renée valenzuela, is a clothing, accessories, and graphic designer born, bred, and based about fifteen minutes east of downtown los angeles.

the automaticsweetheart line is her labor of love. every item is handmade by her especially for you in the studio she shares with lots of fabric scraps, plants, books, and two very social feline friends.

when not planted behind a sewing machine, drafting up new designs, figuring out pattern repeats, or thinking about all the neat things she could make if she only had a knitting machine, she's been known to enjoy endless hours of baking, countless cups of tea, epic thrift store adventures, taking photographs, picnics, trips abroad, salty dogs, summer nights, sad songs, and daydreaming.

she sometimes posts a thing or two over at the automaticsweetheart blog. have a look.