Yay, finished the large painting and finally have named it, hung it and posted it on my etsy site. I've decided to use Latin phrases for a while when naming my work. I wanted this one to be about hope.
Today was my third saturday at the Issaquah Farmer's Market. I'm really enjoying it, but still figuring out how to best display my work. I enjoy hearing feedback on my art and seeing what people respond to. It was rainy-cold today though, I can't wait for the sunshine!
I've been working on a new painting, which is almost finished. I hung it up to get an idea of what it will look like. I LOVE painting large paintings! This one is 4' x 4'.
When I was in 2nd grade, my parents “dropped out of society”. They traded our middle class life for an Airstream travel trailer and 3 acres in the woods. We became hippies and lived off the land. My parents did not believe in television, we read books, raised animals and built tree forts and sword fern teepees for entertainment. I learned early on, that if there was something I wanted, I needed to find a creative way to get it. My mom still talks about the time I decided I was ready for my first pair of high heels. I didn’t request that we buy a pair, I just went out to my dad’s workshop and tried to carve them out of a 4" x 4" piece of lumber. I won't even pretend that they were pretty. But, if I want something, I still prefer to make it myself.
In my creative endeavors, I have jumped from publishing poetry to creating jewelry, landscaping and sewing clothing and accessories. I am currently working towards my bachelors degree in Interior Design. Through it all, painting has remained my first love.