Welcome to the Old State Garden.

I’m Austin! (she/her) Leo Sun/Cancer Rising/Capricorn Moon.
I'm a millennial, mom, semi-domesticated wife, lifelong plant lover, and artist. Though I have lived in many places throughout the West, I am rooted in my hometown near Denver, Colorado surrounded by the rhythms of soil, seasons, and spirit.

Old State Goods began as a place to create art and share pieces of my story. As it grows into Old State Goods & Garden, it has become something more: a weaving together of herbalism, food, ritual, and craft. It’s about living with intention, tending to both the tangible and the unseen, and making beauty out of the everyday. OSG is my open book - a look into my past, present, and future.

These are the pillars that guide me and my work:

✨ MAKE ART
At its heart, OSG has always been about creation. From hand-painted leather to tinctures, infused honeys, and homegrown goods; my work is an offering of what I’ve learned by practicing the art of noticing. Creativity is a way of tending life; whether in the soil, the kitchen, or the studio.

✨ SHARE ART
Food, plants, and ritual are best when shared. I believe in the power of exchange: swapping seeds, recipes, medicines, and stories. My work is a conversation between myself, the land, and the community around me. OSG is an ongoing dialogue about how we nourish ourselves and one another.

✨ BE ART
To me, art is not separate from daily life. It’s the way we prepare meals, honor transitions, or arrange the objects that hold meaning. Old State Goods & Garden is about embracing ritual in the ordinary: brewing tea with intention, lighting a candle for grounding, planting a seed as a prayer. In living this way, we become part of a larger, timeless cycle of creation.

Thank you for being here, for witnessing, and for walking this path with me. May the work I share inspire you to create, to tend, and to live artfully.