Mar 30, 20203 min
Updated: Mar 31, 2020
My love for fiber art started about 5 years ago when I found a Free People blog post on how to make simple macrame hanging! I was looking to decorate my room and have always loved creating things myself. From there, I fell in love with the endless possibilities that come with knotting and the therapeutic aspects of creating patterns. Over the years I have fallen in love with weaving and am currently learning new techniques like embroidery that I'm so excited about!
Ha! Hm. I don't think confidence in each art comes and stays forever, there is definitely an ebb and flow. As my style grows and changes I allow my art style to wander freely and I accept whatever those changes may be! So I guess I could say as I've gotten older I'm confident in growth, in creating each new piece to represent exactly who I am in that moment.
Sometimes an idea for a piece comes to me and I can imagine it in my mind, then I'll try and create it. But mostly I just know the textures and colors I want to use and allow my fingers to weave freely. I don't typically plan out what the end piece will look like!
ABSOLUTELY! Lately I feel I've been having more creative blocks than productivity:/ I took a several month break recently but am finding my way back to creating art for the joy of it, rather than making something off of it. I never force myself make art when I feel stuck. I seek more time outside in nature or in meditation during yoga to recenter myself. If that doesn't work, then I just keep doing it until something inspires me.
TEXTURES! Mostly the textures I find outdoors because nature is where I feel most inspired. But sometimes it's something as simple as a wrinkle in the bed sheets that makes we want to recreate that texture. Lichen on the rocks, vines overgrowing on cement, the red rocks down south, the bark of a tree, rust on an old fence, I love it all! My phone is FILLED with photos I snap of textures I find on almost a daily basis.
Oh wow! I'm not sure. But if I absolutely had to choose I'd say this piece I made as a custom order. Im obsessed with texture and I feel like I finally represented my true style when I created this piece last year.
Don't copy other artists work:) Be yourself. Be real.
Honestly my only goal right now is to create for the joy of it! If something comes my way, I'll go with the flow. But, I'm taking a break from hustling and working on growing my love for the creative process rather than the money that comes from it.