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personal essay: Begging for Speaker Wire in Downeast Maine
personal essay: Begging for Speaker Wire in Downeast Maine
|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...
another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
|Emma Thieme
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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
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
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...
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...
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...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Maven is closing in Cayucos, CA
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Maven is closing in Cayucos, CA
|Emma Thieme
I have written and rewritten this message, recorded my face saying it many times, and I still don’t know exactly what to say. So I’ll just come out and give... 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...
Playlist: Muse
Playlist: Muse
|Emma Thieme
I made this playlist while I created my most recent collection, 'Slow Release.' Enjoy! Listen on Tidal Read more...