I’m a multidisciplinary artist and designer from Massachusetts (though I have lived in many places). I did my masters degree in Textile Futures at Central St Martins in London (fabrics that change over time!) and a BFA in studio art at the Museum School in Boston (pseudo-documentary photography). I’m now a part-time PhD student at Glasgow School of Art in their School of Innovation and Technology.
In early internet days I was thrilled to be featured in Design*Sponge: Storytelling Through Drawing, on Women Who Draw and work as a teacher at Etsy Labs in Brooklyn. My very first editorial assignment was for Anthology Magazine (Thank you Meg Mateo!).
My first book, American Food: A Not-So-Serious History with Rachel Wharton, was published in 2019 with Abrams Books. My studio site Nottene for wallpaper and textiles, was active from 2016-2023, and is now housed above. Special orders can still be accommodated if you need something.
My work has been recognised by American Illustration (twice!), the Society of Publication Designers, and in profiles in Cool Hunting, Design Milk, and Dwell Magazine. I'm an illustrator interested in the intersection of surface and object. I have a daily drawing practice that underpins all of my work, and I love the way everyday life can coincide with the deep and mysterious parts of life. I am always curious about how people connect with each other and the world around us, particularly through the objects we value. I am interested in how motifs and symbols can suggest stories and in the narrative possibilities of home made objects and the way that pattern and illustration can play a role in that function.
I love doing artist’s residencies and have been honoured to spend time at RAIR Philly (2017), John Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (2018), Winterthur Museum and Garden (2020), and Raumars Finland (2026). I also love to teach and have spent 6 years teaching at MICA in Baltimore and am currently with illustration students at the University of Gloucestershire in the Cotswolds of the United Kingdom.
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