Welcome to my digital abode.
Welcome to my digital abode. I'm Sam – a self-love advocate, "canna-mom", and rebel creative – embracing the unconventional, celebrating the strange, and challenging norms one wild day at a time.
Here's what you should know: I'm unapologetically "Sam", and I'm passionate about inspiring you to have space to do the same and be who you are. After all, every person, every body, and every unique quirk deserves love and representation. I've been advocating for diversity for years, and through this journey, I've learned that the best way to defy the mundane is by being genuinely, authentically you.
In the past decade, I've worked with survivors of trafficking, highlighting intersectional injustices that disproportionately affect women and people of color. My professional journey is decorated with 10 years of experience in non-profit marketing, writing about human trafficking, and appearing as a human trafficking expert on many news channels – even featuring on Viceland for a show about millennials.
“Ive never had someone create brand identity so quickly!”
We were always taught that art creates problems and design solves them. Is that an overly limiting way to think of our practice? Are we closing ourselves off to interesting opportunities by not embracing the role of troublemakers?
Speakers include Mark Novo, Sofia Pazari, Sandra Cami, Kevin Matsuya, Chase Nevins, Ida Kester, Helen Gates and more.
Enjoy live demonstrations of papermaking, Japanese calligraphy, screenprinting and other craft traditions with applications to both art and design.