Zara Carpenter

I fucking love these, yes I said that. I can’t find any other ways to express myself rather than that previous statement. Zara Carpenter is from England and is a poet and artist who’s work draws inspiration from the likes of Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde in her Etsy shop Chatham Girl. I was blown away when I saw her items featured on the Etsy home page as Featured Seller, read her interview.

“I make hats out of the crazy things I find on my daily travels and making hats is what makes me happy.”

“Being creative is a way for me to escape pain and illness. Even on the days I can’t walk at all, I can sit in bed and sew or dream up the next hat. People have said to me that it must be awful to have a chronic disability but if I didn’t have it, I probably wouldn’t be doing all the amazing things I do now. I have the time to dream.”