Eli

I’m French, and I live in California. After years working as a consultant in web agencies and sharing my enthusiasm for computers, internet, and websites with seniors through volunteering, I discovered a passion for thread (and fabric, and patterns!). I’ve always loved fashion, clothes, textures, and colors, but for a long time, I was reluctant about learning how to sew. Now, I enjoy working on a project a bit challenging and then, shift the focus with something more simple. I like how sewing allows me to take the time, to be thoughtful about what I’m making, and create something that I completely own.

What influence does music have in your life as a creative?:

Music is my companion. It helps me to set the mood, to stretch between sewing sessions, to fuel my creativity, to energize, to take a break, or relax. There is no day without a little bit of music. Depending on the need, music styles can stretch from Beethoven to Metallica. Depending on the mood, it can be very loud on my headphones or quiet, in my sewing space, to create an ambiance.

Tell us about your playlist:

For this playlist, I wanted to create something that reflects different energies in one place. I thought about the waves, their sounds, and the way they made me feel when I lived by the ocean. Those energies or moments are also a reflection of a certain period of time, an event, or a momentum. Like a wave, those moments come and go, in an eclectic way.
So, like a wave, there are 3 energies on this playlist;
– the formation: to set the mood, to clear the spirit
– the spread: when everything gathers, ideas are blooming, things are being created, the maximum energy
– the surge: when the energy decrease to make space for the calm
Hope you like it as I did enjoy creating it!