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LATEST ARTICLES ( 213 )

• On Self-love

  

  They say that there is no greater love than that a mother feels for her child. The moment we step into the abyss of motherhood, we tap into a love so great, so... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2017 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Moment We Knew

  

  Nico was the first to know, as per usual.She tried to tell me all day, but I wouldn't listen.It was late summer and the city was awash in deep greens and... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Together, We Mother

  

  Happiness used to be the clink of cheap wine glasses on a windy fire escape and the laughter of friends trailing into the night. Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Don't Close the Door

  

  If there are things I wish that I'd known all along, they would be (in no particular order):Write everything down.Take more photographs.There are no... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• To Narnia / Spring Break

  

  Spring break has never meant too much to us. It comes and goes each year without occasion, save for the noticeably fewer NYU students downtown. The streets quie... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Impassioned- a Story of Becoming

  

  Soon after my first baby was born, I found myself floating in a sea of old friends and cherished memories. Amongst the singles and couples, artists and... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A New Season

  

  The days creep by. The holidays approach. This year, the overall feeling in the city streets doesn't seem to match the season. Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day in the Life

  Our Inglesina film is live! It was so much fun shooting this (despite the fact that Lou had two molars break throught the night before and we were all pretty... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Inglesina + Petite Biet

  

  This past summer, we partnered with the Italian stroller company Inglesina to be one of four families featured in their new 'Strollers of New York" film series. Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Lost Summer {part 1}

  

  Today, autumn slipped away for a moment and the icy winter graced us with a preview of her wrath. After bundling and hustling and shivering through the city... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Halloween

  

  I rolled a sheet of paper into a tiny cone and slipped it inside of her miniature pointy hat to prop it up straight, being careful not to tear the ruffle we... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matzoball Soup & FAO Shwartz

  

  I partook in a brief interview with the lovely (and downright French-new-wavey-gorgeous!) Alyssa Boyer a few weeks ago and let her snap some shots of our... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Three Year Old Girl

  

  I stayed up very late the night before the party, sewing mountains of fluffy white tulle into tutu's for the guests. I tore the gauzy fabric into strips and... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lisa in the Afternoon

  

  In the blink of an eye, my sister Lisa flew into NYC, stirred up a whole lot of trouble and magic and laughter, and then jetted off, just as swiftly as she had... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Goodbye Brooklyn

  

  Hello Manhattan, my love, my one and only.It's been too long.But now we're back. And dear, we have missed you.One week ago we loaded all of our worldly... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welkin + Frolic! // a Pop up Shop//

  

  My partner LaTonya and I will be at Frolic! in Williamsburg tomorrow from 11am-2pm for a little Welkin NYC pop up shop! If you're in the area we'd love for you... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dough Date + Artfest

  

  Sometimes, when winter just begins to outstay its welcome and the entire city feels like an endless ocean of filthy slush, smoggy drizzle, and icy sidewalks, yo... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Why Children's Books Matter

  

  "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Day of Love

  

  A few weeks ago, while running errands down on the west side, we stopped to sit for a minute in Christopher Park and enjoy the fleeting early winter sunshine. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 48, 49, 50, 51... Finishing up the 52 Project

  

  48/52Biet, Lucien, Mama: On a rare warmish day back when winter was just settling in, we pause in the Union Square farmer's market for a snack. First baby... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION