Blackston gallerist, Rhiannon Kubicka

maryam nassir zadeh

Janet Hankinson

photographer, Gemma Ingalls

The effortless underlayer, the one piece wonder. 

Worn underneath or alone. Delicate yet sturdy.  Throw it on, go to your garden or get on your bike.

Together you can move mountains.

With a relaxed feeling and a strong shoulder, a blazer can take you from day to night, east to west and season to season. 

To be thrown into a bag on your road trip.

Worn with an easy feel. 

 Her palette, her photography, her love of wood, and sheepskin. The clean lines and simple shapes of her finds in Metrode, her online boutique. Who is this woman?   We had to find out. 

 During a beautiful Seattle day, we met Caitlin for tea.   We could say Caitlin the beautiful, the intellectual, the articulate, the inspired but, perhaps it’s better not to put words on such as special spirit.  She is lovely.

For A Story Apart, Caitlin got together with the photographer Christine Tran (Totokaelo collaborator) to create images that capture a bit of her.

In which season are you most happy?
 
Fall. I love the colors, and get the most sense of impending excitement & renewal at this time of the year. I love the feeling of stepping into a refreshing fall day, as well as the clothing items & combinations that naturally accompany this season- loose sweaters, lightweight tights, soft scarves, a sturdy hat..

Have you ever been inspired by someone else’s style?
 
I met a woman a couple of years ago who was older, not ostensibly into fashion, and who did not have a lot of resources available to her. She had on a black vintage cocoon coat, a striped cotton top & was carrying a nice utilitarian tote for groceries. The clothing she wore was worn, but well-cared-for & of a good fit. She had smooth, beautiful skin & wore her hair back very simply.
 
Her manner- kind, gentle, dignified, at ease- was reflected in these choices. She accomplished what I think is the goal, conscious or not, of style: communicating, accurately & instantly, a glimpse of one’s self to others.

if you had to live with 5 wardrobe items, what would they be?

1. loose fit alpaca sweater
2. transitional weight trousers
3. linen blazer (black or natural)
4. silk undershirt
5. gray leather boots

what’s your favorite object in your house?
 
I can limit myself to two; one is a very difficult. The first is a very soft sheepskin rug I bought online from a farm. Among those available, it seemed unique. It turned out to be an older ewe, and I think you can see and feel that in it. It is soft & fine & gray in an elegant, time-weathered way. Sitting or curling up on it reminds me of a hug from my Mom.

The second is a Navajo rug I recently bought in New Mexico. Its style is unusual, and I haven’t seen many like it. The base is a simple cream weave, with long staple natural wool tufted through it. The result is very natural, much like a sheepskin. Its a very special piece to me.

What is the best advice you’ve ever been given?
 
Not unkindly, my husband Michael once encouraged me to get over something I had considered true hardship. Such a response was a small shock, and ultimately a revelation. He allowed me my grief, shame, and pain, but introduced the idea that a healthy & whole life could follow what had initially felt insurmountable.

anna robin

sandell sandberg 

finnish summer houses

J.B. Blunk

a place to take our boots off 

cook on a pot belly stove

smell the wafting scent of wildflower

watch the light through the leaves

listen to the sounds of the trees blowing

with a new baby girl in our kin

we look to the best

to help with a palette

for her room

i love love

gent

charlotte perriand

le corbusier at le cabenon  (to visit)

barbara hepworth

adonde at mc & co

akiko pottery at shope anaise

as the peck of peaches roll in

the japanese plums

new apples

piles of herbs

we look to the ceramics touched by the hand of an artist

to hold them

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become really great. When you are seeking to bring big plans to fruition, it is important with whom you regularly associate with.  Hang out with friends who are like-minded and who are also designing purpose-filled lives. Similarly be that kind of friend for your friends. - Mark Twain

thank you: the yard + kinfolk

thank you: makr

we wish you 

a backdrop of ivy

for your gatherings 

with loved ones

on an adventure out west

to visit my family

I threw on matchsticks and a silk blouse

jumped up onto Tiny and thought

there’s something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a person 

let’s travel

with a few essential garments

in a small suitcase

on a large adventure

01. Paul Evans Credenza

02. Kelly Wearstler

03. A Detacher

04. Brancusi’s A Bird in Space

05. gold chocker at the Met

06. Paul Evans Couch

07. Anndra Neen

08. Henry Moore 

Cool summer nights. Windows open. Lamps burning.
Fruit in the bowl. And your head on my shoulder.
These the happiest moments in the day. 
Next to the early morning hours, of course.
And the time just before lunch. And the afternoon,
and early evening hours. But I do love these
summer nights. Even more, I think, than those other
times. The work finished for the day.
And no one who can reach us now. Or ever.

-raymond carver

 Thank you: The Best Time of Day 

My first memory is of the brightness of light… light all around

— Georgia O’Keeffe

thank you: nicholas haggard