We've been wanting to visit our friend Lauren's Philadelphia Painting Studio and just got the chance. As you know art, creating, and making is close to our heart. So we love being able to celebrate our artist friends' dedication to painting beautiful florals and still lives. These vibrant oil paintings and watercolors just do something special for the soul. Thank you for letting us into your studio so we could share space with your wonderful artwork.
From Lauren's website
"My paintings transform everyday spaces—gardens, interiors, and personal objects—into richly colored, gestural worlds where observation and invention intertwine. Rooted in a feminist lineage that reclaims the domestic as a site of vision and resilience, my work preserves what is fragile and fleeting while celebrating the joy and vitality of daily life."
Handcrafted leatherwork and oil paint seem like a perfect pairing doin't you think?
See the Berkeley collection, a set of three different sized handbags, rocking a bowling bag style. With a wonderful mixture of milled and bridle vegetable tanned leather. That only gets better with time. As always we design and make our bags in small batches in our North Wales, Pa workshop. We're so excited to launch this mini collection that just might make you put down that other luxury leather tote, and store it in its dust bag for good. The Berkeley hits the perfect size for your daily driver, if you need a little more space in your day. Its the sophisticated solution for your carry needs; because you have high standards and so should your bag. We've been designing this set since last October and finally feel ready to release them out into the world. See the Berkeleys with the Charlotte and Ainslie in the images below.
Lauren thank you for letting us visit your lovely studio
