Today's podcast guest is Pamella Rolland and we're excited to have such an illustrious designer on the podcast and dressmaker for the stars. Pamella is the founder and designer behind the eponymous brand Pamella Roland, a couture fashion label that is featured in retailers like Bergdorf Goomdan, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Pamella's work is often spotted on the red carpet, with celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Taylor Swift, Karlie Kloss, Jennifer Hudson, Emmy Rossum, Lily Collins, Hillary Rhoda, Eva Langoria, Madonna, and many many more. The brand received the prestigious gold cost award in its second year of operations and Pamela herself was inducted into the council of fashion designers of America. On top of that, she received an award for being the top-woman owned business in her home state of Michigan, and has raised three children, Cassandra, Sydney, and Nicholas with her husband Dan

Molly is a food and botanical painter and stylist based out of Richmond, Virginia, her work, which is done with pencils and watercolor captures the gorgeous details of foods, plants, and the inner life of one's kitchen.

Her work has included collaborations with Rancho Gordo Beans and the baker Erin McDowell, and she was featured by Samin Nosrat, author of Salt Fat Acid Heat as an excellent place to buy unique prints for the holidays. In our episode Molly talks about the importance of building a creative community and leveraging these collaborations as a way to promote your art.

She talks about her experiences in baking, which informed her approach to creating and how she built a sustainable business from her own work. You can find her at www.mollyreeder.com and on her Instagram at @Mollyreeder.