{"id":45,"date":"2019-05-16T14:06:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T14:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2020-08-12T19:30:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T19:30:40","slug":"edp-winnipeg-success-story-sam-graham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"EDP Winnipeg Success Story &#8211; Sam Graham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Graham discovered wood burning in middle school. It was an activity that quickly became a passion for the 22-year-old, who now operates Graham Custom Wood Design.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI loved it and I wanted to do a business with it,\u201d she said. \u201cI go to craft shows and see the stuff that other people make, and I want to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of Sam\u2019s previous work includes a piece of wood with a wolf burned into it that now hangs in the Equal Opportunities West building. She can burn Jets logos, butterflies and anything else you can think of onto pieces of wood of various sizes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sam-graham-1-184x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sam-graham-1-184x300.jpg 184w, https:\/\/edpwinnipeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/sam-graham-1.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 184px) 85vw, 184px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sam says in addition to being something she enjoys, wood burning also brings a sense of peace to her life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love it,\u201d she said. \u201cI love the smell of it, and I have high anxiety and it calms me down. It soothes me and instead of being stressed I can zone out and do my own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Email samgraham1996@gmail.com to book your custom wood design.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Graham discovered wood burning in middle school. 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