The only thing Eva finds challenging is staying within a budget and finding the materials to create. Everything from that point on, is easy for her.
Her bead 'addiction' is artisan Lampwork beads in particular, and it's not easy because there are so many wonderful, talented glass artists out there.
She always gets excited when she sees beautiful beads and *wants* to buy them. The expense of it all, is cost prohibitive at times. S ome of these beads can go for hundreds, even thousands of dollars. She has seen some truly amazing, jaw-dropping, record setting auctions on eBay. These beads are handcrafted and unique - some, exclusively one-of-a-kind. So when someone else snaps 'em up - they're gone.
The most challenging part of an artist trying to do business is the promotion and marketing.
Being as shy as she is doesn't help! That comes from many years of hearing "Children should be seen and not heard." As a result, she is very humble, meek ans quiet so this is a big challenge for her.
Being as shy as she is doesn't help! That comes from many years of hearing "Children should be seen and not heard." As a result, she is very humble, meek ans quiet so this is a big challenge for her.
As for her creativity she says: "I use a lot of artisan made Lampwork beads in my pieces. They are exquisite little works of Art that make me really happy inside, so I try to incorporate them in my work as much as possible. I also use a lot of sterling silver, fine silver and lately have been experimenting with Argentium silver. "
What she loves most about being an artist: The process of creating a vision, a thought, a concept, and touching others with the end result. When one of my pieces brings someone else joy and lifts their spirit or makes them feel special - that to me is the best feeling in the world."
Her advice to other artists is to never lose focus or passion for your craft. When this happens to her she tries to refocus by reading favorite inspirational quotes - Martha Graham's words to Agnes de Mille, portions of Max Ehrmann's Desiderata, Ralph Waldo Emerson's writings about Success.
"I try to remember artists like Van Gogh - a great artist that only sold one painting in his lifetime. I'm certainly not comparing myself to Van Gogh's greatness as an artist. What I'm saying is he was compelled to do what he did regardless of the fact that only one of his paintings sold. His story gives me the courage to keep doing what I'm doing."
Her favorite charity is "Paws For A Cause".She has been making jewelry for 3 years after being inspired by the artisan at Ebay.
She shares: "I stumbled upon all these incredibly whimsical handcrafted Lampwork bracelets, which led me to discover the delightful, mesmerizing, highly addictive, mad mad world of artisan made Lampwork beads. I consider them to be wonderful little works of glass art. They really made me glow and happy on the inside and inspired me to want to create something with them.I'm most proud of the pieces that I put a lot of myself into. Pieces that were inspired by things I liked such as music, literature, etc and that I put a lot of time and thought into creating."
The following are examples of this:Cherry Blossom Girl http://www.flickr.com/photos/alilsumptinsumptin/314148383/in/set-72157594405529358/
Oceano
Silent Snow, Secret Snow
An American Poodle in Paris
Rover, Rollover
Puppy Love
My Secret Garden
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Biz Name/Etsy Shop Name - ALilSumptinSumptin
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1 comment:
Cool feature! I love how she donates so generously to the Humane Society and to Ferrets Unlimited--both really worthwhile causes helping animals!!
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