Sarah
– The Person
Name:
Sarah Davies
Year
of Birth: 1976
Current
City: Guildford is my closest
city!
Company
name: u-ni-k gifts llp
How
would you describe a typical Sunday?
Kathryn
will wake us all up, usually by running in shouting “Morning
Time!”. Daddy makes breakfast & the grown ups have a few cups
of coffee. If the weather is nice, Kathryn & I will go out on an
adventure while Daddy does his thing. If it's raining then we'll play
painting or play doh. Sunday curry followed by watching TV in front
of the fire is our family time before Kathryn's bath, book and
bedtime routine.
And
here a quite obvious question: How did you become a talented crafts
person / designer? What inspired you to do this?
My
Mum taught me how to knit when I was young but by the time I was a
teenager I had cast aside my knitting needles for paint brushes and
school books.
When
I became pregnant with Kathryn I was keen to make her something
traditional. So I picked up knitting needles again and started
knitting squares. Once I'd completed the blanket, I looked for more
challenging things to knit. A brief look around Ravellry brought me
to the knitted softies. Not fond of knitting in wool or synthetic
materials I started to deviate from the patterns I had to create my
own little creatures. Now each one of them is lovingly made by me and
has their own story to tell.
Not
being the best seamstress in town, their embroidered faces usually
gives me the character of the animal and from that their name. Dirty
Dorris was so very cheery that she looked made for splashing about
making mud pies and generally becoming covered in dirt. So the dream
to become an archaeologist was an obvious choice for her story.
Its
Fill-in-the-blanks time. So, please fill in the blanks:
I
love photography
because it
allows me to capture moments to cherish forever.
If
I could live anywhere I'd live in
New Zealand by the sea.
If
I weren’t a designer / maker , I would be a
photographer.
People
who like natural
things
will like my creations.
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