No two pieces that Laura Cleveland makes through her business, Rain1design, are alike. - ContributedEditor’s note: The “Makers” feature is a weekly look at Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs who are tapping into the creative marketplace. If you know of a local, creative business owner that should be featured email:For several years, Laura Cleveland has been making beautiful art pieces inspired by her surroundings, but it wasn’t until a year ago that she started her own business to sell her artwork.
Laura Cleveland uses the beauty of Cape Forchu, which is located near Yarmouth, N.S., to inspire her artwork. - Contributed The first piece Cleveland ever made is still her favourite, and still hangs in her home. However, she says she is fond of everything she makes. Combining driftwood that she finds on Nova Scotia’s beaches with polymer clay sculptures, Laura Cleveland creates and sells one-of-a-kind pieces of art under the name Rain1design. - ContributedAs far as the clay pieces, Cleveland says she sculpts or forms the shapes by hand using polymer clay, and when she has designed what she wants, the pieces are baked to harden them. After baking, sometimes she adds a small amount of antiquing or other details and then applies a sealer coating.