About

Creating things has been my passion for as long as I can remember. I was cooking full meals for my family when I got home from school at the age of eight. I’ve made mud pies and real pies and fancy pants dinners for rock stars, stock brokers and 5 star hotels.  I’ve drawn and painted and sculpted. I’ve sewn by machine and by hand creating quilts and clothing. I’ve made jewelry, candles, bath and body products. I’ve written short stories, cookbooks for my family and I’ve journaled endlessly. I’ve built giant tennis courts and itty bitty houses in textile works. 

After starting over completely when I became an empty nester, I bounced around for a bit and landed in the Finger Lakes region of New York living by a lake surrounded by beauty and happy people.

If I were asked what my style was I would have to go with “Wabi Sabi,” “a traditional Japanese philosophy centered on finding beauty in imperfection, impermanence, and incompleteness.”  I fill my home with a combination of treasures from countryside antique shops and thrift stores but I also love classic, contemporary pieces. I love to wear both classic and trendy styles of clothing with a special emphasis on hand-crafted, artisan pieces.  The seamless fusion of new and old makes me happy.

My new blog has been added to the Stacy Kate website. Here, in it, I will share ideas about decor, furnishings, gift guides and even clothing.  See you there!

Thanks for hanging out with me.

Love, 

Stacy