Welcome to Serendipity Studios here at the Tannery Marketplace

2016 has been the most amazing year I could have ever imagined. And I owe a huge debt of gratitude to my creative buddies at The Loading Dock for supporting me through my transition into the freelance world. If you've never visited them, and you love music, you really should check them out. They host a wide array of live events, including music from here and afar, group painting (all on one huge canvas), a ukelele club, and their own home-grown all-girl band "Not Your Mother", just to name a few things. They housed me for the past 7 months and I'm eternally grateful to them for being so generous and supportive.

August 1 brought a move to a new location (fly little birdie!), and I find myself (still half in boxes) exhausted from the move, and invigorated by the light, airy space by the Ammonoosuc River. I've only been here for one week and already it just feels like home. The Tannery Marketplace is a building steeped in local manufacturing tradition and history, and I'm very proud to be an artisan member here.

The building is inhabited with incredibly talented artists like Linny Kenney, an extraordinary leather artist (LinnyKenney.com), known internationally for her leather knife rolls, the yoga studio next door (rootedbystacey.com), Pam Alberts Massage Therapy (pamalberts.massagetherapy.com), a hat maker (mountaingoth.com) and many more thriving artists and businesses. You can find a list here - http://thetannerynh.com/rental-properties

Upstairs at the Tannery Marketplace

Working around the boxes!

The new studio (Serendipity - #18) is on the second floor. So, there were lots of grunts and groans these last two moving weekends - in an old building with no elevator! Serendipity is a shared studio with Meg Brown (megabugphotography.com and megaglowmarketing.com) and Angie Low (www.facebook.com/AngieLowAGLOW and megaglowmarketing.com). They are two energetic photographers/marketers brimming with ideas and talent. It's a perfect collaboration. Total serendipity!

If you find yourself in Littleton, please stop by and visit. We would love to show you our new place. And don't forget - Enjoy every single day. Love your life. And let those creative beasties run free! XO

First Quarter Thank you!

It's almost the end of April - taxes done - windows open to the sunshine - fresh ideas popping up for spring!

THANK YOU for your support, for your feedback, and for your business. I'm working on your jobs:

• Pretty Baby Prints
• Fun signs & Frames
• Hard-Core 3d Product Specs
• Colorful Patterns for Home Dec

- AND LOVING IT!

Spring's in the air. Enjoy the sunshine, share gratitude and let your creative beasties run free!

XO

Having a working studio at The Loading Dock in Littleton, NH, allows me to enjoy a sunny, warm working space, surrounded by some of the most talented artists and musicians in The North Country.

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

I can't believe a month of self-employment has already passed! It's been a little weird, I can't lie to you. But February is here and I feel like someone has lit the fire under my - well, you get the idea. it's time to get serious! This week started with a new client, and the first rough sketches for several new products! My collaboration with my sister Sandi (a.k.a "Design Hotline") is growing and it's been so much fun brainstorming and creating with her. She keeps me focused and on track. I can't thank her enough for welcoming me into her world.

This morning (after jostling some Loading Dock paperwork and touching base with Sandi), It occurred to me that it might be fun to sketch onto a roll of paper, rather than a journal or pad. So I set up my desk with a roll running from back to front and I was able to keep adding to the sketches - like a continuous player piano roll! 

Today's continuous line of thought... 

 I highly recommend it! Just be careful not to smudge the work you've already done.

Can't wait to show you some of the new products I've been working on, and three new spring/summer textile collections that are slowly progressing. So stay tuned...

Keep sketching. Keep it loose. Enjoy every single day. Love your life. And Let those creative beasties run free! XO