off the grid living

Sandra Clarke

Tel & Text: 416-993-9718
Mailing Address: 7-5536 Montevideo Road, Mississauga, Ontario L5N2P4
Homestead Address: 2722 Dyno Road, Highlands East, Ontario K0L1M0
Email: sandra@sandraclarke.ca Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/sandraclarke

Professional Summary

Excellent communication and management qualifications especially in homesteading and creative fields.
Professional and friendly interpersonal skills with the ability to establish rapport with clients and co-workers.
Strong technical working knowledge of Canva, Adobe Illustrator, Mailchimp (similar to Mailerlite) email marketing, Survey Monkey for data collecting and analysis, all Google applications; docs, sheets, slides, Weebly (similar to WordPress), Audacity audio editing and recording, Video editing softwares, example: Camtasia, and all social media platform. Please see my https://linktr.ee/sandraclarke links.
Extensive public speaking background as a teacher and presenter; in-person, online, and pre-recorded.

Homestead Summary

Dedicated off-the-grid homesteader since 2010 in Highlands East, Ontario.
Beekeeping
Raising chickens, eggs
Raising rabbits, fiber arts
Vermiculture
Permaculture & Hugelkultur
Microgreens & Sprouts gardening

Employment History & Workshops

2010 to present
Off-the-grid Homesteader in Highlands East, Ontario

2022 to present
Visual Arts Mississauga
Workshop artist and educator for all ages specializing in Craftivism and Homesteading Skills; spinning wheel, fiber arts, sewing skills, zero-waste skills.

2022
Digitize Your Art Portfolio TD Culture Lab & Mississauga Arts Council
Oct 2022 Creative Business Workshop Facilitator
Focus on helping creatives build their business strategies and grow.
2022
Rails End Gallery & Arts Centre, Haliburton, Ontario
Craftivism Workshops.
July: Visible Mending & Earth Looms.
Aug: Useful Things, Repurposing Textiles and Fabric.
Contract: Build and run the summer craftivism workshops. Write workshop descriptions, promote on social media, film and live stream workshop highlights for social media and future tutorials. Reference: Laurie Jones, Art Director and Curator

2021
Arts Council of Haliburton Highlands, Haliburton, Ontario
Program Coordinator, The Digital Comfort Studio / Cafe
January 2021 to December 2021
Contract: Build the curriculum for the Digital Comfort Studio and the Digital Comfort Cafe. Hire workshop facilitators. Promote programs on social media. Write promotional materials, social media posts, and all correspondence. Host the online workshops. Follow up with participants. Surveys. Data collection and analysis.
References Pat Jones, Chris Lynd, Tammy Rea

2018 to 2020
Loyalist College, Bancroft, Ontario
Artist, Art Instructor and Art Business Instructor
Online and In-person
Contract: Course creator and teacher for; Build Your Creative Business, Needle and Wet Felting, Eco-Kids Friends of Lakes and Land, Design Your Own Drop Spindle, Social Media for Artist.
Reference: Maureen Kelly

2018
Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, Ontario
Artist in Residence, Textile Studio & Exhibit, Homestead skills; spinning wheel, angora rabbit fibers, hand sewing, quilts.

Education History

Sheridan College, Marketing, PR & Communications, Brampton, Ontario
Sheridan College, Writing and Publishing, Oakville, Ontario

Awards

Award of Distinction from the Peel District Board of Education
2022 Curators Award, Art Gallery of Mississauga
MARTY Mississauga Art Awards

Photo Credits

The Toronto Sun, April 2013, Cottage Country Flood, Bancroft
Canadian Living Magazine, January 2013, Christmas in Cottage Country, Highlands East, Ontario
Aim for Education Magazine, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Educational Artist
Play2Podium Magazine, 2011-Present, Special Needs Families, Traveling with Special Needs
Digits & Threads online textile and fiber arts magazine 2021, 2022

Writing Credentials

Digits & Threads; 4 published articles 2021, 2022
Eco Kids: Friends of Lakes and Lands: Colouring Book / Poem
Wildflowers Of Ontario - Botanical Colouring Book
Reader’s Digest
Chatelaine
Canadian Living
Parents Magazine
Today’s Parent Magazine

Paper Art Books Lulu Publishing, 2022