Fri 25 Apr 2008
Who inspires you?
So many out there, and I am a horrible typist! In polymer clay, Maureen Carlson was my first inspiration, with her little Pippsy Woggins, and all her whimsical characters. There are so many wonderful artists out there! What I did before the internet I do not know! Donna Kato, Lisa Pavelka, Judy Belcher, Kathleen Dewey , Christ Freisen and so many from PCAGOE, Tejae Floyd, Marcia Palmer and many more!
Brian Froud; author / illustrator of the Faerie books also inspires me. The Lord of the Rings is my favorite book so, of course, dragons, elves, faeries and other mystical magical creatures find their way on occasion into my work.
Laurel Burch’s work in fabrics has such wonderful colors and quirkiness! I love her bold bright colors and combinations. The art world lost a wonderful artist with her passing.
God, of course, is an inspiration, through everything here on this Earth to all the little “ah ha” moments I have because of his guidance and from being blessed with a creative talent.
What inspires you?
Well, my first love in life was a horse that is all I did as a young girl, read about horses, draw horses and finally spent much time riding. My first horse died when he was 28, he had been in my life 22 of those years. After his passing, I adopted a Mustang, something I had dreamed about doing since I was a little girl. From these wonderful spirited animals is where I seem to draw from….their strength, beauty, willfulness and spirit.
I also love to be outside in the woods when possible, trees me happy make! Everything about the woods; the smells, the feel, the sounds relaxes me and helps me find my way through creative blocks. Unfortunately, I live in farm country so I have to drive a little ways to find my muse.
Where do you create?
I have a large desk in the living room, stuck in a corner, facing the TV! I am planning to turn a spare room we now have into my craft/clay room. However, I will probably have to share it with my son’s 3ft Iguana!
How long have you been working with PC?
I have been working with PC for about 14 years now, when I walked into a craft store and picked up my first bar of Fimo. Sometimes I will go for weeks and not get to play in my clay at all do to other commitments, work gets in the way of my clay time unfortunately! But, I always come back to my clay, be it because of the addiction or because a great idea came to me at 1:00 am and I need to go make it….now….
