Arts, crafts, and other home skills have been Pat's lifetime
passion. She is currently offering handmade soap, and stationary.
She is also offering original crochets, as well as those of vintage
designs, including authentic Victorian! She, too, has more ideas
to be featured on the 'Back to Basics' site.

Pat has always had the urge to draw, paint, sculpt, knit, crochet,
spin, write, anything as long as it was creative. A good deal of
the things she does have been self-taught. She excelled in
creative writing, and in many art classes. While in high
school she did a little commercial art for a couple of
businesses in Boise, Idaho where she was born and grew up.

She married her husband, David, at the age of 20, and had
their first son, Phillip, three years later. When Phillip was
two the Mayor of the small town where they were living -
Stockton, Utah - asked Pat to paint a mural and help with
float designs for the town's bicentennial celebration. The
 work was underway when David found employment in
S. Dakota and they had to move.

While living there, their second son Jacob, and daughter
Sarah, were born. And also, it was then that Pat's original
crochet designs were being featured on the covers of national
publications, including an annual 'Best of Crochet World'.

By the time Sarah was three, they relocated to Alaska where
 Pat began designing, knitting, and selling sweaters and baby
sets among other things. She also made many clothes for her
family, as well as quilts, and artwork for their home.

After 14 years in Alaska the family has moved to David's
small farm in Oregon, where they  have cashmere goats,
donkeys, dogs, cats, and laying hens.  Pat and David now
have six grandchildren live as next door as neighbors. 
And so it is, that between farm chores and kids' visits,
Pat runs a scroll saw, crochets, spins cashmere from their
 goats, knits, and does other crafts in hopes people
will want to add her work to their collections

Sarah's interest in sewing has launched the idea of
'Back to Basics'.  She is now offering modestly priced
baby quilts and totes with more ideas in mind.
You might like to check back from time to time to see
her latest additions!

Sarah has been interested in graphic and performing
arts since a small child and has excelled in them both.
She has achieved high grades in high school graphic
arts and has won first place in the art shows.
She has also been awarded ' Art Student of the Year' !

She has had similar success in theater both on stage and off.
Sarah successfully directed, produced, and filled a leading
role in a publicly performed play at the age of seventeen.
She has also filled major roles in other high school and
college shows, has served as stage manager, set designer,
helped with costuming, and many other positions.

Sarah is currently planning to become an Elementary
Teacher and has considered starting a children's theater.
She also sews for charity and for the 'Back to Basics'
collection where her goals are to offer quality products and
help earn her way through college.