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making is empowering
I started sewing when I was young when my mother showed me how to fix a pair of jeans that I really liked. I took to it and started making all sorts of things. It turns out that 'making' is what makes me.
In sum, I am a retired alpine skiing athlete with a degree in psychology from McGill. Also, a wife, a mom, and a self taught graphic/pattern/industrial designer who believes that hard work, creativity, curiosity are at the essence of what makes us better in all aspects of our lives. In 2018, after 16 years as a manager in higher Education, I made the jump to follow my passion and became Sofs Designs full time.
The 'Sofs' part emerged from a mixture of the need to create and the pleasure of making stuff. Sofs is a wanderer who believes that making is empowering and in turn, loves to empower herself and others while on journey. You can find the evolution of our adventure in images if you keep scrolling down!
That said, I am constantly and actively searching for ways to have people engage in 'making' their own and then sharing the joy and passion that results from it. AND this also means that when we buy from 'makers' (like me), we help people that are passionate about 'making' live a life that is fulfilling and empowering. That's huge! Thank you.
Hugs,
Sophie Marcoux (aka Sofs)
DIY enthusiast, designer, artisan, maker...actively engaged in the pursuit of making it happen!
In sum, I am a retired alpine skiing athlete with a degree in psychology from McGill. Also, a wife, a mom, and a self taught graphic/pattern/industrial designer who believes that hard work, creativity, curiosity are at the essence of what makes us better in all aspects of our lives. In 2018, after 16 years as a manager in higher Education, I made the jump to follow my passion and became Sofs Designs full time.
The 'Sofs' part emerged from a mixture of the need to create and the pleasure of making stuff. Sofs is a wanderer who believes that making is empowering and in turn, loves to empower herself and others while on journey. You can find the evolution of our adventure in images if you keep scrolling down!
That said, I am constantly and actively searching for ways to have people engage in 'making' their own and then sharing the joy and passion that results from it. AND this also means that when we buy from 'makers' (like me), we help people that are passionate about 'making' live a life that is fulfilling and empowering. That's huge! Thank you.
Hugs,
Sophie Marcoux (aka Sofs)
DIY enthusiast, designer, artisan, maker...actively engaged in the pursuit of making it happen!
We're talking about Sofs designs
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Sofs evolution in images -a gallery of some favorites over time
The adventure really started in 2008 when Sofs began making fabric bags..
2008: Sofs Fabric Sphere was born.
...then came illustrations (we started making stuff like tshirts, our own fabric line, cards and buttons) That's when we opened our Spoonflower, Society 6 and Redbubble shop.
2010: Sofs Illustration Orbit was born
The love affair with 3d modelling and 3d papercraft has taken Sofs by storm. We eat, dream and we even quit our day job to make and design more papercraft!
2012: Sofs Paper Planet was born.
It felt like a natural expansion when we stared making wood 3d models as many of the design concept are linked with making 3d paper models. The really new aspect was the discovery of the scroll saw which enabled us to cut our own models by hand in our wood shop. The templates can be cut on laser cutting machines and cnc routers as well.
2018: Sofs WoodLand was born.
