Member since Wednesday 13th Aug, 2014
Stephanie grew up on the Orkney Islands and later in Canada and she has been strongly influenced and inspired by both these places. Light,water,skies,colour,Pictish,Celtic,Norse and Native Canadian Mythology are all elements of Stephanie's work which unconsciously interplay and combine as a unifying thread running through her various works.
Stephanie graduated from Herriot Watt Univerity'sScottishCollegeof Textiles (as it was then) with a BSc Hons in Clothing and Pattern Cutting. Following that she worked briefly in textiles, manufacturing and in quality control and then she found herself living her childhood dream of designing dolls clothes.
" I was living my my childhood dream, I remembered making clothes for my beloved Sindy doll on my Mums old treadle Singer sewing machine, and seeing an episode of 'Jim'll Fix It' where he fixed it for a girl to spend a day at Pedigree with the designer of the Sindy Clothes...I was so envious! But here I was now grown up doing something very similar and absolutely loving it."
As it happened this was an amazing opportunity for Stephanie, as the position not only allowed her to explore her design and pattern cutting skills, but it also gave Stephanie experience in product design and development, packaging design, and fabric print design. However, even dreams come to an end eventually and life often leads you in other directions, to new adventures, experiences and dreams.
Stephanie moved on to work freelance on a variety of projects. These included website design, graphic design, dress design and manufacture, interior design. She has also recently been involved in a number of architectural projects, both commercial and domestic, designing floorplans and building layouts. Her experience in different areas allows her the insight to see a larger picture and anticipate and often "design out" possible problems in production or manufacture.
Stephanie has always enjoyed learning new things and developing new skills, exploring lots of different media and finding ways to use them creatively in her work. Following a short course at Edinburgh College of Art in Silversmithing, Stephanie discovered a new passion for designing and making jewellery, particularly using sterling silver and semi precious stones. More recently Stephanie has been exploring the art of enamelling on copper and silver which has also led her to explore glass fusing, slumping and beadwork.
"It's the light reflections and fabulous colours that I find so inspirational and seductive, I had to see what I could do, what can I create."
All Stephanie's creations (apart from the prints of her paintings and greetings cards) are unique and one of a kind and will never be duplicated exactly again. New things are always being added to her website shop and her Etsy shop, so who knows what you could find next time you visit. Once its gone it's gone. Stephanie aims to create something beautiful and joyful every day, after all, that's surely is what life is about?!
Commissions are always welcome and should you have something you would like to try to create, please email Stephanie at info@stephanierossdesigns.com, with an outline of what you require and a contact number, and she will get back to you as soon as possible to discuss the possibilities.
To be among the first to see the new work and to be kept up to date with upcoming events and special offers please visit the Stephanie Ross Art & Designs Facebook page and “like” or follow her on twitter @SRartanddesigns.
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