Archive for the 'Textiles' Category
Women of The Future!
March 23rd, 2012 // Fashion, Feminine-ist, Textiles
This is a Women of The Future Trading Card from 1902. I dig the tattoo and high waist. I think there are many metaphors for women’s ultimate future as leaders that have value. You may also want to check out this great Tedx Talk on a recent perspective on the possible future for women. What do you think? I leave you with this until I reveal some major news as well as some much overdue site updates in the near future. If I may add, that near future and those updates I am speaking of won’t look like this.
xoxo
S
PS: Thanks for this Jaimie!
Make it Awesome!
January 02nd, 2011 // Art, Feminine-ist, Love, Textiles
Last summer, while on a visit to Montreal, I stepped into Drawn & Quarterly where I discovered a book-zine, The Selves by Sonja Ahlers.
I picked up a copy because the whimsical yet raw images and words spoke to so many parts of my own feminine-self. Her talents go far beyond intentionally making the most whimsical and raw mish-mash of feminine scrapbooks. She returns used angora sweaters to their roots by hand making them into the sweetest bunnies.
I am so inspired by her work. My passions lie in so many things feminine, from a childhood of pink satin ribbons and leotards, a degree in fashion design, work as a healer & doula, birth houses and craft co-operatives in Uganda… the list goes on. Heck, my website is pink and purple! My life has been the ultimate in being a woman, yet the role have so often been skewed and I find I am always learning what it means. I think we can all benefit by valuing the feminine within each of us and I am so grateful such an incredible artist is speaking my language!
Love well,
Sara
Aisuru (to love) Tokyo!
December 12th, 2010 // Art, Fashion, Feminine-ist, Love, Textiles
Wonderful window display in Tokyo by multi-media (including textiles!) artist, Eden Veaudry.
Love,
S
Incredible woman, brilliant bags and the best hair.
October 27th, 2010 // Fashion, Textiles, Vancouver
Meeting Randi, designer of Ora Bags was like meeting a part of myself. If I were not working in the wellness/birth/yoga industries, I would most certainly be doing something similar to her project; one of a kind, recycled and beautiful textiles made with love. I love what she stands for, her creative brilliance and I also love her because she will dance in the rain and climb trees barefoot, wearing a poncho. Best hair. Ever. Seriously, what is not to love?
xo
S
Forgive me, fall…
September 06th, 2010 // Art, Craft, Feminine-ist, Textiles
Forgive me for neglecting to post much in my blog for the past few weeks of summer. I have been caught up with picnics and the beach! It seems that fall is sneaking up on us fast now and I am looking forward to getting into more of a routine with this blog. Other fall things I am looking forward to are cooking warm soups and crafting, especially embroidery. I was recently introduced to this amazing artist Joetta Maue, who captures sweet words and cuddly moments on fabric that reminisces of gentle memories. Her work and statement, I reclaim my femininity: the quality of being feminine, without the fear of losing strength or respect inspires me to bring out my needles and thread and enjoy longer nights.
Stay tuned for more inspiring textile artists and other great stuff here as the seasons change.
Love well,
Sara
xoxo
Hunter Gather
August 02nd, 2010 // Cooking, Feminine-ist, Love, Nutrition, Textiles
Healthy eating and the digestion of food into energy, naturally follow being in a space of self-love. A city like Vancouver in 2010 offers infinite choices of what and how to eat. An array of ethnic cuisine plus a bundle of social and lifestyle options are available to us anytime. Organic, fair trade or local? Vegetarian, vegan or raw? Gluten-free, sugar-free, dairy-free?
I am currently reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollen. It offers great insight into what we are eating and the journey of our food to our plates. Today, most people have become removed a few degrees from the process of harvesting and gathering their own food. The faster life gets the larger the gap between foods source and our mouths becomes. As we move this direction, I wish to reconnect with our ancestral roots as hunter-gatherers. Summer is here and I have been harvesting plenty of food from the garden and picking wild berries.
Many of my family members go hunting annually for deer, moose and elk and I will be joining in a deer hunt with my uncle this fall. As a flexitarian, I choose to eat wild meat because it helps my body to thrive and I feel the animal has the richest life. As a yoga teacher I have encountered controversy around these choices. I believe when honored, respected, loved, thanked and used to continue on ongoing creative cycle an omnivore diet is in integrity with spirit. After the hunt, my uncle will give the horns and hooves to a local chief to use as medicine in ceremony and I will do my best to cure the hide.
Every choice has a consequence and I want to be conscious of the relationship I have with my food.
Love well,
Sara
xoxo
Spirituality + Style
July 21st, 2010 // Fashion, Feminine-ist, Love, Textiles, Vancouver
My life has been a bit of a mixed bag. I am a modern day, professional shaman with a background in and passion for fashion design. Can a girl have both? Yes. Spirituality is for everyone and it appears to be everywhere. I’m excited!
Some of my local faves:
Crystal Pouch Bags by Ora
Unicorn Print Tee by Blim
Moccasin’s by Rickard Guy
Animal inspired jewelry made from reclaimed metal by Alkemie (LA) available at Vincent Park