Out of all the toys that have come and gone in our home Playsilks have been a consistent favorite. We’ve had our base collection since my oldest was one and he’s now nine. Just yesterday he grabbed two from the basket to set up a game of “capture the flag” while his four year old sister wore two silks for dress up. They’ve been curtains, fort walls, flags, gift wrapping, bundles for adventures, bright scarves for forest wanders during hunting season, shooting stars, and so many other things! My personal favorite is gift wrapping on birthdays or holidays.

Watching my children play has been the most inspirational thing for my creative process. We spend lots of time outside and I typically paint nature inspired images so the natural world is also a big inspiration. My children will enact tiny stories amongst themselves and they always inspire a story in my sketchbooks.

My favorite season is Autumn, no hesitation. I feel like the Forest Fairy Playsilk will be one of my most prized works for many years to come. I love all the seasonal silks so much, but I was born in the fall and no other season makes me feel the giddiness I feel then. The seasons were huge inspirations for these silks - imagining up the seasonal fairies and all their little counterparts has been a dream and I’m feeling so lucky this work found me!