cup & penny

Based in Seattle, Washington

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Experiments

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Gratitude

I’d like to say a BIG THANK YOU to the person or persons who donated another year’s subscription to WordPress so that I could run this blog for another year!!!This person has chosen to remain anonymous, but I’m pretty sure I know who it is,and I’d like to tell you a cool story about the person I *think* generously gave me another year to work on this site…. When I was in fashion-design school,we…

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Welcome!

I made a dress!

I’ve made this dress before. It looked like this:

The first time I made it, I didn’t understand that I needed to add seam allowance to the pattern pieces. (It was a BurdaStyle pattern and they don’t put seam allowance.) The dress ended up being so tiny that I was able to wear it for the photo shoot and that was pretty much it. Every now and then I try the dress on again but…

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gathered 'nankeen' A-line skirt with high waistband and side pockets

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Portfolio

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i made a book and you can purchase it

i made a book and you can purchase it

http://www.blurb.com/bookshare/app/index.html?bookId=7691320 All the work I’ve done since I started sewing is documented in this book, right on through my fashion-design program at New York Fashion Academy. Photography is (almost) all my own. If you are a friend or relation of mine, you might be in this book! Please consider supporting my work by purchasing a copy of my book as a PDF or as a…

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these bodies of water, by nikkita oliver

these bodies of water, by nikkita oliver

i’ve never worn a medium but suddenly all of my large does not fit quite like it used to. coach commends me for losing weight. asks me if i feel different. i’m not sure if i should or if i do: what does it mean to be a wxmxn’s medium & a man’s small if it means anything at all. people comment on my body. we, wxmxn, are always bodies– never enough. always too much. giving and receiving. expanding…

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INFINITY SCARF, calico lavender, brown, burnt orange www.cupandpenny.etsy.com

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scrap 'boa' wrap/scarf, in green & white

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I'm going to make a winter coat that exact shade of yellow so I can take autumn leaves with me everywhere I go. Little flames of leftover summer sunshine bursting from their little leathery forms. In French a leaf is also paper. My next Autumn/Winter collection is called Rust. I'm already growing a stash of wool in my studio. #foliage #feuille #leaf #tree #autumn #rust #sculpture #gravel #flame #orange #yellow #bold #bright #vivid #vivacious #winter #ideas #coats #sunshine #leather (at Olympic Sculpture Park)

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#blue #metallic #reflection #sculpture #trees #baretrees #autumn #gray #concrete (at Olympic Sculpture Park)

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USE THOSE PARKING BRAKES, PEOPLE. #thisisseattle #hills #uhoh #fenderbender #strangersinthenight (at Belltown P-Patch)

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White Car smashed Red Car, Red Car smashed Silver Car. Red Car Driver is going to come out of whatever meeting they're in and find their precious car double-smashed. White Car was still pretending to leave a note when I left the scene. #overandout #neighborhoodnews #belltown #fenderbenders #uhoh (at Belltown P-Patch)

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IF ANYBODY WANTS A PAPER WALL LIKE THIS, I'M YOUR LADY. #collage #vintage #antique #pages #paper #wall #decor #home #homedec #books #backdrop #background #photography (at Belltown, Seattle)

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#encouragement #patontheback #highfive #paper #ephemera #text #typeface #fortunecookie #fortune #youlookgood #accessorize #secretmessage (at Belltown, Seattle)

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#home #dec #lamp #light #chain #draping #gravity #bulb #flower #gold #radiating (at Downtown Seattle)

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BALLS #reflection #convex #selfie #distorted #distortion #round #sphere #public #art #dangling #suspended #shiny #mirror (at Center for Architecture & Design)