"TOILE DE JOUY," TRANSLATED FROM FRENCH, MEANS "CLOTH FROM JOUY-EN-JOSAS," A TOWN IN FRANCE KNOWN FOR ITS TEXTILE INDUSTRY. WE CHOSE THIS WHIMSICAL STYLE FOR THE HIGH TEA IN THE GARDEN SERIES TO EVOKE A SENSE OF TIMELESS ELEGANCE AND CHARM, REMINISCENT OF LEISURELY AFTERNOONS SPENT IN LUSH GARDENS.

IN SELECTING TOILE DE JOUY, WE LOOKED WITHIN OUR OWN FAMILY AND AIMED TO BLEND ELEMENTS OF OUR CAPE VERDEAN PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH-SPEAKING GRANDPARENTS WITH OUR BLACK-AMERICAN SOUTHERN MATRIARCHS WHO NURTURED, GUIDED, AND CONTINUE TO INSPIRE US IN OUR ART. THIS FUSION REFLECTS OUR DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND CELEBRATES THE RICH TAPESTRY OF TRADITIONS THAT SHAPE OUR IDENTITY.

THESE PIECES CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF OUR HERITAGE AND THE ESSENCE OF GATHERING IN THE GARDEN. WHETHER DISCUSSING LIFE, LOVE, GROWTH, OR SIMPLY ENJOYING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY, OUR GARDENS SERVE AS THE BACKDROP FOR MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS AND CHERISHED MOMENTS.