Hello!   I hope you’re doing well. I’m writing this quickly, as Open Studios starts on Friday!!! It’s been a crazy few months. My art was accepted at a preview show for Hidden in the Hills at the Desert Foothills Gallery in Cave Creek, AZ. That was lovely enough but then I was asked to give...Read More

Hi Friends,   I hope all is well with you and yours. I’m writing this on a plane on the way back from a quick design job in the Bay Area. Although the weather was beautiful, it was still too cold to eat dinners outside, so yes I am looking forward to 105 at home....Read More

Hello Friends,    I hope you are well, and doing okay in these rough times. As always, I’m doing what I can to help others while staying positive and appreciating all the good and the beauty in the world. Here in Carefree the weather is beginning to warm up and it’s so lovely! Today is about...Read More

Hi Friends,   I hope you’ve had a good year. It was exactly one year ago today that Andy and I set off to find a home in the desert. Arizona is truly my home now. I can’t explain the emotional pull the desert has on me. It’s overwhelmingly, hauntingly beautiful and inspiring. I’m now...Read More

Hello Friends, For those of us in Northern California who are anxious for blue skies and warmer weather, hooray, it is here!  The online shop – By George I think I’ve got it! I have been hoarding vintage and antique accessories – some of my very favorite pieces – for the online shop. I didn’t want...Read More

    Hi Friends, If you read my blog and are a fan of my shop you are probably aware of the term wabi-sabi, you might live it in one way or another, or embrace it completely. I don’t use the term often, but in the description of my shop and interior design process it...Read More

  Hi Friends, I am so excited about this installation! Tuesday and Wednesday I set up my goods in the entry, staircase, and upper hallway in a really lovely Craftsman home for the Summit Leagues Home for the Holidays Tour in Los Gatos. Thursday and Friday (the 21st) you can view three homes, opened up...Read More

This time last year I made my second trip to New York for the gift show. The first time I went by myself and I was fine, actually proud of myself, not being a big city girl. This time I did it with a good friend and shop owner, and met up with wonderfully gracious...Read More

This year for the first time in Santa Cruz,  Saffron and Genevieve and resin mixed media artist Michelle Stitz present  “White Linen Nights!” August 16 5-9 pm at Saffron and Genevieve with an after party at  The Crepe Place   (Modeled after the New Orleans tradition which has already been adopted in Houston Texas, White...Read More

I just got back from beautiful Massachusetts, the Brimfield antique show was pretty amazing. I had no idea what to expect, except for the fact that it is hectic. I had space on a container that is on a train to southern California as I write. Next week I will drive down and pick up my goods....Read More