08/10/2026
Loom woven cotton velvet. 1800’s iron back frame. 30 hours of hand pleating and hand stitching. I almost didn’t post this one, because I don’t want you guys to start bringing them to me 😆
But I worked too hard on this piece for it to not make my portfolio.
I know we’re all sick of hearing about AI, but this is the PERFECT example of the value in human hands. I didn’t have modern help on this piece. Just textiles. Just my hands. Just a needle and thread. There was no other way to reupholster this frame. It was incredibly difficult, and honestly felt a little sacred. I had to trust fully in my hands as the only tool available to me. AI can’t do it. Modern technology can’t do it. Factory machines can’t do it. Not even 100 year old upholstery tools could do it.
My hands. Pure work. Just…art.
Can we vow, right now, to forever value this? Human work. Human imagination. Human artistry.