…So we introduced ourselves and asked him what the map was of. He told us his name was John and that he and his wife, Sarah, had just returned from a trip to Iceland and he was retracing their steps while organizing photos from their trip. Liam had just come home from a canoeing trip in Maine where they navigated by map, so with that commonality they began exchanging stories. By the time our conversation was over, we felt like we had known each other for much longer than a day. Not long after this, we met Sarah as well and they quickly became our dear friends.

On a warm, summer day in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic, we met up with Sarah in her backyard and filmed her while she talked about plants, art, and how to combine the two to make beautiful cyanotype prints. It included a lot of bloopers and laughter but the end result was exactly what Sarah was hoping to achieve. Skillshare ended up loving her first class so much they encouraged her to create more. Since then we have filmed three more courses for Sarah, all of which she was able to edit herself. (You can find Sarah's courses here!) Two of her courses were chosen as Skillshare Staff Picks, and she has been recognized as a Top Teacher out of their 8,000+ teacher community.

Creating online courses gave Sarah the opportunity to provide entertaining and educational content to her existing community while simultaneously reaching a wider audience through the platform of Skillshare. These videos also direct her new Skillshare audience to the Atwater Designs website where she sells her art and cyanotype creation kits. We're so excited to see the success Sarah's courses have had and we loved working with her! 

“When it comes to real video content, professionals make a difference. Do it. Invest in your business. invest in yourself, and you'll see the return.”

Sarah Rafferty, owner of Atwater Designs