Name: Amanda Ballard Age: 18 Location: Simi Valley, CA Profession: college student Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, crocheting, jewelry-making, drawing, graphic art I first learned how to knit when my mother got me this Learn to Knit kit when I was 11. At the time, she was teaching herself how to knit for the first time. [...]
Name: BethAnne Hoffmann Age: 25 Location: Baltimore, MD Profession: Account Manager, Neustadt Creative Marketing (we make college viewbooks and admission materials that really rock) Craft(s) of Choice: Book making, painting, drawing, and making more books! Blog: www.PurpleSkirt.Etsy.com I started making books about 6 years ago when I took a short course on letter press and [...]
Name: Lou Pennisi Age: 36 Location: Yarraville, Victoria, Australia Profession: struggling Artist/Designer (also work in retail 2 days a week!) Craft of choice: quilting,Sewing,painting,card design,photography,drawing,mosaics…the list goes on.. Blog: www.queenloube.blogspot.com When i was a child I was always fascinated by my grandmothers sewing machine.I liked the noises it made and the things it created. I [...]
Name: Elizabeth Parmeter Age: 27 Location: Kansas City, Kansas Profession: Telecommunications Data/Process Analyst Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Jewelry, Drawing/Painting Blog: http://cherith.livejournal.com I’ve considered myself an artist all my life. But it wasn’t until I was out of college (with two art degrees) and had a friend teach me to knit for Christmas one year, that [...]
Name: Z Krick Age: 27 Location: Milwaukee WI Profession: Customer Service Helpdesk Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Origami, painting, drawing, decoupage I’ve been doing something artsy since I can remember. Whether it was in Girl Scouts where my mom was the leader, or just hanging out at home trying something new with T-shirt paint, or [...]
Name: Mary Pattavina Age: 27 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Profession: UNL Graduate Student, CEO of PrettyGoodThings.com Craft(s) of Choice: sewing, hat making, gluing, drawing, painting, felting Blog: www.prettygoodthings.blogspot.com I enjoy creating because of a secret I discovered back in 1988 when I was making faceless dolls out of Elmer’s glue, calico and cotton balls. Of course [...]
