LIFE
// Location: New York City
This fully custom wallpaper mural wraps around the entire powder room, completely unrepeated. Then we did the ceiling. Hannah and Brendan are a young couple doing big things in New York City. Wallpaper has come back and the fact that my clients are willing to explore designs completely outside the box makes it that much more exciting.
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No matter what happens in our lives we always have each other's back. Life can get ugly sometimes, and everytime it does I've watched my family stand up for one another. That's something to be very very thankful for. In the end I would give it all up, CKD, all my career goals - in return for a loving, healthy, and happy family. That's what it's about. And I'm thankful my family has taught me that from a very young age. Happy Canadian thanksgiving from my family to yours. x -C
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One of the best things about being home - hanging out with my girlsss. We all reunited yesterday at the City Moguls event in Toronto. I grew up in the dance studio. What I would do to go back to those days. Rehearsals all day, competitions on the weekends. 24/7 with my best friends. Yesterday I walked the runway with such talented and creative people doing really cool things in Toronto. I felt very fortunate to be apart of the crew. Thank you City Moguls for the opportunity. Here are a couple photos from the night.
// Location: 80 Kent St, Brooklyn.
Every location Elisa and Ben open keep on getting better and better. I [finally] walked into Maman Greenpoint yesterday and was blown away. It's beautiful, especially the upstairs - there's a full wall of CKD. Haha, but really this location couldn't be more perfect. Congratulations guys. Photos: Camila Gutierrez
// Milieu Magazine
So. Yesterday morning was pretty awesome. CKD and I shot with Milieu Magazine for their winter issue. I'm really excited to see how everything turns out. Still can't believe this happened.
// Location: NY
No matter how much this city can bring you down, destroy your self-esteem, deplete your bank account - there is no better feeling than walking out of the airport hopping in a cab and driving into the New York City skyline. It feels so good to be back. I feel like I got my stride back. This summer I locked myself in the studio only coming out for fresh air and coffee. I feel like I'm ready to pound some pavement and it feels glorious. I love you more than ever right now new york.
// Pillow talk
I should be packing. Instead I'm laying on my bed listening to Majid Jordan. I just put down my new read Ego Is The Enemy because I turned to page 86 and came across my favourite quote by Ira Glass and then took a picture of it, and then opened my computer, and now I'm here. That taste/talent gap is f'ing real people. I've been stuck in that gap for almost four years now. The gap is the most frustrating place to be as an artist. It's an internal fight that I constantly have with myself that gets exhausting, lonely at times, and frustrating. I feel like I'm Rihanna circa Pon De Replay before Rihanna becomes Ri Ri. Whenever I lose the fight with myself I remind myself the only way to get out of this gap is to work harder. And when I say harder, I mean longer. Like longer hours. Lots of hours. Usually after the 25th hour something comes out half decent.
Then I read the next paragraph down, and Ryan Holiday [the author] said this - "... Or we can face our shortcomings honestly and put the time in. We can let this humble us, see clearly we are talented and where we need to improve, and then put in the work to bridge the gap. And we can set upon positive habits that will last a lifetime". And then I was like, yas. Ok closing computer. x -C
// Collection N 22
Collection N 22 launches tomorrow. Four prints, completely different than anything I've done before. This collection was created while accepting some harsh realities of myself. Lessons: Understanding your thought patterns is everything. Life will unfold itself at the pace of your own self awareness. Practice self awareness. And travel to places like Morocco to remind yourself how incredible the world is.
// Location: Planta, Toronto.
Chase Hospitality group is known for making beautiful restaurants. Please add Planta to that list. Thank you for putting CKD up on your walls Planta. The food is incredible. I highly recommend you throw on your heels and book your date night here this weekend. Oh, and order the Watermelon Poke to start.
