Who and how?
Ham and cricket
What is the name of the buisness?
Stuffed animals
What does she make?
She has been doing buisness for about 10 years, but has been making them for her kids and as gifts for 20 years
How long has she been making sock animals?
You need to not be able to setle for one thing. Once you figure out how to make one product, expariment with a new one.
What is a quality that is important to have in this line of work/art?
''if you love what you do, if youre passionate about it, just do it''
What is her advice?
Tamy
What is the name of the founder?
Socks made in Canada
What are they made of?
someone dared her to do a show, she tried it and sold out, and had a lot of fun, so decided to continue, and tune it into a full business
What was her motivation to start her business?
Ask questions __________
What is constantly?
''it doesnt matter what others think''
What is the importance of others opinions?
All her sock animals are made of canadian socks, supporting people living on the streets by donating high quality socks to homeless people every time someone purchases or donates
What are her stuffies made of, and what do these things support?
A charity that doneates one pair of socks to homeless canadians, per 50ยข given
What do the socks she uses support?
BONUS
She was making the stuffie for her yung neighbour, who had glases
Why does this stuffie have glases?
You must be able and willing to expand and experiment in your art
What should you be able to do (in this line of work/art)
''you can set your own limits, so dont limit yourself''
What are her thoughts on limits?
BONUS
The fist stuffed animal she made was a _________
What is a sock monkey?
whatever she can make is fine, but if something doesnt work, she just stops doing it, so she doesn't feel there are anychallenges
What is a challenge for her?
It has been a surprising directiom, trying new shows, bigger shows, and ones that are farther from home, taking new steps to grow her buisness
What has her journey been like?
BONUS
To make a stuffed sock animal, it will get easier as you make more and gain experience, but at first it could feel tedious and require a lot of _______
What is patience?
''if you're passionate about what your doing, it comes out in what you are making''
What is the impact of your passsion?
This is her full time job, and is retired. She used to be a creative director (advortising, web design, graphic design) and this was her escape/ break from that
What has her career path looked like?
She enjoys that its all ages that use and enjoy her products, most clients are adults buying for other adults, so knowing that their is no age limit is encouraging
What does she apreciate/enjoy
She started making sock animals before covid, then went online and made them as gifts for friends, and now does a couple shows a year, and the rest of the time she sell's them online
What have her sales methods looked like in the past?
BONUS
When making new forms of art, and especially if you are exploring starting a business from with that craft, you need to be _________
What is passionate (about what you do)?
''even if its not the best in the world, its personal, and thats what comes through more than anything''
What is the impact of making your product personnal?