Name: Laura Bray Age: 40 Location: Aliso Viejo, CA Profession: Professional Designer Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, Embroidery, Paper Crafts Blog: http://www.katydiddys.blogspot.com I wanted to be a hairdresser and drive a Trans Am. That was my first childhood dream. After receiving a set of Fashion Plates ® for my tenth birthday, I changed my mind and [...]
Name: Rachel Johnson Age: 28 Location: Brooklyn, NY Profession: Website manager (I run Swap-bot.com) and freelance graphic designer Craft(s) of Choice: Paper crafts, crochet, digital design Blog: http://www.rljart.com/blog I think I have always been dreaming of being creative – as in creating original things that are all my own. I went to college for graphic [...]
Name: Lindsey Bailey Age: 35 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Profession: Masters Candidate at MICA Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, knitting, paper crafts, anything with felt Blog: http://www.cakecrushonthetown.blogspot.com I use craft and craft-related techniques and materials in my artwork. As an artist, I create large installations inspired by childhood imagination, pomp, and baked goods . . . I [...]
Name: Marleah Augustine Age: 24 Location: Ellis, Kansas Profession: Librarian Assistant / Graduate Student Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, paper crafts Blog: http://marleah.wordpress.com My earliest memory of crafting, besides the macaroni “art” that only a mother can love, is of my grandmother grasping yarn and hook, attempting to teach me to crochet. At the time, I [...]
Name: Nicole Hawley Age: 31 Location: Utica, N.Y. Profession: Newspaper Reporter Crafts of Choice: Crochet (#1 Love), Loom Knitting, Knitting, Paper Crafts, Jewelry Making, Scrapbooking and whatever inspires me at any given moment. I was 8 or 9 when I remember my grandmother asking me what I wanted for Christmas. I told her I wanted [...]
Name: Jenna Zeidler Age: 27 Location: Champaign, IL USA Profession: Assistant Librarian at a software company Craft(s) of Choice: Oh, I dabble in so many things! Knitting, thread crochet, sewing/quilting (So much faster than knitting! Knitting is like making your own fabric and then creating something out of it while sewing seems one step ahead [...]
Name: Robyn Coburn Age: 46 Location: Playa del Rey, CA Profession: Homeschooling parent, screenwriter, doll artisan, theater designer – sets, lighting, costume, films – art department. Craft(s) of Choice: Doll making, textile arts, crochet, mixed media, altered couture, paper crafts, jewelry, loom knitting (does the list really ever stop?) Blog: http://www.IggyJingles.blogspot.com I have made [...]
Name: Jessica Okui Age: 30 Location: California, Bay Area Profession: SAHM Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, recycled crafts, paper crafts, zakka Blog: http://www.zakkalife.blogspot.com I have a vivid memory of making my Mother earrings at the age of six. I crafted them out of paper clips and macramé beads (my original design). And from that point forward [...]
Name: Gabriela Delworth Profession: Crafts Designer – Instructor {have a diploma in Graphic Design} Location: Toronto, Canada Crafts: Paper Crafts and Gift Wrapping Blog: http://gabrieladelworth.com Before I started talking {and I do talk a lot now} I was already making drawings with crayons on walls, floors and papers…I grew up making stuff, collaging, painting things with my Mom [...]
