Check Out Miranda Rohn’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Miranda Rohn.

Hi Miranda, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
I’ve been a fiber artist since I was 4 or 5 years old after I begged my mom to teach me how to knit. Growing up, it gave me a hobby that provided both a creative outlet and a stress outlet, and helped build a strong relationship with my mom and community. My business has slowly developed over the last few years as I’ve discovered that traditional job environments are difficult for me. I’ve tried multiple careers from Civil Engineering to Land Surveying to Emergency Vet Tech to Volunteer Coordinator. They never lived up to the values of sustainability, accessibility, and genuine community that I hold. In the last month I’ve taken the leap to working 2 part time jobs I care about very much as well as focusing on my craft and its place within my home and my community.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It’s definitely not been a smooth road. There’s been a few world shattering realizations, the first being that the degree I worked so hard to achieve was not at all what I was told it would be. I wanted to help people and the environment, I wanted to problem solve and write pages of equations, I wanted friendship. I also believed that once I graduated with an engineering degree and had an opportunity nobody else in my family had, I would finally be happy. Instead I was designing parking lots for fast food restaurants and prioritizing profitability over sustainability. I was calling city officials thousands of miles away – no equations to be found here. I experienced sexual harassment and a massive identity crisis. I believed there was something severely wrong with me. And I was tens of thousands of dollars in student loan debt.

Since then, I’ve been more open and much less hard on myself (thank you to my psychiatrist and all my therapists along the way). I don’t take things as personally when they don’t work out and instead I try to learn from it.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I specialize in fiber, and more recently, plastic, as my mediums. I also dabble in drawing and writing and incorporate them into my business realm when I can.

Most of my fiber work is micro crochet, usually done with crochet thread, embroidery floss, and on occasion sewing thread.

I focus on making my products as sustainable as possible, purchasing supplies from creative reuse centers such as Magpie Creative Reuse Collective. I also challenge myself to find materials that are often overlooked and sit on thrift store shelves for months or get tossed. Most recently I’ve made reusable produce bags from all the beige crochet thread that people donate but people do not buy.

I’m proud that I’ve been able to create a work environment for myself that is fluid enough for all my antics. I allow myself to play and learn and teach. For me, it’s about living a life doing what I want to do and sharing that with others.

Do you any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
This is a hard question. My cousin and I were talking recently about the summer nights we’d spend at our grandma’s house. She played the role of second parent for both of us and was so supportive of our silliness. Specifically we were talking about how we would pile all the blankets in the living room, covering the blue carpet (that blue carpet!), and play online flash games and watch movies. We’d sneak into her room and tickle her feet, then run back into the living room and pretend to be asleep. I miss those nights very much.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://mirantics.square.site
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mir_antics/