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Shop Name: EmmaNYC's Handmade Goods
What you like to go by: Emma
When did you start your shop? I first opened in November of '08, but then life got in the way for a couple years. I've been able to focus on this more again in the last year or so.
Is this your only job? No, I am also an academic research library supervisor here in New York.
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Where do you find your inspiration? Merchant & Ivory-type films, nature (I am currently working on an elements-inspired series of pieces), weddings, but mostly an undeniable desire to keep people warm as
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Who has been the most supportive of your work? My brother, who knows absolutely nothing about knitting but always encourages and admires, and my boyfriend, who taught himself the basics of knitting just so he would know what the heck I was babbling on about.
What is one thing you would like to accomplish that you haven't yet? I would like to try my hand at spinning one of these days, and perhaps some day live near an alpaca farm if I should ever leave Manhattan.
What are your words to live by or favorite quote? "Not that it was beautiful but that, in the end, there was a certain sense of order there, something worth
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Excerpt from Profile: I've always loved color despite a proclivity for wearing black, and when I was a child I loved hanging out in art & office supply stores. I would stand there entranced by the walls of paints and pens and pencils and papers, saddened by my lack of artistic talent. Now I spend time in yarn stores and at wool festivals, dazzled -- both by the yarn itself and by the fact that we can make something beautiful from it.
I like solitary work, but I've also begun to take pleasure in a more collaborative process. If you don't see what you're looking for, please contact me -- I'd enjoy the opportunity of working with you to provide the perfect piece for your special occasion.
