Who Am I?

That is a long winded answer, but the short of it is;

I am a Queer Oregon Native, however I have lived in the Bay Area and Seattle before coming back to Oregon in 2010. I am an extroverted introvert, which means I like to hang out with people (for limited times) and then I need a day or two of no people to recover. I am an old soul with the mind of a teenager, you will hear a lot of “That’s what she said” if you are around me for long periods of time, as I am also a big nerd. I have seen the Lord of the Rings movies probably 1000 times each (that is not a typo, yes 1000 times each), I have an Elvish tattoo, and my ultimate life dream bucket list item is to meet the Fellowship. I dream big and I stitch small.

I am a mom to a sweet, generous, creative, and talkative 7 year old. He is the light if my life and the source of my insecurities. He is my little mini me and I want nothing more than for him to always experience the world with wonder and love. He is too smart for his own good, but so was I, and he keeps me honest and on my toes.

I have always been a creative type; loved to write, water color, draw, etc. but cross stitch was the one thing that stuck all of these years. I think it’s because I can sit on my ass, watch TV, and still get something accomplished. I finished my first cross stitch piece when I was about 8. No, it did not have the word “fuck” on it 😂 The stitching I used to do was more “traditional” up until about 10 years ago. While I do enjoy a cute floral or animal, my art is more on the NSFW side. If you look closely at my logo, those letters are actually a part of my business model. I decided to only stitch things that made me happy, laugh, and/or I just enjoyed stitching. My art took its current shape in 2020, during Coronavirus and BLM movement, and I knew I had to do something. I didn’t always know what to do, but cross stitch was always there, so it became my diary of sorts. Expressing my fears, anger, joy, sadness, etc. It became not only therapeutic, it became a community. I connected with Makers Against Racism and we raised over $9000 for perpetually excluded communities. That experience made me realize that art had its place and it drove me to be more creative, do more vulnerable pieces, and to use my voice in a way I never had before.

I tend to work on smaller pieces, anywhere from 3-8 inches, but I love a challenge, and will seek out opportunities to grow and expand. Not only in my art, but in life too. I LOVE learning and believe we constantly need to learn new things. I have extended my art into embroidery and I am a bit obsessed. I fluctuate back and forth between creating cross stitch/patterns and embroidery, but no matter the medium, my art will always have certain themes. You will see a lot of rainbows, cannabis, political humor/hatred, and witchy shit.…..oh yeah, I am a “witch” too. I mean, who didn’t see that coming?

I am truly humbled that you are here and I suggest looking around and see if anything fits. If not, no worries, or shoot me an email and give me your idea, as we are all artists. If you see me out and about, say hello….and an iced chai tea is my love language. 💜

- Sara