Whenever I create a piece with a client, the client always lives in my head during the time I am working. I think about our conversation during the design meeting during the time I am working on a piece and even while I am not actually working but going about my daily life while the piece sits fallow. If a piece is complicated or unusual, or involves some interesting textiles or my learning a new technique, the piece and the client become part of me during my time working. Amazon.com Widgets Sometimes it isn't the piece itself but the client that really stays with me. So when I get a call from someone who says "I don't know if you would remember me, but we made a tallit together ten years ago." I always remember who they are, the piece we created together and what the experience of working together was like. Fifteen years ago I made this set of arba kanfot for a really remarkable client. Her Iowa born great grandmother had crochet this dress topper. If yo...
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