"Plants are amazing allies, they have so much to teach us. I realized that when I looked to plants for health and wisdom, they were profound teachers. And I took it upon myself to learn from them and share always."

"I do my best to tailor a gift to what is happening in their life at the moment. What is going to put a smile on their face, or lighten their spirit… everyday things are great… a lovely set of napkins, a hand towel, something to remind them of your relationship during their day to day. I also like to create a moment of time for someone when gifting: a great magazine and some tea, a candle and a towel…a reason for someone to take some time for themselves…time is a great gift."

"I love anything old. I often say I have an aversion to anything new. New buildings, new music, new clothes, new art. I’ll take the old stuff any day. My favorite historic period in time (strictly for the design and furnishings) has to be the colonial era. The colors, the Windsor chairs, the baskets, the taper candles, the wide plank wood floors. There’s nothing not to love."

"My second floor walk up in Brooklyn is a mix of genres and personal finds. It has a range of inspirations from Brazilian mid-century designs, French country houses, Japanese wabi-sabi, and so on."

"I always have the same goal when I have people over: to create a comfortable, easy, cozy feeling. I want people to feel relaxed and taken care of. So when I’m choosing what to use for any particular dinner, I’m thinking about the food itself—the experience of serving it, what we’ll need to eat it. I’m thinking about the music and the lighting and the temperature inside… It’s less about how it all looks and more about how it will feel to sit in my dining room together."

Katazome stencil practices, a Japanese fabric dyeing method, were the impetus of the Alma print. Katazome printmaking has a rather compelling history, rich with features of its function. Rather well suited for a towel set, posed now in modernity.