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professional artist life: what is it even? volcano to mountain thoughts
professional artist life: what is it even? volcano to mountain thoughts
|Emma Thieme
Just sharing my latest Substack essay. Read on Substack     Read more...
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
|Emma Thieme
Every morning, I wake up so thankful for the spaces I've found in New York. My apartment is the coziest little nest, in a neighborhood where I feel safe. Every... Read more...
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
|Emma Thieme
I went into the city yesterday to drop off some materials for my Scout Monosling design, which is now in the sample making stage with my production team in Manhattan... Read more...
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
|Emma Thieme
This is the fifth time that I’ve moved into a new leather studio. And just like all the others, I couldn’t wait to claim it, to move in, to get... Read more...
my Scout Backpack design is getting produced!
my Scout Backpack design is getting produced!
|Emma Thieme
I took the long way into Manhattan last week to drop off some leather in the Garment District. I’m in the process of recreating my Scout Backpack design with a... Read more...
your belated 2026 pump up playlist
your belated 2026 pump up playlist
|Emma Thieme
This is the energy we need for 2026.  (Also on Spotify.)  Read more...
I'm changing.
I'm changing.
|Emma Thieme
What I’ve come to love about audio journaling is that it’s multi-dimensional. It’s not just words on a page. It’s the ambient noise — the squeak of the bed I’m... Read more...
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!)
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!)
|Emma Thieme
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!!) The past 12 months have been the most creatively empowered of my entire life. Like the snake that I am, I have been shedding layer... Read more...
Playlist: Soft Launch
Playlist: Soft Launch
|Emma Thieme
A playlist about hellos, goodbyes and thank you's.  Listen on Tidal.  Listen on Spotify.    Read more...
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
|Emma Thieme
When I first began to accept that it was probably time for me to transition out of my small California town, I prepared myself to leave by the skin of... Read more...
my first leather skateboard deck experiment
my first leather skateboard deck experiment
|Emma Thieme
I was asked to participate in a group show in June ‘24 at The Department in Morro Bay, California. Because it was very much a surf/skate inspired show, I wanted to... Read more...
reflecting on one of my favorite curations at my Cayucos, CA storefront
reflecting on one of my favorite curations at my Cayucos, CA storefront
|Emma Thieme
The Cayucos store was never safe from my Yang fire brain. It was always changing as I met new artists, as I traveled, as my work changed. We went through... Read more...