This week I have been reflecting on (and writing a report about) four artists I interviewed last summer. I thought it’d be nice to share a little about the artists and their work on here. Here is my fist artist, Ruby Coupe, she is a Positivity Artist and she lives and works in Lancaster. I first met her at college when she was studying at Blackpool University Centre for a degree in Fine Art. She is a delightful character and uses the business name ‘Dotty Delightful’ which I think suits her well. Ruby believes in the importance of having confidence in yourself and your own abilities and is a self-motivated person who seems to bounce back from adversities. She explained that creativity and being positive keep her going in life and this is what she wants to share with others.
You can find out more about Ruby and her work here…
Next, I interviewed George Nicholls, Community Artist and Musician from Liverpool. George founded the charity ‘Art for their Sake’ and has been running it since 1978. Over the years many volunteers have helped his organisation and together they have completed a wide range of projects including painting murals in playgrounds and hospitals. Like Ruby, George wants to improve the lives of the people around him and is using art as a way to do this.
George’s website is http://artfortheirsake.co.uk/about-us
My third artist was Colin Hambrook who is currently the Editor of Disability Arts Online. He graduated from Totnes University as a mature student and worked for many years as a volunteer and became a founder member of Disability Arts in London. Cole’s childhood experiences caused him to become passionate about art as a way of helping people cope with mental disorders. He has been involved in this area all his life and his hard work and dedication have paid off. He is now a well respected and successful artist and editor. A true pioneer for Disability arts.
You can read more about Colin here: https://disabilityarts.online/blog/author/colin-h/
Finally, I interviewed Lynn Baron (Sea Angels Vintage) who is a Textile and Paper Artist at her home in Preston. This was particularly interesting for me, because I got to see her workplace and she was able to show me examples of how she worked and what she was working on. Lynn gave me (and all art students) some great advice about staying flexible and enjoying education. Her work is beautiful, detailed and exquisite. She uses top quality fabrics to give her customers skill, class and artistry, which they really appreciate.
You can see more of Lynn’s work on:
Reflections
The artists I interviewed all consider themselves to be artists ‘through and through’. It is not a job that they do and then they stop when it’s home time or for the weekend. It’s a calling, their vocation, their identity. They consider creativity to be essential to their well-being and happiness. This reminded me that creativity/art has immense value to the artist and that we are all creative beings, full of potential.
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