Collection: SEA SAND SUN COLLECTION

Summer 2020, the summer that wasn’t, or weirdly was.

I moved to Utah in January 2007. I grew up on Long Island, NY, a short drive from the beaches on the south shore. My mom brought us to the beach as kids and as we got older I would take the bus, hitchhike (yikes!), and once old enough, drive to the beach. My friend Lori’s family had a boat and we would go to the bay side and have picnic lunches and dinners, staying until the tide made our feet disappear on the sand and we’d have to carry everything overhead back to the boat to avoid it all getting drenched. My brother Mike also had (still has) a boat. We went wake boarding, fishing and adventuring, exploring through the channels and marveling at the bay houses that stood on tiny islands in the bay, wondering how they withstood the extreme weather patterns on the water.

Every summer since we moved we’ve gone back East and visited family and always spent time at the beach. This is the first summer we haven’t been able to make a trip back. I miss seeing my NY family and friends and the beach. So I’m dedicating this collection to the beach and taking inspiration from the tides, the colors, the feel of the sand and the colors and energy from the sun. Take a virtual trip to the ocean with me.

Ocean Beach Park, NY