When I was an undergraduate studying Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, I had the option to choose a design specialization in the fall of my Junior year. The options to chose from were; sportswear knitwear, evening-wear and children-wear. Without hesitation, I knew that I absolutely wanted knitwear to be my area of specialization. I wasn’t a master knitter and at the time I really only knew how to create the basic knit and purl stitches however, after getting an overview of the knitwear design process that semester, I knew that it was the direction that I needed to go in.

I gravitated towards knitwear more than any of the other disciplines because I felt that it would allow me the most creative freedom within the framework of design. I knew that I could have a more artistic approach to design with knitwear, because the process is such that the knitwear designer is responsible for creating the actual knit textile in addition to the overall silhouette design. I was very intrigued by the idea of using different textures and knit stitches to create a visual story within a knit garment. I’m a curious person and I love exploring the unknown and figuring out what a specific material, for example can do. I suppose that in someway, my inner artist was yearning for an outlet, and I saw knitwear as an opportunity to express my artistic side

Knits are soft, cozy, textural, sculptural, timeless, artistic designs that tell stories! At the core, my creative practice with knitting, like the rest of my work, revolves around honoring the lives of materials through re-use and preservation. My focus is to create pieces that tell stories, ask questions and challenge convention. Most of my pieces are one-of-a-kind or made to order. Commissions are accepted. Click here to learn more!

Materials - Recycled wool yarn, leather yarn, silk remnants, recycled plastic bags