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In our tech-saturated world, if you were to put a couple of boxes, pots and pans in front of kids they'd create buses, firetrucks, drum sets and numerous other things just from their imaginations! That is a huge part of what drives the passion here at Paper Play + Wonder. I want to foster creativity and fun fueled by imagination! After all, imaginations are terrible things to waste! ? Closely related to the power of imagination is the power of images. There is something to be said about turning on the television or browsing online and seeing positive images that look like you. At the start of 2020, Paper Play + Wonder was born. As a mom of three African-American kids, I felt a drive to create something for my children and children all over who, like them, were unaccustomed to seeing their likenesses in their toys. Each time I begin a new illustration, I do so with the intent of fostering and encouraging cultural pride, positive self identity and belonging. One of my greatest joys when working on the launch of my shop, was to have my children come in, glance at one of my prints and ask “Oh! Is that me!?”. Representation is so important - at any age - and I’m honored to share a piece of my heart with my family, friends and the community at large. Please stay a while and enjoy looking around my shop!

Attica Locke’s latest novel Heaven, My Home (September 2019) is the sequel to Edgar Award-winning Bluebird, Bluebird. Her third novel Pleasantville was the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was also long-listed for the Bailey’s Prize for Women’s Fiction. The Cutting Season was the winner of the Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Her first novel Black Water Rising was nominated for an Edgar Award, an NAACP Image Award, as well as a Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was short-listed for the Women’s Prize for Fiction. A former fellow at the Sundance Institute’s Feature Filmmaker’s Lab, Locke works as a screenwriter as well. Most recently, she was a writer and producer on Netflix’s When They See Us and the also the upcoming Hulu adaptation of Little Fires Everywhere. A native of Houston, Texas, Attica lives in Los Angeles, California, with her husband and daughter.

I am an Actor/Writer who spends a lot of time auditioning, on sets, and in transit. I say positive affirmations when I'm getting ready to perform or work, to center, ground and focus me . I started making origami stars as a way to keep my hands busy and as a sort of meditative practice. I combined my use of affirmations with the origami and that's how the Guiding Stars™ came about. Guiding Stars™ can be used as an uplifting daily surprise. My company is unique because although I have seen other people making these, no one has created a business to share them with the world.

Brownstone’s fourth collection Form/VOID is driven by a growing shift in consumer expectations, focusing on an effortless transition into more traditional silhouettes for everyday use with a unique twist. The focus was on making better, not more; as sustainably becomes an increasingly urgent issue. Like previous collections, fabrics are sourced from Japan and Italy yet crafted in America (Los Angeles, CA to be exact). Form/VOID finds twin brothers Warner and Waverly Watkins ruminating on the principle of “good design” while never side-stepping the cultural touchstones that enriches the brand. It is important to respect the past without replicating. Graphic nods to Jazz, American Hardcore, sports iconography and even Eames himself strike a seamless balance with the brand’s first foray into more tailored pieces. This new flexible lifestyle calls for an equally seamless wardrobe. Creating a push towards versatile and comfortable pieces that blur the lines between luxury and modern elevated streetwear. “We refer to that mix of how Form/VOID feels as “The Space In-Between” say the brothers. That effortless mix of attire that can be dressed up or down. Take for example this season’s Mohair Cardigans. Made of Italian mohair the piece is luxurious yet cozy with a relaxed timelessness through its clean lines or argyle prints to make layering easy and fun. A sense of non-traditional uniformity runs through the collection where collegiate styles are able to sit next to and blend with re-imagined workwear silhouettes. A suede trucker jacket receives a pop of color in Canary as well as a vibrant orange version with a wale collar. The collection’s Melton wool varsity jacket features custom chenille patches by LA artist Jacob Rochester and a rabbit fur collar reminiscent of vintage flight jackets. Contrasting this, the offering also comes in a Japanese wale, a fabric the brothers selected because of its durability and timelessness and is featured throughout the collection in a new interpretation of their classic “14 Pocket Cargo Pants”. It goes without saying that 2020 has been an awful year. Coming off of such accomplishments as a Complexcon “Brand to Watch”, several successful "Temp_orary Space” activations, and writeups in GQ and Hypebeast we were ready to fully launch Form/Void, but wanted to wait and give people time to adjust and cope with the worldwide COVID outbreak and continued murder of African-Americans in the US. Brownstone plans to continue our community involvement and will stay politically active during our 2020 collection.

Light On My Path was founded by a mother-daughter duo who share a passion to spread the word of God. We are a company whose main mission is to make a positive difference in other people's lives through Christ. Light on my path creates a way for you and others to spread and share messages of faith, hope, strength, grace and love. We offer items such as journals, apparel, jewelry, mugs and many more.