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Breanne Patterson is the perfumist and founder of Nosey.People.Society, an independently owned Los Angeles-based brand. She enjoys sharing her love of scent and aroma in a communal, playful, and approachable way. She provides both experiences and products that exemplify this passion. She has developed events known as Scent Socials, where she guides small groups in the creative process of blending fragrance. Each person, developing their own signature scent with a curated palette of aromas.All of her ingredients are hand-picked to ensure they are both clean and sustainable to people and the planet. Creating products handcrafted with detail down to the...

We sat down with one of our favorite apothecary companies Commonwealth Provisions to get to know them and their founder Luke a little bit better. If you know them, you love them especially their incense cones & irresistible fragrances. Check out this read and pop into the store to try them out yourself!   Bio:Commonwealth Provisions is a home fragrance company based in Fredericksburg, Virginia and founded by Luke Smith in 2017. IG handle: @commonwealthprovisionsTell us a little bit about your vision and what you offer:I was tired of working for someone else…wearing a shirt and tie every day and having...

We sat down with our very own Melissa Carpenter to get a look at her love and perspective on the art of textiles.   Tell us what inspired you to get involved with textiles? The love of textiles started early for me. I was a creative kid who loved all materials with a texture: fabric, wood, nature...anything with a texture would intrigue and occupy me for hours on end. As my fashion love began to formulate I was clearly drawn to textiles as a means to explore and expand my love of texture.Do you have a favorite memory of you...

Photo by Nannette Ricaforte Photography We sat down with our very own Jhoanna Belfer of Bel Canto Books to get to know her and her business a little bit better. Find out what she's been up to with this week's latest Artist Feature.   Jhoanna Belfer is the founder and owner of Bel Canto Books, an independent bookstore in Long Beach CA. A Filipina-American poet and former hospitality executive, Belfer started hosting pop-up book events in 2018 as a way of connecting her business experience with her lifelong love of reading. She currently serves on the American Booksellers Association's Booksellers Advisory Council and is...

We sat down with Carliegh Donsker of Sunbeam Home to get to know her and the beautiful materials she makes. You won't want to miss this interview with one of our favorite up and coming artists as we dive deep into the essence of nature and creation. Sunbeam Home is an independently owned Los Angeles based company designing and handcrafting pieces to age gracefully through generations. Founded by designer and Los Angeles native Carleigh Donsker.  Entirely self taught, Carleigh's experimentation with handcrafted art has matured over several years.  Her fascination with natural materials developed over a lifetime of hiking and finding objects...

We had the pleasure of sitting down with country singer and songwriter Dennis Robicheua who also happens to be playing the next 4th Fridays on October 22nd. Check out what Dennis has to say about his inspirations and then come on down to The Deadwood Saloon inside The Hangout to get a good listen!"Dennis Robicheau is a country songwriter and guitar player from Long Beach Ca. He has been in and around the scene for years. Having pending releases and new recordings he is working on. It is a true wonder when/if any of this music will be released. But...