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The Architecture of Life

A newsletter dedicated to exploring the patterns of fashion, the world and the mind.

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Sep 13, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 13, 2026

    Creativity, like Life, is a Practice (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Critical tone

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    [TRIGGER WARNING]: This article contains experiences involving death. While the tie is meant to inspire and offer peace of mind and gratitude for creative practice, the information in this article may be sensitive to some. There is a particular episode of the show House I can recall, where a patient swallowed a toothpick and it caused them immense intestinal issues amongst other things. It took the whole show for them to find it and despite my knowledge of how intentionally dramatic the show was

  2. Issue · Aug 25, 2026

    Creative Therapy: The 2 Week Creative Reset (opens the original)

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    Part of my own reconnection to my creativity has involved disconnecting from external expectations. These expectations have taken many forms over the years. When I was in influencer up until 2021, follower/like count, praise, money, and free stuff being sent to me were all the things that kept me churning out projects - opportunities to be or have something more. Disconnecting from these things only left me with one person to please: myself. The detaching I did didn’t FEEL like “disconnecting” a

  3. Issue · Aug 17, 2026

    Creative Therapy: You Are The Magic (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Neutral tone

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    Years ago my favorite designer came out with a wrap top design that I absolutely loved. There were things I wanted to change about the top as a designer myself, and I set about ideating on my own version of the creation but in zero waste form, which is hard to do sometimes. Then last week I finally hit the nail on the head and figured it out. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4kcV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs

  4. Issue · Jul 27, 2026

    Artistic Lessons From A Side of Peace (opens the original)

    Excerpt · Positive tone

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    A quick note: As you all know, I’m still figuring this all out as I come back to myself, my business and while I experiment with new normals. Pursuant to this understanding I personally did not like sharing the podcast with you all through email, it just didn’t fit the energy of the sewing/slow fashion/slow living I’m trying to build here. However, it is part of my sustainability and storytelling practice and will continue to be a part of my platform here in the PODCAST tab and on Spotify for yo

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