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: Mabinty Ruby Conteh Age: 42 Location: Virginia Profession: Artist Craft(s) of Choice: Polymer Clay Blog: http://www.zhibit.org/claycreationsworld I heard of Polymer clay in 2004, I was homebound with my ill son, I bought some clay and started playing with it, for some reason it seemed familiar to me, I started making flowers and did two [...]
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: Dede Huchteman (aka Craft Hippie) Age: 48 Location: Dallas TX currently Profession: Product Manager/Indie Crafter/Artist Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, felting, painting, mixed media, PMC, polymer clay, etching and glasswork on old casement windows, screenprinting, sewing, photography, to mention a few Blog: http://crafthippienews.blogspot.com My mother taught me to knit when I was 5. My aunt [...]
Name: Diane Long Age: 40+ Location: Pocono Mountains, PA Craft(s) of Choice: Rubber Stamping, Scrapbooking, Polymer Clay, Decorative cakes & cookies Blog: http://www.creativedestinations.blogspot.com Coming from a large family with little means. my mon was very creative with a needle and thread, and with cooking up a feast out of few ingredients. My dad was a [...]
Name: Justine Age: 29 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: Until recently I was an Egyptian archaeologist working on my PhD, now I’m figuring out a new path. Craft(s) of Choice: crochet, knitting, sewing, fabric painting, polymer clay Blog: http://shovelingferret.blogspot.com I had wanted to and tried vainly to be “crafty” from the time I was a child, [...]
