Created to honor the resourcefulness of our ancestors, the gather collection features unique, small-batch goods made from plant waste. Plant stems, which are separated from the leaves when processing dried herbs become perfume. Partially spent dye baths become ink. Crushed herbs that fall from incense bundles are collected and blended into loose incense.

I also gather items from thrift stores: spools of cotton crochet thread, doilies, sometimes even shoes. I breathe new life into these items, so they can be used and loved, far away from a landfill. Our ancestors were resourceful because they had to be - with the rise of consumerism, we’ve forgotten that we have to be, too.