Looking back over the course of my life I think I was always meant to be a designer. Growing up on a 150-year-old farm, there were many opportunities to ramble through woods and meadows. I fondly recall gathering blooming branches and wildflowers to bring indoors and arrange with my hands. My mother was always making arrangements, wreaths and garlands seasonally, so I learned from an early age to relish the natural rhythms of the seasons.
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