Paige Marinelli

When I was eight years old my father built me a wooden lemonade stand. I decided I wouldn’t use this stand for profit and instead painted in bright red letters, “Save The Animals”. My friend and I copied photos of endangered animals we found in library books. We’d stand there with a binder of photographs, hoping to get our fellow neighbors to stop and learn about our mission.

I spent ten years working in fashion. I received my bachelors in Fashion Merchandising from FIT in New York and pursued a career in the industry. While my love for creativity and beauty thrived in fashion styling, the child in me who had the save the world mindset never left.

When the world shook in 2020, it was clear to me how interconnected we are, how every choice we make affects one another. I went vegan. I not only listened to the little girl who wanted to make a difference but the one who always made the connection between the food we eat and our well-being.

With years of experience on sets and spending time curating the perfect image of the imaginary world, my hope is to connect beauty to the real world.

Today, I stand here with my binder of photographs. If you are inspired to take a look, I hope you feel my heart in everything I share, because at the end of the day, it’s my greatest asset.

Your heart is yours too.