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Finding your creative vision

As human beings, we are all born with a creative spirit. However, finding your creative vision can be a journey that takes time and...

Artists & self-care

Being an artist can be both rewarding and challenging. While creating art can be a deeply fulfilling experience, it can also be mentally...

Mindfullness & the creative process

Mindfulness is a practice that has become increasingly popular in recent years, and for good reason. This technique involves paying...

Finding Balance with Color

As I am near the completion of two more designs for our first launch, I wanted to share a sneak peek and talk about how color plays an...

Frog Pond - The Sketch Files

A look behind the scenes for one of our upcoming scarf designs. Sketching on paper is always the first step to getting the creative...

And the production begins...

After a year fraught with many setbacks and much anticipation, the final round of silk/cotton scarf prototypes is complete! What a...

Proto-prototypes

Ah, the joys of manufacturing your own products. I was hoping very much to be announcing my first ever ready-to-wear silk scarf...

Social media is up!

With the first prototype finally being created, I have started organizing my online presence. In order to keep Donné & Co recognizable...

You Can Just Keep Trying

Anyone who has some experience with art will tell you that the "final version" is never very final at all. With the Covid virus putting a...

Getting started is the hardest part

Yesterday evening, Didier and I took a long walk between rainstorms around our neighborhood. This was part of a recent goal of mine to...