Bio: Sarah is a quilter, mixed media artist, and fiber artist. Across mediums, her driving force is to find beautiful reuses for discarded materials, coming as close to zero waste as possible.

On titles: “I think that many people downplay the creativity in their daily lives. Many creative people pigeonhole themselves by saying ‘I'm not an artist’ or ‘I'm not that good’—myself included! I want to help others find their creative niche.”

On thrift: “When making mixed media, I use recycled magazines in a style that is similar to quilling. When making quilts, I aim to use old, unloved and unused fabrics in unexpected ways. When I am knitting, I try to use up old, unused yarn, including experimenting with dying ugly yarn.”

On getting unstuck: “I try to reconnect—with my materials, with my family, or with nature!”

On community: “I make charity quilts with a group of people at a friend’s church and I am a member of Block Party Quilting Guild based in Sammamish.”

On (geo)patterns: Sarah studied geology and earth science as an undergrad—and has a master’s in applied geosciences. So, she can tell you exactly the type of rock at the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland, where she took a trip… that would be hexagonal columnar basalts. 

On the water: Sarah is also a rower who coached middle school girls with Lake Sammamish Rowing Association. 

Hometown: Littleton, Colorado

Favorite place near Issaquah: “Lake Sammamish, but I am partial!” 

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