Fold to Center (Janelle M. Cipriano)

Tell us about yourself.
I live and work in Chicago as a graphic designer by day and an independent artist and crafter by night. I love creating quality goods and seeing the happy faces of customers. I first got into this do-it-yourself craft movement in the hot hot sun at Renegade Craft Fair 2004 selling hand-printed cards, stationery and mobiles. What a great weekend! Paper now consumes my studio along with found and recycled materials and currently some untouched canvases.


What will you be selling at the Craftstravaganza?
Fold to Center sells an assortment of quirky and lovely letterpressed greeting cards, silkscreen prints, stationery and home items.

Do you sell your stuff anywhere else?
Fold to Center goods are currently sold at D.I.Y. craft shows and will soon be available at www.foldtocenter.com.

Where do you find inspiration?
Contemporary artists. Life experiences. Modern design – especially independent in nature. Nature. Paul Klee. Family. Ethnic pattern. The great I Am. Creating from scratch. Out of date processes. Cast away materials. Fine goods.

What's your favorite animal?
Black bears and moose and other Northland creatures!

Featured 4/13/2006