Sam gave us a lovely and interesting talk about her career from making jewellery to making quilts. Having been told at school by one of those wonderful inspiration teachers (there's one in every school) that she couldn't draw, Sam went on to go to art college, first interested in ceramics, but then finding her metier in jewellery. She had brought along examples of pieces made in silver that she had designed herself, and her sketchbooks showed wonderful drawings of concepts and workings out of her creations. For a while she worked for a jeweller, but then went freelance, running a successful business in Edinburgh.
Unfortunately arthritis crept up and made this line of work painful and difficult, something we people of a certain age can empathise with! Sam had always stitched, but she then did various courses on different types of quilting, and she had brought along a large selection of her works. It was interesting seeing the progression from more traditional patchwork quilts as her art background came more to the fore and the design morphed into more free and experimental quilts. Many of the quilts had painting on, such as the owl and the tree, beautiful. It was such a colourful and inspirational collection. There was such a variety, from little miniature quilts, to one made with sashiko embroidery. The photos below are a small selection of what she brought, and when I have located her Facebook page I'll post it here so you can see more.
Update: Sam's Facebook page is DesignedbySam, you can see more of her work and her work process.
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