Sandra shares her bio with us: Sandra Solon, also known as “The Crafty Canadian,” is a multifaceted and versatile artist hailing from Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Her artistic repertoire spans a diverse range of disciplines, showcasing her mastery in various media. Sandra’s talents include painting, drawing, and intricate needle crafts such as tatting, crochet, knitting, and sewing. She is also an accomplished designer and woodworker, with a professional background in house design and construction.
Sandra is particularly renowned for her captivating rock painting and elaborate pumpkin displays, which have been a highlight of the annual “Celebrate the Night” event in her hometown for ten years. Her creative vision and dedication to these public art installations have made her a beloved figure in the local community.
Beyond her hands-on artistry, Sandra shares her expertise and passion through a different medium. Since 2020, she has been a regular guest on the popular radio podcasts “Swimming Upstream” and “Coffee Chat and Change the World,” hosted by Dorothy Wilhelm. Through these appearances, she has become known to a wider audience as “The Crafty Canadian,” inspiring others with her creativity and unique perspective on art and life.
We are proud to have Sondra with us. She always manages to create crafts that no one else would posibly think of. For instance her hands down have been dandelion cookies. Yes, you got that right. Cookies made from dandelions. Now I added with my usual tact, I declared they were the worst idea I ever heard of. But people love them.
Try for yourself.
DANDELION COOKIES FROM THE CRAFTY CANADIAN.
Now you’ll notice that the crafty Canadian doesn’t give the Oven temperature but I think Sugar Cookie temperature would work, and you can either experiment or we’ll get Sondara to explain it all next month. I think we shake the dandelion petals in sugar and put them on the top of the cookies, but I’m not sure. We’ll get Sondra to tell us about that, too.
Next month these and more questions will be answered.