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Hi there Liz - I am new to the group and have been surfing the photo file checkin' out everyone's work - I love this piece so much - I realize it's probably a while since you did it - however I am just seeing it for the first time. great work - we...
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- Hometown:
- Nottingham
- About Me:
- Textile and mixed media artist with a penchant for Friendly Plastic and sculpture
- Website:
- http://www.rarebird.ltd.uk
- 2nd website:
- http://www.rarelizzie.etsy.com
I have a split personality - either that or I am a bit like Worzel Gummidge with different heads.
I love the "art" side of what I do, it fulfills something within me. Taking a seed of an idea and developing it to best express the full grown thought. However, I also enjoy the more commercial side of what I do, not the buying and selling side of keeping shop, but the evangelical spreading the word about Friendly Plastic. I have worked with it for about 18 years now and I still love it, I still find more to do with it, and I still develop new techniques. Demonstrating this enthusiasm through formal demonstrations at shows, teaching and giving talks, as well as writing books and filming DVDs keeps me on my toes.
Then there is the experimental, try-out-new-materials side to me which explores chicken wire and fibreglass and large sculpture. My difficulty is that the commercial side often takes up more time than the rest, and I end up frustrated with my lack of creative expression. Networking and blogging help me to stay in touch with other creative folk and keep the inspiration flowing.
I love the "art" side of what I do, it fulfills something within me. Taking a seed of an idea and developing it to best express the full grown thought. However, I also enjoy the more commercial side of what I do, not the buying and selling side of keeping shop, but the evangelical spreading the word about Friendly Plastic. I have worked with it for about 18 years now and I still love it, I still find more to do with it, and I still develop new techniques. Demonstrating this enthusiasm through formal demonstrations at shows, teaching and giving talks, as well as writing books and filming DVDs keeps me on my toes.
Then there is the experimental, try-out-new-materials side to me which explores chicken wire and fibreglass and large sculpture. My difficulty is that the commercial side often takes up more time than the rest, and I end up frustrated with my lack of creative expression. Networking and blogging help me to stay in touch with other creative folk and keep the inspiration flowing.
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Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 11:27am on October 16, 2008,
Pat said… - Thanks Liz, it's still very much a voyage of discovery and I may still need help from time to time, but it's an exciting journey and as I progress then I'm sure my confidence will grow.
Pat
- At 3:20pm on April 7, 2008,
Carrie said… - Wow,how gorgeous Liz....I have just started working more in materials and this is so inspiring : D
- At 2:06pm on April 7, 2008,
marion barnett said… - Interesting website, you make remarkable work. Good to see someone working in 3D! I do so spasmodically...Must Try Harder (must try friendly plastic, too )
- At 3:30am on April 6, 2008,
Adri de Vries Tadema said… - Hi Lizz,I love everything in yourphotobook!!!!!
- At 10:45pm on March 29, 2008,
Jan Brattain said… - Fabulous work! I'm going to dig out my FP strips and see what I can do with them. Thanks for the inspiration.
- At 7:00pm on March 29, 2008,
Shirley Anne Sherris said… - Hi Liz
Many thanks for you kind comments - much appreciated.
This fibre cyber space is brilliant. It is wonderful to meet so many like minded people and I have made some fabulous friends and we keep in regular contact sharing our creative work through our blogs.
CTDG members are thin on the ground up here in the north east so starting a group wasn't viable. FAMM and the friends I've made has ended that isolation.
I did steward for the group at the NEC last year and met up with lots of members. Will be attending the August workshops too.
Nice to hear from you.
Cheers
Shirley
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