I am Emily Grace Goodrich, a writer, artist, and designer. I live, work, and learn on the unceeded territories of the Songhees and Xwsepsum First Nations in what is now known as Victoria, BC with my husband and our pets; Neville the scrappy Ugandan rescue dog, and Howard the cat.
Up until Covid-19 crashed the global supply chain, I worked as a designer and supply chain manager for several ethical manufacturing companies based in Uganda. The latest was an organization that provides employment to women escaping human trafficking; there I oversaw the sourcing of jewelry materials in India, China, the Philippines, Mexico, and East Africa. These days I have a desk job and a hundred unfinished craft projects. In previous versions of life, I have been a barista, preschool teacher, data entry analyst, shopgirl, and even once had a temporary gig putting sticker labels on VHS tapes.
I love road trips through the desert and along the west coast, train rides, finding cool free stuff in the alley, farmers markets and local restaurants, and connecting with makers of all different threads. I’m just getting back into making art and writing of my own after a bit of a hiatus spent creating designs and content for others, and am looking forward to finding my own voice again. My favourite things are traveling, mossy places, thunderstorms, bizarre documentaries, cooking, making, and books.