Welcome to our second installment of the Meet the Creative series. We hope these short question/answer posts help you get to know each of are talented contributors on a more personal level.
Name: Anita Fontaine
Brand/Company: Little Paper Crane
How did you end up doing what you do now?
When I was in high school I took a jewelry making class, on a whim. I had no prior interest in it, but I needed to fill my schedule and it sounded intriguing! I loved it, so I took a second class. For years I never revisited jewelry making. When I moved to Virginia in 2007 my husband was roofing and tearing copper roofs off of historic homes in downtown. I had been making beaded earrings to sell to friends and thought it would be fun to invest in tools to try cutting metal and use some of the roofing scraps from my husband. I started selling really rustic pieces at a local boutique called Folk (it used to be open where Bittersweet is now). That began the baby steps of my career in jewelry making.
What is your favorite thing you have ever created?
Can I be really cheesy and say my favorite things I have created are my two girls? Besides that I think my favorite jewelry design to date is my Dreamcatcher necklaces. They are a labor of love but I really enjoy playing with the composition of each one, choosing charms that compliment and balance one another.
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Are you working on any new projects or learning any new techniques?
I'm really hoping to branch out into working with some sterling silver this year. I'm also dying to learn some new skills including soldering and casting. It will really broaden my horizons!
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Where is your favorite place to create?
I love sitting on my porch in the spring and summer. Most of my work is really mobile; I can carry it to various places in my house and set up a little studio of sorts. Though I do have a home studio...I like my porch better!
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What inspires you most?
Other artists inspire me more than anything! I love seeing what other people are working on which is part of the reason Pastiche is such a lovely store to be a part of...so many creative people to bounce ideas off of.
What is your creative soundtrack?
I am usually so in the zone that I don't even hear the music I put on!
What do you love most about what you do?
So many things! I'm bad at choosing favorites but I'll say I love that I can draw an idea on paper then cut that idea out of copper!?!! That's why I love custom work! I can cut your ideas out of copper too!!
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Where to find Anita online.
Blog: http://littlepapercrane.wordpress.com/
Instgram: http://instagram.com/littlepapercraneshop#
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/littlepapercranejewelry
And of course you can always find Anita's pieces in the shop!
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