The New York City Girl

NYC + Shoes.

I started my career living every girl's dream, in New York City working for Steve Madden, Inc.

I flourished creatively in this elite environment of artists and craftsmen. 
Essentially,this was one of the building blocks of Vancuterie. I loved living and
working in the city, but always missed my family and the magic of the
Pacific Northwest. I moved back to Washington and in a strange twist of events, I wound up in nursing school.

Nurse with an MBA degree

When Carrie Bradshaw meets Florence Nightingale

As a nurse I specialize in emergency medicine and forensics. I still maintain an active forensic nursing practice and can be found, from time to time, working as a school nurse at the Washington State School for the Blind.

After working in healthcare during the pandemic, I realized it was time to pursue a new path that aligned with my personal passions. I returned to graduate school, earned an MBA, and made the bold decision to build a business rooted in what I love most: flowers. My love language is pressed flowers.

Nurturing my creative spirit

Finding my true calling
Pressing flowers has always been one of my hobbies since childhood. I have
spent a lifetime dabbling in this very beautiful artform. When I was writing my business plan, I realized there was a lack of professional flower pressers in the United States. I took that information and capitalized on my creative background. In the summer of 2023, I took a chance on myself and started Vancuterie. I completely immersed myself into my business and I haven’t looked back.

Partnered with the best

The business partner I never knew I needed
Vancuterie has organically grown at such a rapid pace that in the Fall of 2024, my husband, Ben, joined the business full-time. Ben has an academic
background in Engineering and Mathematics. His area of expertise is process engineering. Ben, who we affectionally refer to as Bengineer,
is the mastermind behind designing our custom presses, manages production, focuses on efficiency and quality, and can literally make or fix anything. Ben’s passion is bicycles! When he’s not working on Vancuterie business you can find working on and rebuilding high
end bicycles. He is my biggest cheerleader, best friend, and the best
husband. You will find lots of pics of the two of us and our little pug, Apple.

The best in PNW

Creating everlasting memories
In this very short evolution, Vancuterie is now thriving business, with a husband/wife flower pressing duo at the helm. We have been able to meld our best qualities, which allows us to offer the most innovative creative pressed flower possibilities. We believe we are the very best at what we do. Our goal is to blow your blow your mind!
Vancuterie is a labor of love and is an ever-blossoming passion.