ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Welcome to Pippin + Pearl! My name is Erin Cooper and this is my online home.

Pippin + Pearl was originally created as an online home for my brick & mortar handmade shop in Oklahoma City.  Our physical location turned out to be a temporary space and in January of 2011, I took Pippin + Pearl in a singular direction and began focusing on my original artwork.

My artwork has been featured in The Oklahoman, The Oklahoma Gazette, News OK, as well as popular blogs, Pencil Shavings, Jeremy and Kathleen, and Shopcrawlr.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PIPPIN + PEARL

I write this blog as a creative outlet and to draw attention to my work, as well as the work of other artists and designers that I admire. Occasionally you’ll find posts about my life mixed in. I love to photograph my family and document our lives. I especially love to post about my community here in OKC and all the growth that is happening around me.

I try to post at least 3 times a week about my favorite subjects: Art, Design, & Life. You’ll find a smattering of other post topics as well, and you can explore these by clicking through the main navigation on the home page. If you like what you see, please don’t hesitate to drop me a line. I love talking with new people and hearing new points of view.

A LITTLE ABOUT THE AUTHOR

I’m a busy mother of two with loads of creative aspirations. I spend my free time painting, writing, and pinning things like crazy. My husband and I currently live in Northwest Oklahoma City with our two girls, Elise and Adele. We have a cute little house (that I’m constantly rearranging) and 2 cats who double as couch pillows.

My grown-up job is running my small creative studio CooperHouse alongside my husband. I handle all the design, and he is my web developer extraordinaire. We provide creative services for the design industry, connecting businesses to customers with exceptional online media. We’ve worked with design blogs such as Design Milk, Design Crush, and Coco + Kelley. We have also worked with many notable interior design firms, showrooms, and artisans.