Elisabeth Horstlate AprilThe rain came on just as I finished reading a chapter, so I pulled on a sweater and stood at the back window to watch. The newly lush…1 min read·Apr 28, 2024----
Elisabeth HorstpracticeIt took me three tries and a fair amount of fiddling to get the sleeves right. I won’t remember that when I wear the dress this summer…1 min read·Apr 19, 2024----
Elisabeth HorstequinoxIf I make clothes for this particular body, for this particular woman, the one who has one sleeve pushed up because there’s a rash on her…1 min read·Mar 20, 2024----
Elisabeth HorstmakingWhat I want to tell you is that you can make a life with your own hands, stitch it together one piece at a time, love the process, learn…1 min read·Feb 23, 2024----
Elisabeth HorstdragonsFour months in, I’m still following the war in Palestine. The first live-streamed genocide, the indie reporters are calling it, and I am…2 min read·Feb 15, 2024----
Elisabeth Horstbright greenThis year I’m pushing the spring. The February light invites a response in chartreuse, and the tunic that was too optimistically bright a…1 min read·Feb 6, 2024----
Elisabeth Horstin transitIn the film, the young heroine is making the crossing from Ireland to New York, and she is seasick and homesick, uncertain about the new…1 min read·Jan 21, 2024----
Elisabeth Horstcold warmthToday’s report from my urban outpost: The cards are predicting sudden, cataclysmic change for just about everyone. I am blending medicinal…1 min read·Jan 18, 2024----
Elisabeth Horstpearls“People look at you like you’re done,” she said, “and you’re not done.” Spoken by a woman my age, coming out of ballet class with my…1 min read·Jan 10, 2024----