So, a little bit about me. I'm an artist working in several mediums, and I have a fun little niche painting pictures of people's wedding and baptismal gowns. You sort of have to see it to get it. They make fantastic gifts. I paint in watercolor, pen and ink, acrylics and oils. I also love painting people and all kinds of things. Oils are my favorite, but I don't love how toxic they can be. Charcoal is fun, too.
My work has always been heavily informed by fashion. So many paintings are either inspired by fashion photography, or celebrating the transformative power of the right dress or the right lipstick.
So a few years back I finally learned to sew properly. I was lucky to find a great teacher who focused on apparel construction and I am hooked. Before, I could (and would) sew things anyway, they rarely turned out right, but I pressed on with a glue gun and high hopes. Now I have the skills to match what is in my head and I love it. I still love creating 2D art, but also find it incredibly rewarding to create something that is actually worn and used.
I was inspired to start a line of handmade children's clothing, with everything made to order. My interests don't stop there, though. I love making costumes and designing adult clothing. I'm a little addicted to knit jersey - it's my favorite thing to wear and I am looking forward to getting better with it. And of course accessories are so much fun - scarves, purses, hair clips. I have a pile of green silk velvets downstairs that I am in love with.
I love:
- red
- interesting fabrics
- paint
- roses
- food not made in factories
- theme parties
- figuring things out (often as I go!)
- starting new projects
I do not love:
- scrapbooking
- owls
- grown-up style clothes on little girls (or boys for that matter)
- finishing projects (ha)
Yay! How did I not know about your blog? So excited!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! It's a relatively new development. I needed a space separate from our much-neglected family blog.
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