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When I am creative I feel like I'm taken outside my everyday life. It's almost like time stops for a while. I feel energized and re-charged.
Right now, I enjoy creating small pieces -- art cards, altered book pages, dolls and shrines. I used to attempt bigger projects and sometimes my enthusiasm waned before I'd get done.
My longest love has been drawing, painting & collage. I've decided this past year I am not as good a seamstress as I used to be and focus my time now more on paper arts and assemblage.
I am inspired and motivated by many things. I love to use vintage/thrifted/salvaged elements and those often inspire what I make. My current drawing style is definitely inspired by cartoons and comic books --I've had a passion for them for most of my life.
My "create something" switch gets turned on when my mind's eye sees a relationship between a couple items -- like a book page and some old lace, or a pretty bead next to a feather. Sometimes I just sit and doodle, and those doodles expand into something more significant. I love to give art as a gift to a friend, and it's extra special when I know the elements I am using will please them.