“Hi, I’m Meredith…I don’t know when to stop.”

Ever since I was a little girl, I made things. Never satisfied with a single medium or focus, I’ve spent my life throwing my creative mind into anything that peeked my interest. Thus the joke my father and I share *holds hand out to shake* “Hi, I’m Meredith…I don’t know when to stop”. I found a deep love in painting, earning a bachelors degree in Fine Arts with a focus in painting. During my study at the University of Louisville I also studied sculpting, drawing, and wheel throwing. My grandmother taught me to sew quilts by hand. My mother taught me to sew my own clothes. After moving to Chicago, I taught myself to make jewelry out of metal, clay, wood, and stones. I’ve painted murals, made purses, crocheted hats and sweaters… but I do not knit. I’ve found many mediums I do not enjoy, but many more that I do.

My focus these days is on sewing, jewelry making, and woodworking. For nearly 10 years I operated and sold jewelry under the name La Petite Pearls. But as my creative focus shifted, the name no longer suited me, thus Meredith Makes is born.

When I am introduced, the phrase “Meredith makes …” is used more often than not. That is what I do, I make.

I currently live and work in Lousiville, Kentucky, with my husband, 2 sons, a dog and a cat.