Author, illustrator, and outdoor enthusiast Angela Staehling makes room for plants
Based in Wildwood, Staehling expresses her love of nature across the spectrum of her work, from art prints to dinnerware and stationery. An avid gardener who says she feels most at home “woven between the trees,” she’s written and illustrated Happy Houseplants, a charming and informative read for anyone wishing to bring a bit of the outdoors inside. –CARA DOWNS
In your book you cite the benefits of plants, among them their capacity to help us “relax, restore, and rejuvenate.”
Houseplants, no matter their size, add life and color to a room. They are living décor, but they also help remove toxins and purify the air.
What plants make a big impact in a small space?
One of my favorite plants to use in a small room is the snake plant. It grows vertically, so it won’t branch out and take over a space. Snake plants have a sleek, slender leaf that looks architectural, so they add a design element while also adding a touch of green.
What are creative ways to display plants?
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Cut from the Same Cloth
“Turkey Tracks” is a 19th-century quiltmaking pattern that has the appearance of little wandering feet. Patterns like the tracks, and their traditions and myths, have been passed down through the generations, from their frontier beginnings to today, where a generation of makers has embraced the material as a means of creating something new. Olivia Jondle is one such designer. Here, she’s taken an early turkey track-pattern quilt, cut it into various shapes, and stitched the pieces together, adding calico and other fabric remnants as needed. The result is a trench coat she calls the Pale Calico Coat. Her designs are for sale at The Rusty Bolt, Jondle’s small-batch fashion company based in St. Louis. —SAMANTHA STEVENSON
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