Posted by BeardedLady on October 29, 2002, at 5:18:55
Where are you from? And what kinds of paintings do you do? Oils or acrylics? Etc.
I am coming to terms with the fact that I am an artist. It is not a term I use to describe myself every, but people introduce me this way all the time, and I always look surprised. They say, "Well, you ARE an artist, AREN'T you?" And my answer is always, "Not really." I guess that's because I think of myself as a craftsman. What I do is more technical than artistic. I can't draw anything very well. I am really a writer, a poet, a designer, a teacher--those things first.
So I've been doing my craft, mosaics, for about ten years, and I am good at it. But just before I turned forty, I decided I needed to do some real art. So I did. I made a mosaic mannequin torso, with a working biological clock and stats on women's health. There's a butterfly in the stomach, too, with the words "anxiety," "fear," and "panic" around it. It's called "Midlife Crisis," and it's my first attempt at real art.
So that's me. Let's hear about you.
beardy
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