About
Welcome! My name is Bridget, I grew up on the foggy coast of Northern California, where the natural beauty of my surroundings sparked a lifelong curiosity and love for design. My early international travels broadened my worldview and led me to study Anthropology, which continues to inspire my approach to creating meaningful, culturally connected spaces.
With a Master’s degree in Fibers from the Savannah College of Art and Design, I’ve honed my skills in textile and graphic design, specializing in modern Californian aesthetics. My creative practice encompasses drawing, painting, natural dyeing, weaving, and embroidery—always with a focus on intentionality and craft.
The ethos behind Design for Wellbeing is to create a space where I bring my expertise in textiles and design to interior styling - offering curated, personalized spaces that promote wellness and balance. I believe that our environments deeply influence our mood, energy, and overall sense of wellbeing. Whether it’s a textile collection for fashion or interiors, or the consideration of fabrics for a project, my goal is to create with an emphasis on quality, sustainability, and purpose.
Summer 2024 in Scandinavia
At the end of June 2024, I took the journey had been looking forward to all year! I participated in a workshop hosted by The Tour Studio at a magical place on the island of Öland. The 5-day workshop took place at Capellägarden - a renowned craft school founded by furniture designer Carl Malmsten.
The workshop included extracting linen fiber from dried linen plants, hand-spinning the fibers, natural-dyeing the skeins, and weaving with our linen!
While spinning was a whole new area of expertise for me, I got the hang of it and created beautiful, hand-spun linen yarn! It was so fun exercising my natural dye and weaving skills, two things I aim to make part of my regular practice going forward.
With textiles professor Berit, who has a 20yr career at the school.
Hand-spinning linen
The natural dye garden
Copenhagen
Our naturally dyed skeins
The grounds at Capellagarden
HUME Show 2024 Venice, CA
On May 28 2024, I participated in a group show at HUME - “a space to breathe” - which is a wellness club and gym opening up in Venice, CA in Fall 2024.
The show included seven artisans, myself included: Chad Hagerman (Wood sculptor), Fabrice Guyont (Perfumer), Louise Martens (Ceramicist), Martin Meunier (Fabricator), Max Ville (Sound Designer), Tommy Musca (Concrete Artist) - who all worked on aspects of the HUME space.
The one-night-only exhibition celebrated a first look at the space, inviting members and patrons of the project to view the art from all of the artisans.
My contributions included two large-scale paper installations, one hand-printed fabric piece, and two fabric installations.
House of Bloom 2024 Denver, CO
From May 31st - June 1st, I had the privilege of participating in a group show curated by Ariana Hoch Barnstable in Denver, CO at The Banshee House. The exhibition, featuring 8 talented women artists, focused on themes of western botanical femininity. The sold-out, ticketed event on opening night was a hit, with an artist talk event, local DJ's, and beverage sponsors.
The excitement continued on Saturday, June 1st, as the event evolved into a bustling outdoor market with more beverage sponsors, a local tattoo artist, and various vendors. A special shoutout to Western Sensibility for their digital fabric printing, our amazing curator Ariana, The Banshee House, and Fireside at Five for coordinating such a successful weekend!
Roland DGA Feature
I was recently interviewed by Roland DGA about my collaboration with Western Sensibility, and the role of digital printing in enabling customized print-on-demand production.
Nothing in Particular Art Show 2023
On February 24, 2023 I participated in a group show with Los Angeles-based female artists Vee Sceery and Kendell Cotta, hosted by Twig Studios in Downtown LA. Titled, “Nothing in Particular,” the one-night exhibition showcased our diverse works to our collective community of artists, friends, and creatives.
Oaxaca Textile Residency
In December 2022, I was a resident at the TEXERE Textile Residency Program in Oaxaca, Mexico. While there, I had the opportunity to expand on my continued art practice as well as learn new skills. I learned how to create natural dyes from plants and wood, and then extracted the pigments from them to paint on fabric with. I also learned how to use a floor loom for weaving, and created an originally designed woven piece from naturally dyed, hand spun wool. The residency program was an amazing experience in which I created new artworks, drawings, and received a lot of inspiration that inspires me to this day.
