09/09/2026
The state of my studio hasn’t changed much.
It’s still a mess. I haven’t unpacked from my last trip. My daughter is still moving her things out. Emma's tiny home arrives tomorrow, which means construction is about to begin. More things are coming into the studio as I prepare for Artisan MADE in South Carolina, and Will is busy building Maverick orders and getting more ready to make the trip with me.
So no…the mess hasn’t changed.
But the state of my heart has.
I came home full.
Full of conversations, encouragement, laughter, new connections, and time spent with people who understand this creative life...the dreaming, the building, the uncertainty, the work behind what everyone else eventually gets to see.
And maybe that’s what I’m carrying into Artisan MADE more than anything else.
We need people who get us.
People who will notice the little things and hold them up like they matter. People who make room for our ideas, encourage the things we’re building, and remind us why we started when everything around us feels a little messy.
Because sometimes nothing about our circumstances changes.
The studio is still messy.
The work is still waiting.
There is still a lot to do.
But we come home different.
And that can change everything.
I’m so ready to gather around the tables in South Carolina for Artisan MADE, October 2–4 at Reinvintage Warehouse in Spartanburg...three days of creating, conversation, open studio time, and being in a room with people who understand what it means to make, dream, build, and keep going. Come for a class, a day, or the whole weekend.
Because I’m learning all over again just how much it matters to be surrounded by people who support you, encourage you, and get you.
Sometimes that kind of room changes more than what we create in it.
It changes the state of our hearts.