10/23/2026
My OG studio partner is no longer with us, I haven’t been able to bring myself to post recently but she deserves it. She pretty much kept my spirits up when I was struggling so hard to stay focused, alone in my studio, building the This Ilk you know today. If you ever found cat hair on your earrings, it’s her fault… when I was supposed to get up to get something done and didn’t, it’s because she was sitting on me and the rules of the house were to stay put if her excellency chose to sit on you…
She survived falling out of the window of our 3rd floor old Montreal apartment, she survived getting hit by Kirsten Dunst giant purse while she was hanging out in a park. (Kirsten, if you were wondering, she survived and went on to live a long happy life). She survived the invasion of a Mexican stray doggo and thrived as the queen B she was. She was hostile to most and my jewelry helpers had to brave her presence and find peace offering tactics to survive. But in the end, I think they did find her presence more pleasant than not. If anything she did not leave them indifferent.
She made sure we were on time keeping tabs on important hours like wake-up, meal time and bed. She basically ran the place.
She helped me build this little business from the start! (it can be pretty lonely at times and moral support isn’t negligible!) Our little gremlin, our chinchilla (she had the fur of one!) you magnificent beast, you will be missed like crazy! What an odd thing to invite a tiny predator into your house and build a trusting relationship with them….
Ti-poo, thank you for everything 🙏✨😭🥺🐈⬛🐈🐈⬛🐈
