A note from Paula

Hello, my name is Paula, and I am the mother in this mother/daughter duo. Growing up I was a painfully average student academically, but art has always been my passion. My mother used to say that if I didn’t have what I wanted to play with, I found a way to make it.

In high school I had a great teacher who exposed me to many types of arts and crafts, hoping to help me find my niche. Unfortunately, I never found it because I wanted to do it all. By the time I was ready for college I had designed and built a custom staircase for my parent’s country house, painted signs on tractor trailer trucks, and designed logos for some small businesses.

There was never a doubt that I would major in art in college. My freshman year I had a sculpture teacher who assigned a six foot sculpture made from found objects. I credit him with making me a self proclaimed pack rat. I seldom throw away anything because, “I could make something out of that.”

Throughout college I went from fine art to art & design to finally landing at North Carolina School of the Arts with a concentration in scene design. I always loved building things and then making them beautiful. All of this has brought me to this day where I finally gained the courage to go out on a limb and share what I love and the gifts I’ve been given. I credit my daughter, Eliza, with giving me assurance that we can do this!

Even if it took me 40 years to get to this point, I’m thrilled to share all of our quirky designs, and recycled arts and crafts. To celebrate the fact that our art doesn’t fit into any one mold! We make what we love and hope you’ll love it too!