Wanting to share my love of tiny worlds with everyone and I started creating these mini gardens for my family and friends and now for my Shovel & Spade customers at select shows and fleas.
The idea behind Shovel and Spade is all about collecting and gathering to rework and repurpose. My love of craft and nature and desire for a sustainable outlet has led me down this route with nowhere to turn around. All the goods are made from production waste or found items from resale stores; except for functional parts; ie waxed linen thread for binding books, metal clips for hair pieces. The ideas and products will continuously be changing given the materials at hand. I hope you find something fun in my craft and enjoy my great attention for detail. Comments & photos of you and my craft are much encouraged.
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After living in Portland for the last 6 yrs, I have just recently relocated back to the midwest. I'm looking forward to all the flea markets here as well as some good thrifting & rummaging. I'm looking forward to teaching again and want to teach art to students of all ages; As I am a resource of information and have knowledge of a variety of mediums and printmaking processes. I have had a crafty kick to me since I was little and have been doing a bit of that in an ecofriendly fashion. See shoveldandspade.etsy.com - I have worked as a freelance surface designer in the past, invasivelife.blogspot.com and I had the opportunity to work as an outdoor kindergarten teacher and snowboard instructor on top of all my art teaching in Portland. I have also had the opportunity to intern as a graphic designer at Promowest Productions and as a seamstress at Portland Garment Factory. My constant yearn for change and love for experimentation and nature has carried from my art and craft into my occupation; I love that everyday is different. Go outside and don't forget to dance.