Making art to add whimsy to dark world
I find creating art to be my source of therapy, my time to break away from the world and free all the thoughts that bounce around my mind. Illustrating onto paper or sculpting into a form using clay allows me to take my thoughts and turn it into something tangible.
My hope is that the things I create cause joy, bring a smile to someone who needs it, or even in some small way, make that morning cup of coffee taste a little bit better.
I keep creating because I want to add a little whimsy to this dark world. We all need a little more laughter and a lighter side to things. I create for myself, but I love that others can enjoy it too.
5 years ago, is when I really began to draw animals. Starting as simple pen sketches and overtime adding in color. I began learning how to paint with watercolors. I don’t use traditional methods per say, but I love how the medium looks.
You can make it realistic or cartoon, washed out or solid. I love seeing how much you can layer until the paper says, “No more, please.” I see it is as a medium that is easy to travel with, I take it with me wherever I go.
When I am drawing it’s hard to say where I get my ideas from. I mostly draw animals portraying anthropomorphic qualities, partaking in human tasks of some sort.
Sometimes I think I choose to create animals because I think they understand more then we humans realize. My art gives the animals this small chance to be heard and considered. Just because they can’t speak doesn’t mean they don’t experience and share emotions and thoughts.
Around the same time, I began my journey of learning how to throw clay on the pottery wheel. It is something I never imagined doing. It’s the whole rhythm and process that I love. It’s a beautiful melody of movement as well as relaxation all balled into one.
Each step is so magnificent from greenware to the finished product. I love the clay in every form and stage it goes
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