My creations are a nexus of millinery fashion and botanical sculpture. Fastenatures are bands of preserved natural flora, custom made to be worn for extraordinary occasions. My new line of Cashmere Casualty Cloches are a whimsical take on the French beret, made by rescuing parts of fine cashmere sweaters un-munched by moths. I consider millinery the crowning glory of fashion. My artistic goal is convincing women to consider themselves under-dressed without a chapeaux on their heads! After a long career as a freelance producer of large commercial photo shoots, I retired to my studio to recapture the thread of my own creativity I had let go years ago. My interest
in hats dates back to my great Aunt Grace, a professional milliner, who instilled in a 10 year old girl the love of creating beautiful things out of bits and pieces of fabric, leather, fur, and feathers.  I have renamed my studio after her... My Aunt Grace. I turned to Fastenatures when I realized that there is nothing man-made that can compare to the dazzling glamour of nature’s creations.