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On Location Shoot: The Gather Jacket
On Location Shoot: The Gather Jacket
This design was long awaited. For two years, I dreamt of designing a piece to wear that would marry two of my loves: the traditional Japanese kimono, in its familiarity, with... Read more...
Fighting for Peace: How to Connect in a Divisive Culture.
Fighting for Peace: How to Connect in a Divisive Culture.
The distractions we currently face in our culture are those of intentionality, in my opinion, by something that wants to scatter us, confuse us, and isolate us from one another.... Read more...
Fall Shoot: Native Roots
Fall Shoot: Native Roots
One morning recently, Christian and I woke up early and decided to take the camera to visit a historic area near the top of the Mobile Bay. The culture and... Read more...
FFP: Anxiety and your Diet
FFP: Anxiety and your Diet
  Multiple variables in our lives add up to causing or making worse our mental health-and if anyone knows how interrelated mental and physical health can be, it’s me. The... Read more...
How To: Fold a Furoshiki into a Bag
How To: Fold a Furoshiki into a Bag
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Fighting for Peace: What hand-brewing coffee can do for your day
Fighting for Peace: What hand-brewing coffee can do for your day
  If nothing else good has come from it, this year at least has slowed us down, making those of us who were once bustling and frantic, become quieter, and... Read more...
Home Shoot: The Mama Dress
Home Shoot: The Mama Dress
  As the season changes (though it may not feel much different), we change our colors and cuts from crisp and bright, to more warm and comforting. The fine balance... Read more...
Warning Signs from our Planet, and how sustainable fashion choices can help.
Warning Signs from our Planet, and how sustainable fashion choices can help.
  Two days ago, coastal Alabama (where I currently live and was raised), was devastated by Hurricane Sally. It made landfall as a category two hurricane, which normally and historically... Read more...
Investment: Buy Better, Buy Less.
Investment: Buy Better, Buy Less.
In a nutshell, investing is spending more money at once, to ultimately spend less money over all, OR spending a little money now, in order to make more money in... Read more...
Fighting for Peace: My Daily Routine
Fighting for Peace: My Daily Routine
  This is the first installment of what will be an ongoing topic throughout the duration of this blog. Peacefulness is not passive; it’s something you have to actively and... Read more...
"What is Sustainability Shaming?" - Courtney Hilley Blog Title, Overlaid on Photo of Rust Linen Top
What is Sustainability Shaming?
Sustainability Shaming is the practice of guilting others in an unhealthy way into "going sustainable." Here's how that actually causes a reactionary, and long-term LESS sustainable lifestyle for those who are sustainability-shamed. Read more...
Furoshiki: a staple in a sustainable wardrobe.
Furoshiki: a staple in a sustainable wardrobe.
A brief history of Furoshiki, folding techniques, and why they’re important pieces to own. Read more...