patrick and elliott—-one of the cutest g.d. babies you ever did see! heart, melting.
per a special request from courtney! <3
think this would fit in our studio?
just sayin’…whoa.
look who made it into the fashion NEWS section of NYLON!!! we’re over the moon about this little blurb written by Rebcca Willa Davis! here’s the copy:
SHIP SHAPE
It’s nearly impossible to separate the story of Son of a Sailor from the story of its founders, William Knopp and Jessica Tata. The duo met through a mutual friend when Knopp, returning from a year spent traveling around the world, passed through San Francisco. ‘We instantly hit it off, and before we were even dating we went to this craft supply place and did craft projects on the floor of my bedroom,’ recalls Tata. In the whirlwind two years that followed, they moved to Austin, Texas, got married, bought a house, and launched their own line of nautical-tinged accessories. This month sees the introduction of what Tata calls their first ‘intentional collection,’ featuring necklaces, bracelets, and earrings bearing Son of a Sailor’s trademark blend of organic materials (like leather and brass) and brightly painted geometric shapes.
thank you so much to Davis, for including our jewelry in what has been our favorite fashion magazine for quite some time!
woo hoo!
Hey y’all! We are currently looking for some part-time production assistant help here at the studio, and thought we would take to the internets to hit up our friends before going super public.
We are looking for someone to work 20-25 hours per week here at our home studio in Austin, Texas….
why yes, that is lando calrissian riding a unicorn. thank you for asking.
crazy stick bugs all over the east side this summer! (Taken with Instagram)
pictures on II
you might recall pictures on, the baby quilt that the girls and i made for our friend rachel’s little one (eloise, now 8 or so months and the cutest little thing you ever did see!) this reinvigoration of an old family tradition of mine was a pretty exciting endeavor into embroidery for all of us, and a crash course in quilting for christine and i!
well, we just completed our second blanket for our dear friend mary, who will be bringing what i am utterly convinced is a little girl into the world in about two months! the ladies really came through with some beautiful stitch work, and once again i avoided complete catastrophe in piecing them together into a quilt.
i’m really having fun trying different techniques, and am hoping to have the opportunity to make a quilt of my own! i’m pretty sure i should retire in order to have time to do all of the sewing projects that i’ve got on my list.
check out more photos of the embroidery work after the jump…
pretty damned lucky.
it’s father’s day, and as i sit here listening to the Whiskey Shivers, drinking a morning cup of coffee, i can’t help but think how damned lucky Billy and I are to have such amazing fathers. we’re two for two when there’s no guarantee that you’ll get a dad worth his salts.
when i think of my dad i think of his deep and sincere sense of empathy. i think of his boyish, playful, mischievousness and undying sense of and appreciation for humor. i think of the way that he can sit you down and move you with sophisticated eloquence and wisdom just as easily as he’ll share a belly laugh about some rude and inappropriate topic. i think of his determined struggle in his own life to seek balance and meaning, and how that has taught me to demand more from my own life. i think of how interesting it is to share wisdom and encouragement with him as i am now older, in the same way that he did for me my whole life. i think of how excited i am to see him as a grandfather, since i so enjoyed him as a father—although i am scared of how he’ll surely introduce my children to danger and risk as he did me.
i think of how he probably doesn’t know just how much he is still needed, even though i am 32 years old and married and doing just fine as a grown-up. but as surely as he has been an example and a role model of how do to things (and how not to do things) my entire life, i look to him to continue to be that person as he grows older. he still has a lot to figure out for me as he continues his journey in this strange, confusing and beautiful life.
father’s day doesn’t end when the kids move out of the house. fatherhood doesn’t end when your kids grow up. and so my undying appreciation for my wonderful father continues.
this year i also gained a father-in-law! as i get to know my new family, there are a few things i am sure of. billy is another of the lucky ones. he has a dad that is full of love, life, and wisdom. there was clearly never a lack of humor and fun in their family growing up, and sincerity and kindness are of high import. billy’s father emanates warmth and caring, and it’s evident in his sons that this has been the case their whole lives.
these two men are definitely worth their salt. thanks, dads.
whiskey shivers at pies & pigs benefit! (Taken with Instagram)
it’s a farkel party! and I’m losing. a lot. (Taken with Instagram)
the ramblings of a girl from austin.
