A SMALL GATHERING OF WOMEN WHO MAKE THINGS

a couple of weekends ago, i brought a handful of my quilts to a mother's day pop up at a local winery, TESSIER WINERY in berkeley, a woman owned space along with a woman owned floral studio, WILDER BLOOM and celebrating the women who raised them, shaped them and held them together. it felt like the right place for my work to land for the weekend.

i set up my small quilted pieces among barrels, sunlight, and the smell of fresh flowers. there was something grounding about showing textile work in a place built my women's hands - a business grown from care, risk and persistence. my quilts carry those same threads; domestic labor, lineage, the quiet strength of women who saved scraps and made beauty form whatever they had.

throughout the afternoon, people wandered through with wine glasses and stories. some told me about their mother's sewing or about how the images reminded them of their mothers, i loved watching how quickly textiles open people up, how the tactile nature of quilts encourages people to touch them, to get close. 

WILDER BLOOM echoed the same themes- soft, intentional, built from what's seasonal and local. together, our work created a small ecosystem of women's making; flowers, fabric, wine, conversation. it felt like a circle - women creating, women hosting, women showing up for each other. a reminder that art doesn't always need a gallery; sometimes it just needs a table, a breeze and a community willing to pause and look. these small gatherings matter. they stitch us together.