The Purpose and Passions of Penrose and Seams
When my vision for Penrose and Seams started to grow, I knew it would be up to me to explain the purpose and passion behind it. So, I’m going to give you a little P&S history lesson and a little glimpse into its future.
Penrose and Seams started in 2015 as a WordPress blog named DavyMade. I had made a commitment to myself to sew consistently for a whole year and thought a blog would help hold me accountable. I also just thought it would be fun. I was married back then and DavyMade was inspired by my last name at the time. I did have a bachelor’s degree in Psychology but sewing was the only thing on my mind. I dreamed of creating my own vintage inspired clothing line and dived deep into that world. If you’ve read any of my other posts or kept up with me on Instagram, then you know in 2017 my world turned upside down. Sewing quickly became this faint memory, an unreachable dream. The creativity inside me ached to be expressed, but my grief was louder and needed more of me. It was during this season of my life, and through my own personal therapeutic work, that I remembered my calling to be a therapist. As I processed and worked through my grief, I finally found the energy to sew again. I had changed my name back to Pamela Penrose and, as I was falling asleep one night, the name Penrose and Seams flashed in my mind. January of 2019, I changed everything on my blog, asked my brother to create a logo, jumped back into sewing, and kept healing.
During 2019 my creative work and my healing work began to form a sweet bond. My healing encouraged my creativity, and my creativity rewarded my healing. I could no longer see my life without holding the two together. During such a dark season many people had gently placed their hands on my world, and I watched as life grew back into me. So, I looked down at my hands and wondered how I could also help life grow in dark, barren, desolate places. I knew the answer was through my creativity and therapeutic work. In February of 2020, I found the courage and bravery to start my master’s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. And in January of 2021 I began officially sewing for others.
A quieter, more private part of my life during this season was my love for Astrology. To be honest, I have loved it all my life, but for a long time thought it was an unacceptable part of me. In 2018 I began to give myself permission to be openly interested in it. I began listening to podcasts, following Astrologers on Instagram, and doing my own research. In 2020 I had my first chart reading by Darryl Gaines. It was such a beautiful call. I cried. I felt seen. I felt heard. I felt known. I was living in Nashville, TN at the time and had only decided to move to Wilmington, NC about a month before the call. I hadn’t made the move public yet, and one of the first things Darryl said to me was that I would potentially be moving in 3 to 4 months. I was moving in exactly 4 months. For me, this affirmed that we are connected to so much more than we realize. The call wasn’t about making wild predictions or telling me what I should or shouldn’t do; it was healing and gave me permission to be who I am. It helped me understand the strong aspects of my chart and the challenging aspects of my chart. And it gave me the power to merge that knowledge with my therapeutic work. In January of 2022 I completed a 6-week Astrology course and have now been accepted into a Mystic Astrology Apprenticeship through Rising Woman. I cannot wait to offer this healing work as well. I have found it to be such a beautiful tool in understanding myself and in challenging me to step into the fullness of my potential.
SO, over seven years my little sewing blog has bloomed into so much more than I ever dreamed. I will keep sewing for you and for me. I will always be creating. But I am not just a sewing blog or Mindful Sewist anymore. I am also an Empowerment Guide and soon to be Mystic Astrologer. Currently offering you: Empowerment Sessions to help you move through difficult seasons and guide you forward, and Commissioned Garments to create something that affirms your inherent worth and makes you feel loved and seen. Within the month I will be offering Astrology Sessions, and once I complete grad school, I will be a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor offering you more in-depth therapy, helping you get to the roots of whatever may be causing you pain, suffering, and feeling stuck in life. And I’m still dreaming up that vintage inspired clothing line. I feel it in me, and I am trusting it will flow out of me at just the right time.
Whatever has brought you here, to this little corner of mine, I hope you find some healing. I hope you are inspired to create. I hope you find peace in knowing you have a specific purpose and timing in this life. I hope you are reminded of your worth and your wonder.
Love,
Pamela
