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ARTELLAGRAM 8-26-08:
"In the Studio"
An Interview with Artist Lisa Poole
(This interview is continued from the August 26, 2008 Artellagram...)
Artella: When did you start working with dolls? How did this inspiration begin?
Lisa: I started making dolls about a year ago. I was on Violette Clark’s web site. She has sparked so many creative feelings in me and has been so encouraging in my artful endeavors. She had a pattern for spirit dolls and it just spoke to me. One day, after a particularly inspirational women’s workshop, I had a fierce desire to express all the new thoughts and ideas and feelings I had received. Nothing I was doing at the time seemed to express it fully. I needed something more dimensional. I printed out Violette’s pattern and made a doll. I knew that I had found my passion. I love all kinds of arts and crafts, but making dolls most fully expresses my passion and creativity. I can get most "lost" when putting a doll together. Dolls flow. They seem to make themselves.
Artella: Most ‘non-famous’ artists sell their work at slave-labor rates, and the public has come to expect to get art at bargain-basement prices. Any suggestions for over-coming this?
Lisa: I continue to struggle with pricing. I try to be very objective but that is difficult when we put so much into what we make. When I send my dolls out into the world, I actually miss them. Part of me wants to price them at a high value for sentimental reasons and another part of me wants to "give them away" because I want everyone to have a little bit happy art from me. I like to think that I meet in the middle somewhere. One thing I try to keep in mind is that if one artist under-prices her work, it hurts other artists because people do come to expect bargain-basement prices, as you said.
Artella: Do you actually buy much of other folks’ art, or just use it for inspiration?
Lisa:
I do buy art online quite a bit. There are so many artists that I admire. I would love to buy something from each of them. When I have a little extra floating around in paypal, I always end up shopping artists’ shops. I love having these pieces in my home. Almost everywhere I look in my home, I have some bit of inspiration from someone I adore.
Artella: Is it important to be in a good mood when you’re creating?
Lisa: I find that creating puts me in a good mood. Following my intuition and watching creativity take over really puts things into perspective. I am so grateful for every creative moment.
Artella: What advice would you give to someone who thinks it is too late in life to follow her dreams?
Lisa: It’s never too late. I am 43 and I just realized I loved making art a year ago. I would rather be a beginner doing what I love at than to be 43 anyway but neglecting that creative part of me. It is never too late for passion and big dreams. I believe the dreams are there because we are meant to follow them. If we can let go of what we think other people expect and old ways of thinking, we can be and do anything we want.
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