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Lately I’ve run into the conundrum we all face as artists, but perhaps more so as craftspeople. Should I make work to sell, or should I make the work I want to make?
In a perfect world this would be the same work, but this isn’t a perfect world is it? I’ve gotten mixed messages about [...]
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As promised in my last post, today I have my new artist statement. Please leave comments on how you like it. You can see my old artist statement on my webpage.
Why do I make my art?
I have been given this need to create and I want my wearers to experience the strength it takes to [...]
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A lot of people ask artists where their inspiration comes from. Many times this is a hard question to answer. It’s hard to explain how the creative process works. That’s why you hear the same things over and over like “I draw my inspiration from nature,” “Picasso is a heavy influence on my abstract style,” [...]
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Lately I ‘ve been inspired by the Creative Everyday blog to bring more artist endeavors into my daily life. I’m trying to do more art for art’s sake (I’ve also just finished reading the article in American Craft regarding art vs design and some back posts on Luann Udell’s old blog regarding what makes an artist). [...]
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Gerald Cloud, Paul Campanini, Kim Finnegan-high school art teachers
Vicki Sedman-Tyler School of Art
Stanley Lechtzin-Tyler School of Art
Doug Bucci-Tyler School of Art, responsible for my metalsmithing addiction
Eun-Ju Lee-Montgomery College, I audited her class for studio time for 3 years
Munya Avigail Upin-textile techniques in metal workshop, one of the best workshops I ever took
Nick Barnes-fold-forming workshop, also [...]
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Sometimes it seems that I work better when I have a set of restrictions to work within. I made my crown for an exhibition focusing on masks, veils, and visages (it didn’t get into that one). I created Shattered for Radical Jewelry Makeover. Both of these pushed me to do different things that I never [...]
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