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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...
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...
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...
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...
learning the meaning of play in California
learning the meaning of play in California
|Emma Thieme
I just returned from a fast trip to New Orleans with friends, which acted as a break from social media and a gateway into my last two months on the... Read more...
6am train thoughts
6am train thoughts
|Emma Thieme
‘Be mindful of where you are and where you need to go.’ - Train Conductor I am writing to you from a 6 a.m. train from San Luis Obispo to... Read more...
welcoming collaboration in 2025
welcoming collaboration in 2025
|Emma Thieme
Since I founded Maven in 2015 it has, at times, felt like a very solitary journey. I built Maven in an uninsulated cabin studio in the middle of the Maine... Read more...