If you’re like me, with lots of foreign friends living overseas, you’ve run into the same dilemma when it comes to offering gifts that represent the good old American dream. Common sense beckons, a gift is something of personal nature, therefore should represent thoughtfulness in selecting it. It’s something I think my friends would like to have, and if all possible, something that can remind my friends of me, therefore of our friendship. It just so happens, as an American, I cherish the gifts I receive that depict my friends’ cultural background or ethnicity. I like to reciprocate that by presenting them with something of the same symbolic consideration.
Made in the USA, let’s face it, is a challenging commodity to find these days. In my Austin based boutique atelier setting, I keep that philosophy in mind with my creations. I hand select the material used in my products. I proudly design locally, draft out the concept by hand cutting and assembling the pieces and go as far as personally measure the quality of each individual piece that is produced.
It’s probably a matter of diplomacy, and with a sense of humor, I’d like to outline that it may also influence world peace because it promotes cultural sharing and understanding.
