Love More, Live Wilder
Sipsey Soul
I have felt honored to visit this wild, sacred place several times and be so inspired in my creative work and in my soul. My dogs love it there too!
West Obsessed
Camping in the high desert in Oregon
Camping in the high desert in Oregon
Desert Born
Drawing of our campsite at Joshua Tree National Park
I went backpacking in Joshua Tree National Park in the winter of 2018. It was not only my first backpacking trip, but my first winter camping trip. It is quite cold at night in the desert! I spent 3 sleepless nights and found an awakening.
I left the desert thirsting to step into the current of my creative force, to give myself over with dedication to a project that spoke from my soul and see where it took me. My work as a website administrator and freelance photographer was not enough for me anymore. Shortly after this trip Sipsey Wilder was conceptualized and the journey of creating nature inspired minimalist products out of vegan or repurposed materials began. We are now just days away from bringing you our first products!"Desert Soul Shifters" Mixed Media
Desert inspired print
The Neon Desert print will be available in our 4-in-1 bag and the Skipper clip wallet.
The Ichauway Way
I recently was lucky enough to spend a week at the Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center with a biologist friend. This research plantation, also known as Ichauway, is located in south Georgia where it protects over 30,000 acres of the longleaf pine and wire grass eco-system which is one of the most endangered systems in the world.
Ichauway is a magical place. Visiting here is like traveling back in time before our native lands were developed, back when the wildlife ran the show, and the mighty rivers flowed untouched.
During my stay when I wasn't walking miles in the stifling heat, taking pictures, piddling my mandolin on the porch or floating the Flint River I was drawing. Very few places have inspired me so much and 3 of the designs from Sipsey Wilder's new line of versatile 4-in-1 hip bags were created on this week long trip.
Spanish Moss draping off of the live oak trees.
A gopher tortoise making his way through the wiregrass.
Cypress trees on the Flint River.
An Eastern Kingsnake crosses the road.
A breathtaking Ichauway sunset.
A beam of morning sunlight near the Ichauway-Nochaway Creek.
My dog Chloe.