Journal

personal essay: Begging for Speaker Wire in Downeast Maine

October 10, 2026|Emma Thieme

Author’s Note: I wrote this nearly 10 years ago after I founded my business, Maven Leather + Design. At the time, I was living in a remote part of Maine near... Read more...

flashback to 2023: picking up my first ever production order

August 30, 2026|Emma Thieme

I recorded this on my drive down to Los Angeles to pick up my first ever professionally manufactured design -- the All Day Bag mini. I recorded this on March... Read more...

professional artist life: what is it even? volcano to mountain thoughts

May 18, 2026|Emma Thieme

Sometimes I feel like Rapunzel — making decisions up at the top, all alone. I’ve finally made it: I’ve become the master of my own time, my own space. I... Read more...

feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest

April 25, 2026|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...

the obligatory pause in a new art studio

March 30, 2026|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!

March 26, 2026|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...

I'm changing.

March 16, 2026|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: missing my old life

March 12, 2026|Emma Thieme

I just stepped out of my old life. I’ll have moments where I find myself mourning it. Today when I came in my door, I had this split second where I thought... Read more...