Stories


My favorite stapler

My favorite stapler
People can have strong feelings about their staplers. I do.

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African wooden combs

African wooden combs
This is my little collection of wooden combs from west Africa.

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Best pens

Best pens
Short and sweet this week — these are my favorite pens. Sometimes the commonest thing is the best.

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Who helped you on your path?

Who helped you on your path?
Many of my friends are artists or writers or performers and had to forge their artistic path within families whose members all had conventional jobs and who couldn't understand and didn't support their creativity. 

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My grandfather, illustrator Garth Williams - part 1

My grandfather, illustrator Garth Williams - part 1

Many artists have to carve our their career path in families where no one understands their creative urge. Not so for me. The most objectively successful person in my family was an artist — my grandfather, children's book illustrator, Garth Williams.

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"Many of Estyn's pieces feel like wearable sculpture and ALL are works of art. Anytime I wear something she has designed I am bound to receive compliments on my jewelry — it’s just that worthy of praise and admiration (and I feel rewarded for my fine taste!)."

- Kate Wechsler, Psychotherapist