Suzanne
Graham has always been in the business of making things- from
art classes in high school through to her university career
where she completed both a Bachelor of Environmental Studies
and a Bachelor of Architecture at the University of Waterloo
in Ontario. Throughout her university days she also maintained
an interest in other fields of art by taking classes in everything
from welding to cold-form glass fabrication, photography and
printmaking, at schools such as the Ontario College of Art
and Design, and the Toronto School of Art. However, Suzanne
was not only making art, but kept herself busy in the kitchen
making homemade goodies as well.
After university, Suzanne worked as a registered architect
for Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated. While trying
to dream up an original Christmas gift idea, it was in this
phase of her life that she discovered soap making. Soon the
discovery caught on, and she found herself making soap for
friends and family. In no time, she spent a few months waking
up early on Saturday mornings to sell her wares at the St.
Lawrence Market and eventually sold her soaps at a couple
of seasonal artisan shows.
It was this initial taste of the entrepreneurial spirit that
not only provided some basic business knowledge and feel for
the soap marketplace, but gave Suzanne confidence as a full-time
soap maker. In time, she hopes to launch other products inspired
by the domestic arts including organic preserves and dainties. |