Canadian Shield

Samantha (Sam) Cartier was born in Sudbury Ontario, to Jake and Fran Cartier. A Canada Day baby (July 1st), Sam's father always joked that the fireworks of the day were celebrating Sam's birthday. These fireworks were what started Samantha's obsession with light sculpture. Sam studied pyrotechnics at a young age, but quickly found that it was the brilliant coloured lights of the fireworks, not the explosions, that she loved. With her path chosen, Samantha dove into the study of Optics, Photons, and Physics. She absorbed every piece of data she could get her hands on, and by the age of 15, Sam had built her first Holographic imager. It was clunky and rough, but impressive for her age, and got the attention of Dr Frank North; a physics major specializing in Optical studies.