What does your creative process look like?
My design process usually begins by doing research - for example, going on vacation, visiting a museum, or checking out photos from various fashion weeks. That inspiration tumbles around in my mind for a while, and then emerges as colour, pattern, and themes in my work. My mentor taught me that creating a great design is not the end of the process, but the starting point. Having a great idea put down offers you the freedom to expand outward and push an concept further.
What are some of your favourite podcasts or music to listen to when you create?
I listen to so many podcasts. Favourites include, RadioLab, ReplyAll, Ear Hustle, and for a good laugh each week, My Dad Wrote a Porno.
Do you have a quote that keeps you going when you get discouraged?
This has been the quote that has fueled my 20 year long career.
"If you're going to repair a motorcycle, an adequate supply of gumption is the first and most important tool. If you haven't got that you might as well gather up all the other tools and put them away, because they won't do you any good.
Gumption is the psychic gasoline that keeps the whole thing going. If you haven't got it there's no way the motorcycle can possibly be fixed. But if you have got it and know how to keep it there's absolutely no way in this whole world that motocycle can keep from getting fixed. It's bound to happen. Therefore the thing that must be monitored at all times and preserved before anything else is the gumption." - Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
If you have any advice for any emerging artisans what would it be?
Think about who you are as a maker and show that to the world. Find other artists and makers and become part of community. There is no need to continually reinvent the wheel. We are all on similar journeys and we can share experiences that help each other get better. Ask questions, listen, and keep evolving.
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