Who are we?
We are four generations of artists who come together across several states to bring you quality products and fresh designs. Our collaborative talents span the board from textiles to paper
to silversmithing. Our storage spaces, workshops, and studios overflow
with raw materials, and we long for more hours in the day to create.
Our minds wander to the next project before we have time to finish the
first! The oldest and youngest in our generational lineup play a major part in the inspiration, consultation,
and creative juice that goes into each and every piece. The mother and
daughter team in the middle do most of the designing, physical labor
and internet management. Together, we are Those Greathouse Women, and
we look forward to sharing our talents with you.
Jaime
Jaime received her degree from PurdueUniversity
in art/design, and has been selling handcrafted arts since she was a
child. She is an award winning photographer, and spent her college
years interning for a commercial photographer and textile designer.
Later she designed several lines of greeting cards that were sold
nationally in boutiques and museum gift shops. She has dabbled in many
mediums over the years, including the design and execution of a large
wall mural for a children’s nature center. She and her husband of
eight years have three children ages four and under (yikes), and live
in Michigan just north of Detroit.
When she is not chasing children (or sewing I Spy Bags), she can be
found reupholstering vintage furniture, decorating elaborate baked
goods, or soldering silver jewelry of her own design.
Phoebe
Phoebe is Jaime’s mom, and has enjoyed many successes thus far in her art career. She received her degree from IndianaUniversity
in theater /costume design. She owned a small group of gift shops in
the early years, and eventually branched out to become an individual
handcrafted artist selling her wares to museum and craft shops around
the country. Phoebe designed the dolls for a Masterpiece Theater movie
set and her art has appeared in several magazines and books over the
years. She is currently working on a multidimensional art project
involving a book and traveling “museum” exhibition. She lives in an
historic brick farmhouse on the edge of a river in Indiana during the warmer months, a lake house during the interim months, and a classic sailboat in Key WestHarbor during the winter. Water is definitely a source of inspiration for this Greathouse Woman.
Suszane
Suszane
is Phoebe’s mother and Jaime’s grandmother. She is an honorary
Greathouse Woman. She lives midway between Jaime and Phoebe in a
modern tree house set on a quiet lake in northern Indiana.
She is full of energy and life, and loves to work with natural
materials. She is known for the wonderful costumes she makes for her
great grandchildren and for her eclectic sense of style.
Etta
Etta,
the littlest Greathouse Woman, is Jaime’s daughter. At just 5 years
old, she has a feisty entrepreneurial spirit! Besides providing
age-appropriate inspiration for Jaime’s I Spy Bag designs, she also
assists with construction of the bags. Additionally, she has created
her own products and sews cat toys out of fabric scraps. An original
hand-drawn tag accompanies each toy. Jaime plans to create a line of
stickers based on Etta’s drawings in the near future.
