hello,

I’m Emily

About Me

As a lifelong artist and maker, I work in a wide array of mediums and have learned all my skills from friends, family, community and many (many) years of trial and error. I've never been able to stick to making just one type of thing. My work explores many skills and styles and is more defined by my processes and values than any specific format. Most importantly, I believe that this should all be fun. Don’t get me wrong, art is an incredibly vast form of expression. It can be a vehicle for basically any and all emotions or messages. But for me? It’s joy, connection, worthiness and an earnest love for the world and all the people in it.

What Inspires My Work

I try to keep myself open to inspiration all the time. I first spied one of my favorite color palettes in a row of file cabinets at a thrift store. Another time, I saw a grocery store display of heirloom tomatoes that were honest to god prettier than any sunset I’d ever seen. I also tend to draw a lot of inspiration from children’s toys - old wooden building blocks especially.

My Hope For You

I spend a lot of time thinking about quilts. I love all of them, but there is a special place in my soul for scrappy, wonky, hand-sewn-from-scrap wonders. One day someone looked at a pile of scraps and decided they’d put them all together to make a beautiful thing to keep someone warm.

There’s plenty of nastiness in the world and a lot of scary things humans have done since we came around. 

But we also make quilts for each other, and I think that counts for a lot. 

When I’m working, that idea sticks with me. I’m almost always thinking about the deeply human drive to make beautiful things for ourselves, our homes and each other. And I’m so honored to know that the things I create can become part of what brings you joy and makes your space feel more like home