My mom taught me how to sew when I was a little kid. One of my first projects was a denim dress with daisy trim (my mom did most of the sewing and I provided the art direction). Fast forward 18 years and applying to colleges. I wanted to go to art school, but didn't have the confidence and felt like I needed to get a degree in something useful so I got a teaching degree.

In 2003 at the age of 23 I quit my first teaching job, packed my bags and moved to NYC. I must thank my boyfriend at the time for breaking up with me and giving me a reason to escape.

When I moved to NYC I started sewing vinyl tote bags and selling them at street markets. Tote bags turned into my screen printed sloucho bags, which eventually turned into tees and pillows and tea towels. I taught myself website design so I could sell online, which I successfully did for years. As Etsy grew it made more sense for me to lean on my Etsy shop for online sales and focus my time on making and designing, rather than coding "buy now" buttons.

Please contact me if you are interested in wholesale or licensing my work. My blog is located here:

http://wickedmint.com