Miranda Lievers is a Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»based ceramic artist, crafter, photographer, and creative small business owner/supporter/advocate. After jumping ship from her fast-track corporate life, she dove head on into the creative life shes built with her husband Reilly including a busy wedding & portrait photography studio - Blue Olive Photography - and her line of handmade goods.
Mirandas typography inspired line is, in part, about turning the boxes that constrain artists around shes inspired by typography, by the pages of old books and by beautiful advertisements found in 100 year old journals. She has focused on her inspiration rather than her medium in developing her line primarily, paper craft, ceramics, and fabric based printmaking.
What are some occupational hazards and highlights? Working for yourself definitely has its pros and cons. Huge plusses include a very short commute, weekday networking breakfasts with other self employed friends, and the flexibility to work from the beach on occasion. Hazards include having to be everything from maker to accountant to janitor at times, the lack of real vacations due to having no one to fill in for you if you leave town, and the fact that you end up working really long hours. On the whole, I consider the self employed world a win.
Any advice for crafters of the future? Make for yourself and what you love, rather than what you think others will want. If you love it, the people who love what you do will find you.
Best way to spend a girls day out in Vancouver? In the city - coffee at Nelson the Seagull or Matchstick, a walk up Main St. browsing the shops, and an afternoon at the beach with a picnic or small crafty projects to complete.Out of the city - Scandinave spa in Whistler is heaven on earth, and perfect to reset before getting back to real life.
How long have you been doing craft fairs? Favourite part of the experience?
Im relatively new to the craft fair scene with only 3 years under my belt. My favourite part of Got Craft? is getting to see all my favourite crafty friends (with their own tables or walking through as visitors) and chatting up the regulars who come through the show.
Give us your best handmade haiku:
handmade creations
make me smile everyday
through crafty hands made
Say hi to Miranda at her booth during Got Craft? Sunday, May 6, 10am to 5pm; admission is $3 and children under 10 are free. (Royal Canadian Legion, 2205 Commercial Dr.)
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