Today I updated my Flickr profile. I wanted to make it a bit more personal and add some info on my so-called 'creative process'. I guess it now reflects a bit more where I stand - neatly standing among the 'weekend crafters'.
I'm an amateur, self-taught artist / crafter, mainly interested in jewelry and sculpture.
I work with polymer clay, precious metal clay and other 'compatible' materials.Each piece is unique and never reproduced.
I don't mass-produce and only work on a piece when inspiration hits me strongly enough.
I've read a few books, found many techniques interesting but I've never done any of the projects. Somehow they all sink into by sub-conscious and emerge at a later stage, transformed into something else...
I've discovered very fast that I just cannot work 'on demand' - it absolutely kills my joy. I can spend a long time without doing anything and feeling my head is 'dry' and then, all of a sudden, I see this image in my head and the enthusiasm is there again.
All my pieces began as a vision (and sometimes ended up looking not quite like it)
My pieces tend to either stay with me for good or find a new owner among friends, family and nice strangers. Criteria: if you really like it and you will wear it, keep it.
I've never had the opportunity to participate in a workshop or fair - hopefully this will change as I meet more people with similar interests.
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