Name: Alease Michelle McClenningham Age: 37 Location: Rock Hill, SC Profession: Fashion Marketing and Management Instructor at the Art Institute of Charlotte Craft(s) of Choice: Collage Blog: www.aleasemichelle.typepad.com I had a Dad that was very crafty. He taught me how to sew on a button and to do simple stitches on my dolls; dresses. He [...]
Name: Linda Koch Age: 52 Location: Wellington Ohio Profession : I am an aide to special needs children in a local school district. Craft(s) of Choice: spinning, knitting, mixed media art, bead work Blog: http://alteredvisions.typepad.com/altered_visions/ I remember as a child I always loved to do some sort of handiwork and learned to do any and [...]
Name: Monica Stroter of Sugar Paperie www.sugarpaperie.etsy.com Age: 29 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Profession: Artist/Elementary Art Teacher and avid collector (i.e. “rescuer”) of lovely old things Craft(s) of Choice: Embellished gift cards (or paper confections as I call them) My passion for handcrafting small treasures began in the days of Highlights Magazine. With the arrival of [...]
Name: Mara Bradford Age: 37 Location: Arlington MA Profession: At Home Mom of 3 Craft of Choice: Crocheting Blog: marabradforddesigns.blogspot.com The first time I realized how much crafting was in me and a part of ME was in Lome, Togo in West Africa. I was on a converted Italian cruise ship now repurposed as a [...]
Name: Lisa Harper Age: 34 Location: Orlando, FL Profession: Pharmaceutical Recruiter and Interior ReDesigner Craft(s) of Choice: Home decor, art journals/collage, scrapbooks, party favors/decor Blog: http://harpervalley.typepad.com It started at age 12 when my best friend taught me how to cross-stitch. From that day on I was a crafty chick. That craftiness has grown and developed [...]
Name: Lara Geach Age: 38 Location: Perth, Western Australia Profession: Full-time mum and creative soul! Craft(s) of Choice: Painting, mixed media, crochet, sewing, knitting, quilting/patchwork Blog: www.larageach.blogspot.com I’ve always enjoyed making ‘stuff’ since I was very young – teddy bears, dolls clothes, you name it. I enjoyed art right up to the age of 16 [...]
Name: Jill Smith-Mott Age: 36 Location: outside of Austin, TX Profession: teacher, writer Craft(s) of Choice: KNITTING, spinning, quilting Blog: winstonandchloe.wordpress.com I knit, spin, crochet, quilt. Sometimes I feel like I should have been born 200 years ago. There is something about using my hands to make the things I need (or want, in the [...]
Name: Heidi Elliott Age: 36 Location: State College, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Profession: Software Programmer Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Ceramics, Jewelry, Fiber, Photography, Printing Blog: http://potteryandeverythingelse.blogspot.com/ There isn’t a time that I can remember not being interested in the creation process. We start out with Crayons and paper. Then we graduate to markers and paint when our [...]
Heather Marie Nielsen Name: Heather Marie Nielsen Age: 21 Location: Oxnard, California Profession: Senior Year College Student @ CSUCI, & Part-time Sales Operator at Best Buy Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crocheting, Cross Stitching Personal Blog: http://hsailormoon.livejournal.com/ Knitting Blog: http://hsailormoon.blogspot.com/ I think my favorite memory dealing with crafting mostly involves my Grandmother teaching me to knit. [...]
Name: Erin Evans Age: 25 Location: Georgia, USA Profession: Freelance artist and crafter Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing mainly, but also crocheting, knitting, weaving Blog: http://erinmevans.blogspot.com/ This is much harder to put into words than I thought it would be. After much thinking and debating I have come to the conclusion….I craft and make art because [...]
