Samantha Nelson and Michael Oborne, together run their business Magenta Lotus, a design studio based in Albany.

Samantha is originally form Denmark, she grew up in Perth and studied fine arts in Melbourne. I recently contacted sam via email to ask her a few questions.

After working in Karratha for 8 months Sam decided to return to Albany in 2009 to further her Design career. She enrolled in Cert 4 Graphic design at TAFE. This however didn't work out for Sam as she dropped out mid semester.  Despite this setback Sam continued on to from her business 'Magenta Lotus Design', together with Michael Oborne. 

"It may go to show that with the basics of design down, you can certainly go forth and make the most of it on your own terms. So far branching out alone has worked out for me, though I wouldn’t recommend it for everyone."

The above graphic, Sam created for a bridal expo using illustrator and photoshop programs. The Graphic below Sam created whilst at TAFE for a Psychedelic 60's poster.