The seed for TBH

How it all begins - a tiny seed…

Hi friend! I’m Ariana Winston; designer, maker, and founder of Three Birch Hill. I’m beyond excited to share this creative space with you - welcome!

As we open our (digital) doors, I wanted to share a peek behind the scenes at the seeds for Three Birch Hill.

If you’ve known me for a while, you may not be surprised by Three Birch Hill’s founding - I spent my childhood making things of all sorts, and it feels like a really natural progression in hindsight. You could say the seed was planted long ago.

However, the truth is that Three Birch Hill came into existence during one of the darker moments of my life. In the summer of 2022, I was back to work as an interior designer in Manhattan and struggling to find my footing as a new mom to my beautiful baby girl. I had postpartum depression and felt like I was failing at everything I did - parenting, my marriage, my job.

It wasn’t even a particularly bad day when a dear friend called to check in and asked me, “What are you doing for you?” I broke down. I had no answer.

New baby aside, I could not remember the last time I did something just for me, just for the love — the joy — of the thing. Not to be productive.

I felt completely lost. In that moment, I knew I did not want to show my daughter what it was to sleepwalk through life. I want to show her what it is to play, to explore. To live passionately and joyously. To stay curious. To follow dreams. That she need not be one thing.

That’s why I’m here. And I’m so honored you are here with me, too.

And so I ask you, dear friend, what are you doing for yourself? When was the last time you lost track of time doing something that you loved, just for the love of doing it?