ABOUT A SENSIBLE HABIT

A Sensible Habit is a playful line of accessories, home and lifestyle goods designed by Brandy Schuman that includes jewelry, ceramics, hand-painted textiles, and stationery for the like-minded young-at-heart.  Inspired by travel, and her everyday surroundings, she creates bold statement jewelry and whimsical items that add an extra touch of fun to entertaining and the home.

ABOUT BRANDY

I fell in love with Printmaking because of all the different tools and mediums. On a life-changing study abroad trip to Italy, I met my best friend who was a Textiles major. Fast friends, we took classes in each other’s major, yapping and collaborating like crazy. We started a little business making artwork, tees, and women’s accessories and we were picked up by a few Atlanta boutiques. Instead of couches in our lofts, we had 6 foot art tables! We were eager, hopeful, and all in, but we eventually succumbed to 9-5 jobs, and the business was put on hold.

In 2006, I started my blog as a personal diary and creative outlet, documenting my trips and my deep appreciation for all things food?. Gradually, however, the blog naturally evolved into designing party invites for my dearest friends and creating products that complemented my daily life and love for entertaining, canning, and cooking. In 2010, I took a chance, listed a few items in my Etsy shop and strangers started to take note!

Working out of my home studio in Atlanta, Georgia and originally from Savannah, I’m heavily influenced by the South, but I find inspiration everywhere, especially in nature and my travels, with sketchbook in hand. My hand drawn and painted doodles are scanned into Illustrator and reimagined. Some of the best ideas come from just putting pen or brush to paper going for it. I’m not a big planner and enjoy an organic creative process, letting my ideas flow freely.

In the past few years, I’ve taken letterpress, calligraphy, and ceramics classes. Constantly exploring new mediums, art has always been a part of my life. I’ve never entertained the idea of doing anything else. Turning my designs into functional items and seeing them go off into the world is beyond exciting, rewarding, and a dream come true.