Inspired By Elizabeth Dye!

When legendary Portland designer Elizabeth Dye asked if I'd be willing to create a custom Color Cloud piece for her, the answer was OBVIOUSLY yes! ;) 

I visited her studio, soaked up the AMAZING vibes, chatted about 1,000 things (Portland-ness, Alexander McQueen, Woody Guthrie and, of course, COLOR) and left completely blown away by Elizabeth's story, her color palette and her GORGEOUS work.

In fact I was SO inspired that I created a BUNCH of new pieces, which have resulted in this mini-collection!

I am so grateful to Elizabeth for agreeing to letting me FAN GIRL THE BLEEP OUT with this!!!

A bit about Dye: Having bravely ditched law school Dye’s been designing clothing since 2005, and wedding dresses specifically since 2010. But in 2020, she started offering something new: color.

In an interview with Portland Monthly, Dye talked wanting to inspire couples to approach their wedding day in a new way…

“Let’s just have some fun...and it can be wild and it can be whatever you want.”

Uh, pretty into that as a motto for like…everything.

I hope you enjoy this glimpse at the collection, along with some pics of Elizabeth’s pieces and some of my snaps from my studio visit. (OMG TULLE IS THE BEST.) See the full collection here!

And I’m telling you: start planning an occasion right now that you can commission and wear one of Elizabeth’s dresses to. It doesn’t have to be for your wedding. It can be wild, and whatever you want.

"This Dress Makes Me Feel Like Different Parts of Myself Can Come Out To Play"

I cannot tell you how much it meant to me to get this note from Shannon!

As a person who wore all black for 20+ years, and who is just now starting to branch out, I know exactly what she means and I absolutely love that she got to experience new aspects of herself by taking a chance on a dress I made!!!

The Color Cloud 16 Collection is available right here!

Mid-Century Modern Meets Boho in Denver - Featuring Color Cloud 10: We've Been Here Before

Erin (@e.ladybird on Insta) has the dreamiest space and I absolutely love this photo she took of it with Color Cloud 10: We’ve Been Here Before framing the scene.

I love that the Color Cloud series works in so many interior styles - mid-century, boho, minimalist & maximalist: it’s a vibe for all spaces & times! #cosmic Thank you Erin for having this piece in your space & your life!!! Pieces from this series are available right here!

Ashley Hosmer Styles Color Cloud 6: Leave It Open in Her L.A. Apartment!

Ashley Hosmer - influencer and interior & lifestyle blogger - is continually killin’ it with these setups in her LA apartment. All the items you see in this picture, including Color Cloud 6: Leave It Open, are from women-owned businesses. Into it. Links below to the goodness!

Color Cloud 6: Leave It Open is available right here!

Photo credit Ashley Hosmer via her Insta!

Photo credit Ashley Hosmer via her Insta!

Lisa Congdon's Living Room Features Her Adorable Puppy Milkshake & Two of My Power Color Prints

Portland artist/activist/author/legend Lisa Congdon got in touch last summer to say that she was trying to choose a couple of pieces from my Power Color series for her living room (!!!). I just happened to have test prints of all of the pieces in the series on hand, and offered to let her peruse them. She agreed that would help, so I dropped them off at her house (turns out we were living just about 5 minutes apart before we moved from Buckman to Creston-Kenilworth in August!)

A few weeks later, voila! Power Color 2: Your Presence is Required in the Blush to Crimson Colorway (top right) and Power Color 1: Love is Real in the Ivory to Blue Colorway (below right) were hanging in her living room!

Photo credit Lisa Condon/Clay Walsh via Milkshake’s Insta

Photo credit Lisa Condon/Clay Walsh via Milkshake’s Insta

This photo also features Milkshake, the latest addition to her family and if you’re not already following all of the adorable antics, you need to get over to Milkshke’’s Insta for a mental health boost.

I gotta share this bonus pic too, because this dog and this sweater (from Bauhound) are TOO MUCH CUTENESS TO HANDLE.

Photo credit Lisa Condon/Clay Walsh via Milkshake’s Insta

Photo credit Lisa Condon/Clay Walsh via Milkshake’s Insta

So honored and thrilled to have wall space in Lisa & her wife Clay’s dreamy home. Thanks Lisa!!!

A Spectacular Gallery Wall in New York City Featuring My Color Space Series!

Friends can you even believe this spectacular install?

Honestly I don’t think I had dared to dream a dream where someone would create something this kapow!!! with my work but the extremely awesome Josh Machiz & his BFF artist Tom Smith had a vision for this space in his NYC apartment and they executed the eff out of it. I am absolutely blown away. Thank you Josh & Tom!!!

Need this set for your space? I’ve just added it as a gallery wall bundle in my shop so you can hit the easy button and get it! I’ve named it The Gotham in honor of its origin in New York City :)