Meet Debi of a1debsglass
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How many years have you worked with glass?
This year will be 30 years that I have been working with stained glass.
My work is done using the Tiffany Method.
What triggers ideas for new projects?
Most of my ideas come from shapes and color of everyday life. I started out with geometric designs (quilt designs were easy with straight lines) and I love art nouveau designs.
When do ideas come to you? How often?
Ideas come to me anytime. Stained glass is a visual art, so ideas can be triggered by shapes or colors in everyday life. I have spacial thinking so I can envision what something will look like after completed, which helps in creating. When I see something that sparks a design, I make a small drawing of the design while it is fresh.
What percentage of the day do you think about or work on your art?
I might have several ideas in a day, or might not have one for a week, they just happen.
Do you create daily?
I think about art more than I work on it. It is never enough either way.
I feel that I should create everyday, but it just doesn't appen that way for me.
How important is it for you to create art?
Creating art is a way of life for me, but sometimes I have so many different projects going at one time, that I can't finish what I started before I start something new. I guess I like certain processes of creating better than others.
Do you feel that choosing the artist’s life has been a sacrifice?
An artist's life has been a sacrifice to me in several ways. Mostly in monetary terms.
Describe your studio:
I opened a stained glass studio about 4 years ago, but being single and supporting myself could not stay open long enough to acquire a following. I could not afford paying for 2 places. I went back to work in the real world. I have a studio in my apartment now as I have for years.
Tell me something about you
I have a son, 26 years old, who after being in the Navy for 4 years, is finishing school at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is my biggest inspiration. I work full time outside my home, and hope to retire in 5 years. If I am still physically able, would like to travel doing show, or open another studio, art gallery, and provide other artists a place to create. I have acquired a desire to make jewelry and would like to become a silversmith, already having some of the skills of soldering and working with metals.
This year will be 30 years that I have been working with stained glass.
My work is done using the Tiffany Method.
What triggers ideas for new projects?
Most of my ideas come from shapes and color of everyday life. I started out with geometric designs (quilt designs were easy with straight lines) and I love art nouveau designs.
When do ideas come to you? How often?
Ideas come to me anytime. Stained glass is a visual art, so ideas can be triggered by shapes or colors in everyday life. I have spacial thinking so I can envision what something will look like after completed, which helps in creating. When I see something that sparks a design, I make a small drawing of the design while it is fresh.
What percentage of the day do you think about or work on your art?
I might have several ideas in a day, or might not have one for a week, they just happen.
Do you create daily?
I think about art more than I work on it. It is never enough either way.
I feel that I should create everyday, but it just doesn't appen that way for me.
How important is it for you to create art?
Creating art is a way of life for me, but sometimes I have so many different projects going at one time, that I can't finish what I started before I start something new. I guess I like certain processes of creating better than others.
Do you feel that choosing the artist’s life has been a sacrifice?
An artist's life has been a sacrifice to me in several ways. Mostly in monetary terms.
Describe your studio:
I opened a stained glass studio about 4 years ago, but being single and supporting myself could not stay open long enough to acquire a following. I could not afford paying for 2 places. I went back to work in the real world. I have a studio in my apartment now as I have for years.
Tell me something about you
I have a son, 26 years old, who after being in the Navy for 4 years, is finishing school at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He is my biggest inspiration. I work full time outside my home, and hope to retire in 5 years. If I am still physically able, would like to travel doing show, or open another studio, art gallery, and provide other artists a place to create. I have acquired a desire to make jewelry and would like to become a silversmith, already having some of the skills of soldering and working with metals.
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