Why I Give to the Endometriosis Foundation of America
When I started building Anam Cara Clay Goods, I knew I wanted the business to give back to something meaningful. I just didn't know what yet — until I found the Endometriosis Foundation of America and it hit me like a ton of bricks. This is the story of that moment, and why giving back has been part of the DNA of this business from the very beginning.
The Person You're Waiting to Become
When someone says they are waiting for the right time, we usually assume we know what that means. Fear. Doubt. Circumstance. But I think there is something else underneath it — something harder to name. I think what most people mean is that they are waiting to become a better version of themselves first. And that is the trap. Because that version only arrives when you start without her.
What Goes Into a Statement Society Design
Every month a new pair lands in a Statement Society subscriber's mailbox. What most people don't see is what happens before the pair exists — the leftover clay, the color combination that arrives almost by accident, the technique pulled out because the moment calls for it. This is what that process looked like for February, and how a pile of winter collection scraps became something worth wearing everywhere.