

Heart.”

-David Jones

A letter to the groom. 

aged handmade paper with gold ink and handmade envelope with romantic water blots and stains. 

Kim and Huang share a mutual affection for everything of the hand, written, penned and made. Joining their journey and creating unique pieces for their wedding day was one of the most magical experiences. I love collaborating with brides, helping their vision come to life. 

Their wedding was featured on The Lane. 

http://thelane.com/style-guide/real-weddings/rocky-oaks-malibu-wedding

Photo: Erich McVey

The Lane - Botanical Styling Workshop 

New York

"unexpected intrusions of beauty. this is what life is"

www.thelane.com

The Bride's Vows

Kim and Huang share a mutual affection for everything of the hand, written, penned and made. Joining their journey and creating unique pieces for their wedding day was one of the most magical experiences. I love collaborating with brides, helping their vision come to life. 

Their wedding was featured on The Lane. 

http://thelane.com/style-guide/real-weddings/rocky-oaks-malibu-wedding

Photo: Erich McVey

The Lane - Botanical Styling Workshop

www.thelane.com

http://thelane.com/style-guide/style-elements/styled-shoots/the-lane-fox-fodder-botanical-styling-workshop

-silk & willow-

Table Numbers

I white washed each vintage book, the covers, the pages, to give them all a muted tone  with torn edges. Then,  created handmade paper book covers with subtle and romantic water stains, diluted ink drops and blots. Instead of numbers, Kim wanted their love for everything literary to be displayed by the names of their favorite authors marking each table. The back side of each book had a quote calligraphed from each author as well. They turned out magical. 

Kim and Huang share a mutual affection for everything of the hand, written, penned and made. Joining their journey and creating unique pieces for their wedding day was one of the most magical experiences. I love collaborating with brides, helping their vision come to life. 

Their wedding was featured on The Lane. 

http://thelane.com/style-guide/real-weddings/rocky-oaks-malibu-wedding

Photo: Erich McVey

ink and color invitation suite. 

from www.almondleafstudios.com

Wedding invitation suite 

Photo: Anna Naphtali

Print : Carolina Bride : Inspired Design for a Bespoke Affair

created and styled a series of head pieces for Anna Naphtali's Daughters of the Water photography series featured on Vogue Italia online gallery and printed in the "Carolina Bride: Inspired by a Bespoke Affair" book. 

dress: samuelle couture 

model: Abigail Johnson

www.annanaphtali.com

Editorial shoot in Hawaii. 

From a whimsical shoot in Chicago

www.liziluphotography.com

Created and styled a set of headpieces for Anna Naphtali's photography series-- Daughters of the Water--series was featured on Vogue Italia gallery and printed in "Carolina Bride: Inspired by a Bespoke Affair"  book. Loved being a part of Anna's amazing vision. 

This was my favorite crown I created. I could see this piece already sculpted the moment I found the dried vines in the woods near our home. 

www.annanaphtali.com 

dress- samuelle couture 

model - sophia lavechia

Salt  | Light :  in the Cherokee language 

thoughts of inspiration running wild in my mind. 

Count your nights by the stars, not by the shadows. 

print created for Almond Leaf Studios

www.almondleafstudios.com

www.liziluphotography.com

I had the treat of creating the menus and signs for this sweetest couple's surprise wedding. image from: http://corbingurkin.com

Wild Scout Photography

www.nightinghandmade.com

Invitation suite created for Almond Leaf Studios. An inspiration shoot in the mountains of Asheville. This suite is printed on paper that is plantable, with wildflower seeds pressed in the fibers. Once planted, a lovely gift of wild for your garden. 

www.almondleafstudios.com

Styled shoot- Photography : Anna Naphtali 

 "Carolina Bride: Inspired Design for a Bespoke Affair" book

Farmer's supper , page 60

Here is a piece of the branding I created for Nicole of Boonetown Story who is based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Loved getting to create with this lovely!

www.boonetownstory.com

Woodland wedding suite. 

www.rivkahfineart.com

Farmer's Supper 

Menu Napkins

printed in: Carolina Bride , Inspiration for a Bespoke Affair 

photography: Anna Naphtali 

Prints gifted for the Yeah Field Trip

Tattoo commissions are sacred to me. Weaving two journeys together, listening and collaborating with another heart for art that will be inscribed on them forever, it's such a beautiful process. 

"it will be ok" tattoo for dear friend charis.