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Please give a warm welcome to Nick Vaaler! He joins our team as our first ever Studio & Production Assistant. We are so thankful for nick as our team grows. Learn more about Nick through some questions we ask him below.  Tell us a little about you! How have you landed where you are today? I’m an artist originally from St. Louis, Missouri, and I have been heavily focusing on watercolor and ink for the past 8 years, but in that time I went to school for architecture. Through the architecture world, I was lucky enough to travel and live many...

We met with Gabriella Kohr at her studio and home in Dana Point, CA.  See more of her life and work on instagram or her website.    Can you tell us how you got to where you are right now? I am originally from the East Coast, a small beach town in Bethany beach, Delaware. I’ve always been painting and drawing since I was a child, when I moved to Laguna to pursue my degree at Laguna College of Art & Design I was so eager and excited to start my new path as an artist. From there I have been developing my...

Meet Infinity, a Los Angeles based poet. She shares with us some of her recent work, and wears pieces from Jess Meany and Sisterwife, a Los Angeles based vintage & consignment shop. "Slow Down"  Attention screamed the detailsSorely seeking observationStrewn throughout a roomI’ve become familiar withImmersed in a reflection of waterOn the ceilingLike the pools of thoughtIn the attic of my beingMesmerized by the flutteringshadow’s glowUntil the sun disappears and I’m alone again      

Meet Sandy Ho, a Los Angeles based chef creating flavorful, colorful and sustainable dishes and desserts. Once upon a time we ordered her gorgeous cake for a celebration, and after inhaling it, we realized we needed to learn more about how she became the brightly beautiful culinary goddess she is today. Could you give us an idea of how you landed where you are today? I grew up in the western suburbs of Sydney Australia and cooked from a very young age. It is a rite of passage for a young Vietnamese girl to be in the kitchen with her mother - to learn how to...

You are the founder of Santa Fe Found, an online platform that highlights local artists and entrepreneurs of Santa Fe, NM. Could you speak a little about your journey of launching this platform and what inspired you to begin? Running Santa Fe Found has been a joy, and I’ve met so many great people through it. When I moved to Santa Fe a few years ago, I didn’t know anyone, and really only knew how to navigate the city based on what I could find online. I ended up living in a live/work loft community that hosted a holiday market...

Meet Sarah Beth Tomberlin - a Los Angeles-based folk musician writing and performing under the name Tomberlin. As a songwriter, you share stories. Can you tell us about a story you have recently told through your writing? I moved to Los Angeles at the end of July last year, so I've been writing a bit about the ongoing changes that brings. Looking back on the past with an aerial view is helpful in deconstructing what happened or how i've changed through the happenings. Mostly those kinds of stories right now.  You grew up in a deeply religious home, as a Baptist’s...