LeafLoom
for Sheila Jones
Who Is Sheila Jones?
Sheila Jones is an African American art curator living in the West side of Chicago, specifically East Garfield Park with her wife, Justine, 8-month-old baby, Kenya, and dog, Skibby. She combines her professional passion for arts and culture with a commitment to sustainable living. Working at a local craft museum, she dedicates her career to showcasing diverse craft traditions. This passion extends into her home life, where she and her spouse are avid gardeners, deeply engaged in their home greenhouse. With a young child, Sheila prioritizes family-friendly, safe, and stimulating spaces that foster creativity and learning. In the rainy months of Spring, there was heavy rainfall the weekend of March 22nd and Sheila's backyard and greenhouse suffered a great deal and collapsed. Drawing for her love for arts, crafts, curation, and making; Sheila hired STUDIO 520. A group of young designers based in Chicago, Illinois to design and make objects for her house and yard using sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and recycling the materials present in her greenhouse. STUDIO 520 proposed seven objects for Sheila and her family. These seven objects live throughout Sheila's home interiors and her exteriors-backyard where she loves practicing her gardening. Among the seven objects proposed by STUDIO 520 is the Leafloom—an item that I designed and crafted.
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Sheila has some pothos in her greenhouse that she wants to propagate in different places, either in the greenhouse or inside her house. Pothos needs to be on an elevated platform since when it is not grown, it cannot show up on the ground, and when it grows, it does not erect upwards and hangs from the pot. In both situations, it needs a stand.
Sheila will put it in a cozy corner beside the sofa or bench on which she relaxes.
showcasing Design and LifeStyle
Sheila has some pothos in her greenhouse that she wants to propagate in different places, either in the greenhouse or inside her house. Pothos needs to be on an elevated platform since when it is not grown, it cannot show up on the ground, and when it grows, it does not erect upwards and hangs from the pot. In both situations, it needs a stand.
Sheila will put it in a cozy corner beside the sofa or bench on which she relaxes.
