Perchance to Dream was a smaller test drawing to see if an idea for a larger drawing would work. Most of my drawings that utilize surrealism use it in a more lighthearted way, but I think most would agree there’s not much logic left in the world, and life has never seemed more surreal. The title of my drawing This is Not a Cloud is a direct reference to Rene Magritte’s Treachery of Images( This is Not a Pipe). My goal is never to make a piece of art that looks like a photograph, so there is always a hint of surrealism or fantasy or abstraction.
I quit my business to focus on homeschooling my daughters and working on my art.ĬJ: Surrealism is definitely a huge part of my work – in school I was influenced by surrealist artists and while I don’t compare myself to them, I understand where they are coming from, so to speak. About two years ago, after a decade of churning out wedding invitations I was ready to give it up and move on to something else. I met my husband in Chicago, and eventually convinced him to move down to Arkansas. I was fortunate to be very busy, and I have done weddings all over the world. This was fulfilling to me because I was able to use my design background and my artistic creativity as I hand painted each piece of stationary.
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After I graduated, I spent some time as a professional graphic designer, then eventually formed my own wedding stationery design business. Not only did I have many assignments to study art at the museum, but I spent lots of afternoons just wandering the halls being immersed in the art. One of the things that shaped me the most as an artist during school was being able to walk down the street and go to the Art Institute of Chicago. My concentration at Columbia College Chicago was on Art and Design, so while drawing and painting was part of the curriculum, most of my time was spent behind the computer learning design programs. I decided on Graphic Design as it was the perfect melding together of computers and art. I only took one year of classes, I wasn't really enjoying it and began to realize I needed to change my path. How did that experience shape you as an artist?ĬJ: It was fantastic going to art school in Chicago! I originally started off my higher education focusing on science, which I still love. AAS: You describe yourself as mostly a self-taught artist, but you did graduate from Columbia College in Chicago with a BFA.
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