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| Inks and Watercolours |
Most of you will know me generally as an artist and writer, using mostly inks and watercolours....but truth is I have a problem. Every creative person I have ever known, has a craft (or two) that they are so totally passionate about that they could spend eternity doing that one craft and they would be perfectly happy. Sure they may dabble in something new now and again, but for them there is no substitute for their one true craft...I've never had that. My 'craft' is designing~ playing with shapes, colours and textures and with any medium that best suits the idea at the time.
To use the technical term, I am a polymath, a Jane of all trades, with the attention span of a gnat! I just can't resist learning new things (whether crafty of not). I'm a geek, a swot, a nerd and a non-finisher. New ideas draw me in like a moth to a flame and once I have the knowledge I'm so thirsty for, I then look for the next idea.
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| Cross stitch (+ design) |
Many people would say being a polymath is a gift. Having endless curiosity does indeed have it's advantages. It is probably partly why I am so stubborn (yes that is a gift!) and can be good at figuring out how and why things work. But it also means I have no niche, no one real passion to sink my teeth into and devote myself to.
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| Knitting (+design) |
It also makes things a little tricky when you're trying to make a living. Everyone says 'follow your passion'...but what if you don't have just one? What if variety
is your passion? How can you establish yourself as an expert in your field, when you have so many fields? No one believes that anyone can be good at more than one thing and it creates a love/hate relationship with all crafts.
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| Pyrography |
The photos in this post are just some of the different crafts I both adore and never want to see again. For example take knitting....as a craft I can take it or leave it, and I don;t get excited about picking up the needles. But seeing a new yarn, with an oh so wonderful texture and colours that you can just sink in to, having an idea on how to create a new shape or technique by manipulating the stitches to your will....now
that is what it's about!
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| Digital art (+ web graphics) |
So what do you do, when there is no definite craft to label yourself an expert of? Answers on a postcard please! All I do know is I want to use whatever gifts I have to inspire others and make them smile. I will think myself successful if I can bring a little peace and love to those who see my work....though making a few quid to pay for the odd bit of food and shelter wouldn't go amiss either!
So as it stands, I shall carry on painting, drawing, designing and generally creating. It bugs me that I have no clear niche to market, but I cannot be less than me and each one of my creations has come from my soul and
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| Upcycling |
heart, inspired by the beauty in this world.
The niche of
my Etsy store is the fact that everything in it is digital and available for instant download. I know, not quite the same as saying 'master artist' is it? But I hope you will forgive my lack of commitment to one craft...I am weak and cannot resist the variety!!
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| Primal baking |
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| Crochet (+design) |
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| Drawing + cartoons |
