Name: Rosemary Woodruff Age: 58 Location: Florida Profession: Crafter/Artist Craft(s) of Choice: assemblage/collage/altered art with paper primarily I have always had to “make it if I wanted it”…but I never considered what I did as valuable until a few years ago when a friend said…..heck yes, Rose….consider yourself an artist or no one else will. [...]
Name: Diane Long Location: Pocono Mountains, PA Profession: Freelance Crafter Craft(s) of Choice: Rubber Stamping, papercrafting,collage, polymer clay, writing, cake decorating Blog: http://www.creativedestinations.blogspot.com Growing up in a large family, we didn’t always get what we wanted so we learned to get creative. We would make it, paint it, decorate it, fix it, or cover it. [...]
Name: LaLa Ortiz Age: 40 Location: NorCAL Profession: Mixed-Media Artist Craft(s) of Choice: Mixed-Media, Polymer Clay, Sculpture, Dolls, Jewelry, Collage, Handmade Natural Soap, and more Blog: http://redwoodcoastcreativearts.typepad.com/ I can never just stick to one thing, one art form, one medium, one job, one home. I am a wanderer with a wild, gypsy heart. However, I [...]
Name: Curln Reed Sullivan Age: Location: austin Profession: artist/writer Craft(s) of Choice: botanical character studies, illustration, cermaics, collage, embroidery Blog: http://www.curlinreedsullivan.com/blog one day, while photographing my new flowergal embroidery kit, my son brought a praying mantis into my studio to serve as model and spokesbug for my art. (see picture!)
Name: Cheryl Age: 38 Location: Las Vegas Profession: Artist & mom Craft(s) of Choice: Art Quilts, mixed media, collage Blog: http://urbancrafter.typepad.com I love to be create and I love even more to share what I know with others. Teaching and creating are my passions!
Name: Melissa Gable Age: Age: Location: austin, texas Profession: artist/designer Craft(s) of Choice: collage/assembled art/corsages/cards Blog: http://www.onecreativegirl.blogspot.com Crafting has always been a big part of my life starting when i was about 5. I was always making lots of weird little things from rocks and wire and stuff i had collected. For example!: I used [...]
Name: Wen Redmond Age: 59 Location: Strafford, NH Profession: Contemporary Art in Fiber Craft(s) of choice: Digital Fiber and Collage Blog: http://fiberartgoddess.blogspot.com/ I am a mixed media/ fiber artist. I create the entire structure of my art pieces. My latest work contains digital printing. I digitally manipulate photographs in an artistic manner and print on [...]
Name: eve b. brown Age: 65 Location: St. Paul, MN Profession: greeting card artist Craft(s) of Choice: cards, bookarts, collage, sewing, needlework I believe my interest in paper all started as a toddler in Tampa, Florida. To keep me occupied, my parents would give me newspaper and magazines to tear in my playpen. Apparently, I [...]
Name: Jennifer Morris Age: 46 Location: Toronto Profession: Craftsperson, Designer- Maker Day job Salesperson Craft’s of Choice: Beading, Bead weaving, Embroidery, Wirework, Crochet, Knitting, Collage Blog: http://embellishment.ca How craft saved my life or a least made the process of illness and recovery better. I have a genetic disorder so I was in and out of [...]
Name: Miz Katie Age: My mental age is about 13, and that’s where I’m bound to stay for the rest of my life. Location: Kansas Profession: I play with crayons and paint brushes all day. Craft(s) of Choice: painting and collage and book art Blog: http://www.mizkatie.com/blog My grandmother is to blame. She was always crocheting [...]
