Designer   Notes

Carrie Golias

Family camping trips to Myrtle Beach over spring vacation were a part of my childhood. On one of those trips we took a break from the beach and visited the quaint tourist town of Pawleys Island, where we wandered through shops. A kit to make a needlepoint doll caught my eye in one shop, but my parents denied me the purchase. I remember making drawings for a doll of my own in my sketchbook as soon as we returned to our car. Once home, I created my little doll. Eyes, nose, mouth, shoes and undies were worked into the design. Her hair was made from yellow yarn with lots of French knots for curls. I still have my little needlepoint doll today- she sits in my studio, reminding me that my constant desire to create began early in my life and has not changed through all these years.

Anne Hardy

Watching my grandmother and mother sew