conversations...

It is unusually quiet at Cursive these days, so after dusting and neatening the shop and catching up with things that have happened on my days off, I try and find other ways to stimulate my brain cells i.e. conversations with customers.

Yesterday I met Julie, owner of Virtu in Chicago, and we had a nice conversation about what else... but product and the state of small businesses in this economy etc... It all started when I commented on her bag which I thought was Marimekko but it turned out to be a vintage Orla Kiely "sling" bag found on ebay by her husband. Julie loves certain Orla Kiely patterns and her husband knows this, so when he is on ebay, he knows what to look for.

A second conversation with a customer began over the graphite objects as Ms. Rubin lives in the Bay Area where the artist lives. She was also wearing a beautiful gold Kieselstein-Cord ring which turned out to be her and her husband's wedding rings.

It's these conversations that always adds a highlight to my day.

"lava stream"

This beautiful jewelry collection was brought in this holiday season and fits nicely with our shop. Small handmade silver links have been melted to create a textured form leaving strands of links dangling freely.

Happy Happy New Year!

I love this vest look....

and this softly worn leather bag from Paris bought years ago...

I truly enjoy talking with kids who wander through Cursive. I love showing them the graphite objects, how to play the bird calls, show them the message beans, etc...

Yesterday I spotted this stuffed animal, because it was almost as big as the young girl carrying it, and I mentioned that in the Chinese Horoscope I am a monkey and that started an entire conversation about Beanie Babies and how my mother and all her friends whose children are monkeys were given Beanie Baby monkeys.

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I love green and pink especially when it is on separate accessories!

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I always read about how to mix patterns in interior design and fashion. This young girl did just that with the light blue stripe on her scarf and the pale blue of her jacket.

This group of young girls were on their 9th annual trip to NYC with their mothers. One mother/daughter were from Idaho and the 2nd mother with her two daughters were visiting from Maine.

come fly with me...

PRESS

December 2008 issue of In Style Magazine
Metallic Crackle journals in Gold or Silver with tie