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Kenosis and a New Collection
Kenosis and a New Collection
|Emma Thieme
Shortly after I moved to Brooklyn six months ago, I learned a new word: Kenosis, which refers to the state of being completely emptied, absent of ego, preconceived notions, past... Read more...
PLAYLIST: QUEEN OF EARTH
PLAYLIST: QUEEN OF EARTH
|Emma Thieme
listen on: TIDAL |||| SPOTIFY |||| YOUTUBE Read more...
Phases of Producing my Scout Monosling Design in Manhattan, pt. 1
Phases of Producing my Scout Monosling Design in Manhattan, pt. 1
|Emma Thieme
Think of a bag design that I genuinely need and yearn for Use my hands to create the bag in the physical realm Weirdly keep it for myself which I... Read more...
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...
VIDEO: Move-in day at my leather studio
VIDEO: Move-in day at my leather studio
|Emma Thieme
unneccessarily, internally freaking out about a parking spot 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...