The need to create runs deep in my veins, often cycling through various craft projects. Before having my son in October 2022, I spent every night and weekend in my pottery studio exploring new ideas or preparing for the next shop update. During my maternity leave, I found getting back into the studio challenging, despite it being a 20-second walk across my lawn. 

The amount my body changed in a year was *wild.* Going from an eclectic wardrobe to bland maternity clothes, and finally a postpartum leggings-and-sweatshirt look added to the new-mom experience of not feeling like myself and like my body didn't belong to me.

A studio fibers class as part of my master's program sparked my interest in sewing my own clothes. Learning this new skill has been liberating, therapeutic, and empowering. Shortly after a tragedy and loss at school, I shared a reel about using a creative outlet to move through grief: https://www.instagram.com/p/CzNDKRNLOZA/

It's been three years of sewing my own clothes, and I'm proud to report that every day I'm wearing something I've made. #ThanksIMadeIt