My name is Elizabeth Skinner.  I graduated with a BA in Studio Art and Minor in Apparel Design from Appalachian State University in 2013.  I guess you could say that I'm more of a fiber artist than anything, but I prefer not to limit myself to solely fibers.  I dabble in anything I can get my hands on. 

   I've been messing around in the arts since I was really small.  I was always colouring or drawing, crafting, or begging my Granny to teach me how to sew.  She refused to teach me a thing until I turned 10.  So naturally, I've been sewing ever since.  I found myself designing my own outifts and costumes [along with the patterns that go with it].  I love learning new techniques and skills, so I ended up teaching myself how to crochet.  That lead to the creation of my very first Little Grimling Monsters.  I created dozens of those little crochet creatures. They ended up being way more popular than I had anticipated. I started being a little vendor at The Handmade Market in Boone every year to sell them.  After a while I started experimenting with making my monsters into plush using fabric rather than yarn.  I'm still playing with shapes and forms that I can create simply by adding a stitch here or there.  Since then, I've mixed in several media forms to create a more advanced sort of Grimling Monster than the little crochet ones from the beginning.  

  My Grimling Monsters are my main focus and love, but I still sew and love to create costumes and other things.  

 If you happen to have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! My contact information can be found under the "contact" tab below.

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