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Sami Green is an interior designer who has studied sculpture, printmaking, stained glass and textiles. Her work has a strong ethical basis, sourcing recycled and reclaimed materials. She has a great range of products on Zeecreate so take a look...

The Interview......

Where do you create your work?

I have a studio room at home stuffed full of materials and inspiration. I live at the top of a hill near the Black Mountains where my window looks out to the Wye Valley, Malvern Hills and down the garden onto our Landlords farmyard. Here I feel on top of the world and at the centre of all local goings on! I am constantly being distracted by cows, chickens and tractors.

What range of things do you do?

Almost anything you can imagine that has anything to do with fabric and I have probably had a go. Zee Create is currently carrying a special range of handmade one off pieces of fabric and haberdashery inspired jewellery. This is often made with vintage and antique cloth and buttons from my ongoing collection of goodies. There is also a range of ladies bags in funky printed cottons to brighten up summer outfits. As a textile artist I specialise in pieces for the home, I make fabric sculptures, cushions and woven wall hangings for gallery exhibition. Some examples of which will also be found on auction. Alongside my art I indulge myself with various event decor jobs, creating environments to experience at parties, festivals and weddings. Making items such as flags, backdrops, and sculpture for floor and ceiling decoration.

When did you start creating these types of crafts?

I guess in lots of ways making things from fabric has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I started off putting my dolls in clothes I had created at 6 or 7, graduating to items for myself in my teens. At Art College in Bristol I made my first ‘Tryphid’ fabric sculpture and wove my first wall hanging for my stairwell at home in Totterdown. Put up my first decorations at parties at home for friends. Since then I have not been able to be happy doing anything else.

What do you gain inspiration from?

This is a hard question as I do so many things... each with its own source. Partly I am inspired by my materials and my challenges, for example if I decide to make some jewellery I look through my box of buttons and beads and find something beautiful to inspire a design. Sometimes I see crafts created by someone else, like fabric beads, using that I develop my own ideas and style. With my art work my inspiration is directly from my environment. What I feel about my surroundings and how it appears to me in terms of colour, shape and line lead me to find form and fabric to express them. I have been developing methods for my hangings and shapes for my sculptures to embody these feelings. I like the challenge of having to think about each project in a new way. With decor jobs I like to start with a theme and develop the essence of what it means to me in an appropriate manner.

What do you like about Zeecreate?

It is a wonderful way for artists to find buyers for their work, taking it directly into the home and cutting out the expense of showing through a gallery or shop. It is possible for anyone to be part of the site whether they are first time makers or experienced artists. It is a launch pad for new ideas and a base for creative people.

Do you have any little hints or tips you might want to share?

If you want to create, do it. Try it again and again and again until it begins to work. If it makes you happy it is the most valuable thing you can do.

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You can see more of Sami's work at www.samigreen.com and samigreentextiles.blogspot.com