Meet Sandra Sutherlin from Sandrandan...
My husband and I live in a 100+ year old house in a small village at the geographical center of Ohio. My neighbors are lovely people and we enjoy the small town life very much. Last year my mother and sister came to live with us, essentially doubling our household - we went from 2 humans, 2 dogs, and a cat to 4 humans, 3 dogs, and 3 cats overnight.
I believe I get my creativity from my mother. She has always done arts and crafts and has tried just about every craft you can think of. Her greatest love is quilting and she is quite an expert.
I got into my craft about 10 years ago, a friend showed me some beaded bracelets that she made and I was immediately smitten. She no longer makes jewelry, but it has pretty much taken over my life.
I always made far more jewelry than I could wear (oddly enough, I seldom wear jewelry) or give away. A friend told me about Etsy and once I got started building my shop I found that I really enjoyed it. It's great to be able to support my jewelry-making habit.
I think about jewelry designs as I go to sleep most nights and often wake up with a piece designed in my head. My work desk is usually a mess, covered with different jewelry components that I want to use, and so a lot of my designs come from seeing a couple of pieces I like and going from there.
My overall goal is to spend my free time doing something I enjoy and creating pieces that make others happy.
Meet Becky Brisker from Objet Adapte...
We're a mother-daughter team from Columbus, OH specializing in handbags made from vintage materials, specifically feed bags. I developed a love for these bags long ago when I started tagging along to the flea markets and antique shows with my mom, and I am so happy to be working with these materials- making something so practical and usable.For my 'real job', I'm a graphic designer, and Mom teaches. I got into my craft through my love of vintage, textiles, and the need for another creative outlet. I also wanted to leave a retail clothing corporate for electronics corporate- I missed textiles!
We have been doing our craft for about three years now. For my personal creative process, I start by creating a story board. This starts with the bag material, again, usually a feed sack. The design on it, the genre, and what materials I have available at the time, are usually what dictates our creative process.
My overall goal with my business is to eventually to make the bags full time.
The message behind our work is to reuse, reuse, reuse! We don't waste anything and love using recycled, preferably vintage, materials.
My overall goal with my business is to eventually to make the bags full time.
The message behind our work is to reuse, reuse, reuse! We don't waste anything and love using recycled, preferably vintage, materials.
Check out these featured vendors at the 2012 Columbus Summer Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show. This eclectic show will feature over 125 of the area's most talented artisans and crafters. A portion of the show's proceeds will be donated to Columbus Ohio's Local Matters, a non-profit that teaches kids and families about healthy Ohio-grown foods, provides access to wholesome foods in local area communities, and advocates for fair food policies.
2012 Columbus Summer Avant-Garde Art & Craft Show
Sunday, August 19, 2012, 1:30pm-6:30pm
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
555 N. High St
Columbus, OH 43215
For more information, contact Becki Cooper, Event Coordinator at info@avantgardeshows.com
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