Jillian Ericson-Pelton
Owner & Lead Designer
With a Bachelors of Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an emphasis in headwear design Jillian followed her love of headwear and of costuming into Festival Fashion. Working at various Renaissance Festivals throughout the Midwest, Jillian found her true calling of creating fantastical crowns and other accessories to help Faire goers creating lasting memories filled with magic.
Kyle Pelton
Co-owner/Associate Designer
The other half of Jillian in life and in business, Kyle has supported Jillian through the creation and growth of Plum and Lotus. Not just moral support, however, Kyle has leant his creativity to some of the concepts for products and the layout of the booth. Kyle is also in charge of customer relations, he sees to it that everyone has a fun and safe experience at the festival including our four legged patrons, whom he loves to spoil with dog biscuits and by keeping the Sloblet (dog goblet) filled with fresh clean water.
What We Do
Plum and Lotus strives to be economically and ecologically responsible, our team endeavors to find ecologically responsible production methods, using eco-friendly products whenever possible. This can included but is not limited to repurposed, recycled, and reused products. At Plum and Lotus we attempt to find suppliers who follow strict regulations to limit their pollution and emissions. In order to stay economically responsible Plum and Lotus sources as many materials made in the USA and from small business suppliers as possible.