Esomeliae Q&A

Over the weekend my friend and fellow crafter Melissa Vergara invited me to participate in an artist's Q&A for her blog at esomeliae.blogspot.com. I've reposted it below but you really should check out her blog. It is a great read especially if you live in the Southern California area because in addition to posting about art, she posts about food!

You can see some of her beautiful handcrafted jewelry on Etsy. I have one of her necklaces and I wear it frequently. I want more! Check out her Etsy store: esomeliae.etsy.com

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When did you first start making art? I first started making art when I was a child. I remember becoming very upset when my pre-school classmate could draw a better dog than me with a magenta crayola. I made it my mission to be the best in my class at drawing dogs...and then horses, and then flowers, and then people, and so on. I would spend hours painting with my water color sets because I thought it was great fun.

What inspires you? I'm inspired by everything around me, trees, plants, people, music, history. I feel most inspired when I am discovering new places.

Biggest indulgences? CHOCOLATE, and wine, and creme brulée.... and massages.... and hot baths... I live for indulgences.
Best advice given or received? That you get as much out of something as you put into it.

Biggest challenge? Waking up in the morning... balancing creativity with paying the bills. Staying in one place!

Last thing you cooked? My signature breakfast potatoes and scrambled eggs seasoned with chives from the garden.

Last art show you went to? I just go back from the Rachel Whiteread exhibition at the Portland Art Museum, though I am not sure 7 sculptures and 4 drawings in the corner of the 4th floor constitutes an exhibition. I will be ranting about this later in my blog!

Last record you listened to? My housemate was playing the Raveonettes when I got home. I've heard of them but had never heard them. Now I'm in love!


Last thing you read? I'm in the slow process of reading "Challenging Art: Artforum 1962-1974" by Amy Newman

Dream scenario? I inherit an obscene amount of money from a distant relative I've never met, allowing me to run an art studio in a large warehouse building consisting of welding, wood, ceramic, photography and sewing facilities, with a gallery down stairs that possibly doubles as a bar/cafe music venue. It will run off memberships. We will also sponsor site specific, public, and ephemeral art within the community. I will even have enough money to travel around the world as much as I want to.