forrest The Creative Lens is a glimpse into the week before: photographs that inspire me, cultural events that catch my eye, or a new song I heard on the radio. Come explore with me, and of course, I would love for you to share about your week. As always, feel free to join me on Instagram — please do say hello! Sharing some of the Squam magic. xo
Today we are jumping into the party to celebrate the news that Clara Parkes beautiful love letter to the knitting world, KNITLANDIA, just landed on the New York Times’ Bestseller list in the travel section. Do note, the TRAVEL section. This is an important distinction as in today’s MORNING on the DOCK, we catch up with Clara just as she settles back home on the coast of Maine after a wild cross-country book tour and she shares that her intention all along with this, her … View Post
Time is a funny thing. It can provide us with so little or even better, so much. It offers literal space between life events or a meditative space for reflection and mental clarity. Almost two years to the day, I was in the final months of completing my undergraduate thesis. For the greater part of the year, I had been exploring a variety of different trajectories — there were moments when I had no idea what direction my work was going to take me or … View Post
Four years ago, my sweet friend Sissy and I embarked on a rather epic trip to the UK. Epic because Sissy was nearly five months pregnant, it was winter and our destination required a series of trains, planes and automobiles. Still, we did it and had a most marvelous adventure replete with a return trip that is worthy of the record books. The reason for the journey was that I had been forever wanting to take a class with Julie Arkell and this was my … View Post
A little Monday morning groove to get you in the mood for whatever suits your fancy:
