Hi! I’m Emily, and I like to make things. I work full time as a freelance Graphic Designer and project manager, and spend a lot of my time outside of that – crafting, hosting events, writing, and leading and attending workshops.

I’m a Trained graphic and interaction designer with professional experience in web design, integrated marketing strategies, and branding. Expertise includes generating Interaction Design Documents for web based applications (includes RIA for web).

And some of my other work includes:





I also have experience with grant writing, copyrighting, and blogging.

And am a contributing writer to the following blogs:

Interview: Yarn Bombers Dress up Vancouver for Mini Maker Faire

Craft Project: Dye Your Own Yarn, Naturally





I’m extremely passionate about bringing people together to cross-pollinate ideas, and share resources. In line with this, I am an avid crafter/life hacker at the Vancouver Hack Space – and often organize events such as natural dye workshops, silkscreening, knitting, and more.

This past summer of 2011, I took my passion to the next level and spearheaded the Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. Plans are underway for 2012 so if you are interested in getting involved, please send me an email!





My hobbies are constantly evolving, but I’m currently immersing myslef in to knitting, sewing, spinning, needle felting, silkscreening and natural dyeing. I’ve recently been experimenting with creating natural dyes from found materials like oak leaves, acorn shells, onion skins, avocados, blackberries … and pretty much anything I can get my hands on. My experience with electronics is pretty new (and a bit slow to develop) but includes some basic arduino coding, an EL wire Tron-inspired set-up for my bicycle, and a laser spirograph. I have experience working from pre-assembled kits that others have made, and creating my own kits as well.