Tweetle Dee Design Co.: Holden Star

Friday

Holden Star

On Tuesday night in Salt Lake City, I stood in a room with thousands of people and felt something shift inside me.

We went to see Brandi Carlisle.

I thought we were going to a concert.

Instead, we walked into something that felt holy .

Her voice...clear, strong, impossibly tender, filled the arena in a way that made you forget there were walls. We laughed. We cried. We sang until our throats felt raw and grateful. There were moments when she stepped back from the microphone and the entire place carried the melody for her.

But it was when she began Hold Out Your Hand that something inside me cracked open.

The lights softened.

The rhythm began.

And thousands of strangers started to move together.

We danced.

We lifted our hands.

We sang about hope and forgiveness and loving one another anyway.

For three minutes and thirty seconds, the world felt like it could be mended.

The next morning, I came back to the studio and looked at the new Holden Star leaning against the wall.

Strong lines.

Bold corners.

Light and dark meeting in the center.

It felt different after that night.

The Holden Star isn’t delicate. It doesn’t whisper.

It stands steady.

It feels like the shape of courage.

Like the geometry of community.

Like what happens when we choose to hold out our hands instead of clenching them.

Stars have always symbolized guidance — something steady to look toward when the road feels uncertain. But this one feels more human to me. Less about finding your way alone… more about finding your way together.

Maybe that’s why it needed that song.

Maybe that’s why it was born this week.

Art does this sometimes

A song opens a door.

A painting walks through it.

The Holden Star is now available as a finished barn quilt, a DIY kit, and a pattern but more than that, it feels like a small offering.

A reminder to:

Stand steady.

Sing loudly.

Dance when you can.

And when the world feels heavy…

Hold out your hand.