Tall Blue Starry is about falling in love.

With flowers.

With the never-ending poetry of the seasons.

With the magical process of making things by hand. 

With the stories found in old, discarded, forgotten fragments of long ago.

With the weirdness and wonder of being alive, even when the world feels overwhelming. 

And that's where the name comes from. 

In the words of the poet Franz Wright, I want to remember, explore. celebrate, and share

"the tall blue starry strangeness

of being here at all."

 

I did a photoshoot for my regular job, but the photos turned out a bit weirder and witchier than intended, so I'm using them here.

About Amanda

I grew up in the wilderness of Canada. There were forests and lakes and meadows of wildflowers. And goats. And geese. 

Then, there was a decade of adventures (and many misadventures) around the USA, one of which eventually landed me across the ocean in Ireland. 

Which is just as well, because my darling husband and the best rescue German Shepherd in the world turned out to be here.

So I stayed. We live in a little cottage amid the mountains of Waterford, where I spend my spare time poking my nose into hedgerows, climbing up hills, and making a mess of my little studio. 

I've been a writer and a maker, but also a dabbler and a daydreamer all my life.

For a long time, I fought that. 

I always thought I needed to choose one art form. Pick a craft. Specialise. Focus.

In its time, Tall Blue Starry has taken several forms, including my two favourites: a handmade millinery business (where I felted odd little animals and put them onto impractical hats) and a floristry studio (where I made fanciful dried flower crowns and bouquets for people in love.) 

Every incarnation had its charms and joys, but in the end, I knew I needed to let my creativity wander farther afield. So now, Tall Blue Starry is about traipsing after it, getting curious, and making whatever my mind wants to make on any given day, and connecting with other starry-eyed wanderers who want to do the same.