Imelda McCain – HOOK Magazine May/June 2016

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The Greenwich Hotel

Playing Mantis is featured in The Greenwich Hotel what to-do guide – Link Read more

Happy Halloween 2015

Happy Autumn

“Mom, let’s go for a walk by the stream”.
Thrilled by my son’s request who is now 15.
I packed some apples and warm soup,
He packed some dog treats and toys
for Datu who is also now a teen
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spring

Mother’s Day

Today I realized how I just stepped into another season of motherhood . My son who is now 15 ask me to help him with his tie as he gets ready to play  violin for school orchestra.

Coming Home 2015

Do you come home to kiss the hand of an elder? or take a hand of a lover? walk the beach visit the streets familiar to your feet?

Meet the collaborator of playing mantis

Fashionable Felted Sculpture

Animal Instincts

“Now that we are past New York Fashion Week, let’s talk about a real trend-setter with values deeply rooted in the earth, well-being, and humanity.

Before it was popular, Imelda McCain (seen above) opened her all-handmade toy store, Playing Mantis, in Tribecca in with the goal of providing families and children with toys she felt were worthy of—and that she was already making for—her own son, Lucas (seen below). Not only has she been providing smart, Read more