I am an architect and I grew up in a family full of architects. I am a member of the artists’ co-op RHINO Gallery in New Orleans; the gallery requires us to make all items ourselves. I made a bag to go along with the DSLR camera I gave as a gift to my architect daughter who was going to UK for further studies and it started from there. Now I have started selling on Etsy under the name “Flying Fleur de Lis.”

I primarily use leather and minimal hardware or other decorations. I try to distill my designs to the fewest and simplest visible elements. My bags and leather bracelets use different colored leathers juxtaposed in a seamless edge to edge joint.

I don't believe in making mistakes. When something goes wrong, I learn from it and move on. The thing is I know what not to do the next time but nobody tells me what to do next! A moment that recently happened that makes it all worth it was when my artist friend saw the bag I made for her and saw the joy in her eyes and when she said “I did not know that something so simple could be so beautiful!”