BIO: Surrounded by women all my life who were always making something, seemingly out of nothing, sparked my creative spirit. I majored in art in high school and went on to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design. Altho’ I no longer work in my field of study, each day and every project has been influenced by the education I received at RISD. My career path and life have twisted this way and that, each turn presenting an opportunity to learn something new. Now that I am settled in the wonderful village of Annisquam on a special property that use to be an herb farm I am able to let my imagination run creatively wild. Again I am surrounded by a group of women who are creative and giving of their talents in the Annisquam Sewing Circle, the Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show and the Annisquam Exchange.

The garden is a place of refuge as well as production–the New England work ethic has kept most of the gardens filled with fruits and vegetables with a nod to the Norton sisters, members of the Folly Cove Designers, who grew herbs and many medicinal plants for their mail order business. There are days when I feel their presence here in this special place. My small workroom is piled high with supplies for future projects! — dried plant materials, containers, papers, books, watercolors, fabrics and yarn.

As a self-employed designer, I have the freedom to take on a wide range of projects. An avenue that has opened to me is designing book covers, many for cookbooks but a growing number for authors sharing their thoughts in the new world of self-publishing.

At the Annisquam Arts & Crafts Show, I will have a variety of items — one-of-a-kind, original designs–the yarn textures and colors leading the creative process, notecards and other handcrafted items, plus preserves and savory items from the garden.

If I can help you with a project, please let me know.
Contact: Suzanne Brown at AnnisquamCreations@gmail.com