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TNIG: Interviewer
MW: Mia Wood
TNIG - Hi Mia! We're happy that you could sit down and join us today. How are you feeling after the elimination?
MW - I'm really sad, but I guess it's better for me to leave. After a while my best just wasn't good enough. I honestly lost so much self-confidence through this experience. Being teared down by deasigners and photographers evyerweek, that's just not my style .
TNIG - So, do you agree with your elimination?
MW - Not at all. I feel like an "!t Girl" should be nice and approachable... all the girls left standing are just so over the top and complete divas if you ask me.
TNIG - This season you were titled as "The Oreo". Do you agree with that?
MW - Weell, as bad as it sounds... yes. Growing up I only had white friends. They would all call me "the white girl with a tan". I went to a private school my whole life, and I've just been raised by very classy and succesful parents. I don't plan on changing for anybody.
TNIG - Who were you closest to in the house?
MW - Primrose and Martha! That's a no brainer. Those are the only girls i could see myself being friends with in real life. They told me they wanted me to win, and I really wanted to for them. But I'm just proud I made it overseas for them.
TNIG - What was your favorite and least favorite photoshoot in the compettion?
MW - "Western" for sure. I was in my zone that week. I loved that dress! I just felt the wind in my hair and worked that set. I aslo like the "Wild Flower" shoot. I feel like that's when I started to show the girls I was compettion. My least favorite shoot was "Rebellious Angels". That week was hard because evyerone was calling me "30-Never". In the beginning I had a problem balancing my youth and sexiness.
TNIG - Now that the compettion is over what are your plans?
MW - I'm going to finish my studies at Harvard University. I'm going to try to become a spokesmodel and maybe even look into acting? I'm not sure if Haute Couture is really my thing. I think my look is better for commerical modeling, which I'm fine with. That's where the money is baby.i>
TNIG - Who are you rooting for to win?
MW - Well, out of all the girls I guess I would have to say Alexandria. Even though all the other girls don't seem to like her, I don't think she is that bad. She's pretty down to earth once you get to know her. And she has skills to pay the bills!
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I was interviewed in Issue 6 of positivexposure! Thank you (''''':
check out all the other amazing people interviewed: positivexposure.com/issues/2010/issue-6/
VICE interviewed me and I made a compilation drawing that accompanies the interview. It's in Dutch, though, but maybe google translate helps. Thanks, Ringo Gomez Jorge.
here's the interview.
www.vice.com/be/read/de-drieborstige-zeemeermin-van-teken...
I am totally excited to present you my next interview! This time, I met Vae (aeiko.rieko) from the label The Plastik.
Read the full interview on my >> BLOG <<
All pictures were taken at The Plastik's mainstore
Welcome back for another interview! Today we’re sitting down with Preston Young, AKA @Wakefanatic about his feelings on shooting film, its legacy for his family and what gets him clicking the shutter when he’s out and about.
Preston, it’s over to you…
Hi Preston,...
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Mr. Kery James Marshall is being interviewed about his design of a massive mural that was dedicated yesterday. In his speech, he mentioned how the Chicago Cultural Center gave him his first big break in his professional art career, and this mural (behind him) was a sign of his appreciation. He will be paid $1. The dedication was on Garland Court, between Randolph and Washington Streets.
Thought I should practise my sitting pose as I assume if I am appointed I'll be sitting taking notes and typing. I thought this might help at the interview, LOL
Interview with myself - Tag Game
fui taggeada pela Plipli e pela Andy e por mais gente que eu não lembro... '-'
Faz tempo que não faço nenhuma tag xD
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- Pergunta simples: Como você está?
Bem, eu acho :v
Ansiosa para os proximos acontecimentos na minha vida
- Qual o significado atrás do seu nome no Flickr?
Eita, não sei como tá meu nome. Pera que eu vou ver ò_ó *corre pra home* *volta correndo*
Ah tá! babi_chiba
Babi é porque é meu apelido mesmo desde neném e o "Chiba" vem do sobrenome de um cantor japonês que eu sou apaixonada desde quando eu tinha 14 anos :v O Ryohei Chiba *3* lindo e chavoso <3 <3 <3 fotovelhade2010porquehojeemdiaeletamenosbonito
- Sexualidade?
Amo todo mundo \o/
- Estilo?
Cara, na minha cabeça eu sou mega estilosa. Uso umas roupas bacanosas, meio inspiradas em anime, fairy kei e decora. Mas só na minha cabeça porque não tenho dinheiro pra trazer por mundo real ainda :v AINDA
- De que forma colecionar bonecas influencia sua vida?
Virou meu trabalho e minha principal fonte de renda =3 Conheci pessoas maravilhosas nesse hobby e tive a oportunidade de desenvolver muito a coordenação motora fina por causa das coisinhas que faço <3
- O que sua família pensa sobre você como um colecionador de bonecas?
Profissionalmente falando, eu sempre ouvia "Mas você ainda vai arranjar um emprego, né?"
Pessoalmente, eles torciam a cara e davam risada do tipo "Essa menina não tem mais o que inventar"
Hoje eles encaram de boas. Só minha irmã que tem medo delas :v
- Maior medo?
Um monte ;u;
Ser assaltada, ser assediada, agulhas, baratas(principalmente), altura... Mas meu medo de altura é estranho. Não que eu tenha medo de altura, eu tenho medo de me dar a louca e pular do lugar alto :v ou passar mal e cair do alto.
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Foto de mim! =D A mais recente que tenho e meu anelzinho chavoso do King Boo porque eu amo esse personagem *3*
A maioria das pessoas ja fez essa tag mas vou taggear duas pessoas que eu ainda não vi =3
I was asked to do an interview by an admirer for a website . i was thrilled .. here it is ..
www.lifecapture.us/310/interview-with-photographer-nick-k...
FYI ... Miksang is a Tibetan word that translates as ‘Good Eye’, and is based on the Shambhala and Dharma Art teachings of the late meditation master, artist, and scholar Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.
Proud! I heard the (physical) mailbox, checked it and it was there. The new zoom.nl magazine. The biggest magazine in The Netherlands in amateur-photography. I took it out of the wrap and it smelled good, better than ever! This is the interview in Amsterdam with me: 6 pages with photo's of which 1 photo was taken during the interview/streetphotography-session.
In stores in Belgium and The Netherlands in a few days.
“Shooting film and riding steel framed bikes; the life I wanted but never knew existed”. That pretty much sums up today’s interviewee, Andrew MacGregor, a photograher who has found himself somewhere in between shooting large format and yard sale junkers.
A supremely interesting...
Large version at: emulsive.org/interviews/i-am-andrew-macgregor-and-this-is...
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BBC NI journalist Mark Simpson interviews the newly-re-elected Sammy Wilson MP on the phone during the BBC Radio Ulster programme "Evening Extra", on Friday 20th December 2019. Shot handheld in Studio 4, BBC Broadcasting House, Ormeau Avenue, Belfast. I was duty reporter, and I grabbed a minute to get the shot!
Françoise is our interviewer, of course!
Françoise: What is your name?
Victor: Victor Chamberlain.
Françoise: What is your nationality or ethnicity?
Victor: Typical American bastard.
Françoise: When were you born, and how old are you?
Victor: I was born in Boston 24 years ago.
Françoise: What is your race?
Victor: Um? Human? Human would be my species...
Françoise: Are you single or taken? Who is your lover/crush?
Victor: I am single. I can’t tell you who I’m in love with, you’d tell everyone!
Françoise: That’s not true! I can keep a secret.
Victor: Famous last words.
Françoise: I bet it’s Vala!
Victor: No way! I’m scared of her.
Françoise: Are you straight, gay, bi, trans?
Victor: Straight.
Françoise: Favorite hobby?
Victor: Drinking, reading. I like to draw a little.
Françoise: You do?! I’ve never seen your drawings!
Victor: I’m sure you have. They’re all over the club…
Françoise: The wine labels?
Victor: Shhh.
Françoise: You should make your own wine, with a pretty label. That’s how to sell wine nowadays.
Françoise: Anyway, what is your favorite food and drink?
Victor: My favorite drink is fake red wine, and my favorite food is real red wine.
Françoise: That doesn’t count! A real food.
Victor: Then I’ll be very Boston and say lobster.
Françoise: That is a silly answer. Lobster just tastes like butter.
Victor: You are a terrible French person with no palate whatsoever.
Françoise: That is not true! It’s American cooking that is the problem. I was not a vegetarian before we came to America.
Françoise: Do you have a job?
Victor: If I do, the IRS doesn’t know about it...
Françoise: What is your favorite animal?
Victor: Cats. Lazy ones only. My favorite everythings are lazy.
Françoise: What is your bad habit?
Victor: I still smoke sometimes, trying to quit though.
Françoise: What's your favorite hangout?
Victor: I don’t know, can I say your house?
Françoise: It doesn’t feel like work to babysit our house?
Victor: It’s nice being here. Much cleaner than my house, much nicer smelling than the club. Very homey.
Françoise: Do you have a favorite holiday?
Victor: When I was a kid, my mom’s family always had a picnic at Memorial day, and we’d go to the beach. It’s a sad occasion for a holiday, but the beach always feels that way, half sad and half relaxing.
Imaginary Outside Interviewer: Dolls (from other families) you'd like to meet?
Victor giving away all the hints: Byouyuuken’s Thisbe is very pretty.
Françoise: Would you briefly tell your background?
Victor: My mom came to Boston for college, on a scholarship. She started an affair with a married professor. And then she had me. My father was a very wealthy and refined man, but he cared for me only to mold me into a copy of himself, and he made no bones about the fact that he wanted my mother and me to be a secret. I learned a lot from him, because I was determined to take from him everything I could. When my mother died… it was a difficult time. I’m grateful that Leo found a place for me in his organization. He’s been more of a family to me than my own family. You and Vala too.
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www.recyclart.org/2016/01/recycled-art-interview-8-jennie...
We continue our series of posts interviewing "recycled art" crafters & artists. This week, we interviewed Jennie Burke from the brand FANTOME as she make beautiful accessories from recycled bike inner tubes. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My name is Jennie Burke. I’m a quarter of the brand FANTOME (the little daughter of this family affair :)) and a half of the band KLINK CLOCK (rock duet). I’m from France. I spend my time between Paris’ suburbs where I live and produce my music, and Bordeaux where our FANTOME’s workshop is.
Why do you craft?
Why shouldn’t I? :D I love creating things, can’t do anything against it.
How did you learn?
I always needed to occupy my hands and my mind. Craft is doing both, hurray! My parents are always crafting, they give me the pleasure of it since I’m young! I also attended for some time a French fashion university, but couldn’t stay, didn’t move enough. Sometimes I really want to create, sometimes I’m just curious to know how to do something and somedays i have to fix or do stuff… DIY!
Since when are you working with recycled & upcycled materials?
Teenager, I started to collect everything. Every small piece of paper, every piece of fabrics, every little jar, every little nice piece of wood… and started to make fluffy dolls, animals and guitars: The FluffyJack Dolls.
You are working for the brand FANTOME that make accessories from recycled inner-tube. From where come this choice of working with recycled inner tubes?
I stopped wearing leather since 5 years, due to the animal treatment I don’t agree with. It’s not an easy thing. Finding shoes and bags can be a real treasure hunt… You always begin to buy less things because you don’t find what you’re looking for, because of the material, or because of the style.
The inner tube is a very good alternative for bags and accessories, it’s elegant, easy to wash, and for the « re-use » part, it was completely out of mind to use new inner tubes. Our planet is covered with trash… we definitely wanted to do things the best way we could. So we collect the inner tubes near our Bordeaux’s workshop, where everything else is done : washing, sorting, storage and sewing!
What are the specify of working with inner-tubes? Any advice to our reader who would like to work also with inner-tubes?
All our products are made with bicycle inner tubes, which is very different from trucks inner tubes (cars and motorcycles in France don’t use it anymore): it’s thiner and lighter, but difficult to sew ! It took us a while to tame it :) But you can also use it to fix parts together, more like a rope.
Where did you find used inner-tubes for your creations, are they free or did you buy them?
We collect it directly at the repair shops for free. If it wasn’t, FANTOME would not exist. It needs too much preparing time before starting to cut and sew. We can not afford to pay the material, our bags and accessories would be too expensive !
Why the name « FANTOME » which in English means « Ghost »?
We are a french brand and every FANTOME is 100% made in France so we wanted to choose a french word with the spirit of « second life » and which sticks with the dark color of the material.
Have you ever thought to make accessories with other recycled bike parts?
Of course! Giant wheel-dream-catchers! But we have already so much things to work on with FANTOME, we will see this later! We use it in two different ways: the first one is the « sewing » one and we use it for all our bags, cases and purses etc... The second one is the « wickerwork » and we use it for all our baskets.
How would you describe your style? Are there any crafters/artists/designers that you particularly look up to?
I like our articles to be functional, simple, completely urban, a bit unisex and a little punk by nature.
Vivienne Westwood: never too late!
Amanda palmer: never too creative ;)
Jon Almeda: never too little ;)
What are your can’t-live-without essentials?
A train (or whatever) station and a water stream nearby, cats, good music, the sun and avocados.
What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
People and all what they do are inspiring me just about every day.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand?
To learn, create and teach. It’s a simple way for our society to improve. It forgot that it needs both « knowledge » and « know how ». We should try to live slower and better.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start crafting?
Start! Whatever you do, it’s going to be unique, fun and rewarding :) and if it’s not, try it again!
What is your guilty pleasure?
Cheese and beer!
What is your favorite thing to do (other than crafting)?
It depends on the mood … playing music, go for a bicycle ride, go to concerts, read comics, cooking, cat cuddling, hiking, and doing nothing :)
Anything else you would like to tell to the « recycling community »?
Everything is possible thanks to you, curious and conscious crafters! Feel free to share your project with me on facebook, instagram and twitter, it would be a pleasure to discuss about it :)
Have a nice crafting time!
Thanks a lot Jennie for this interview! :)
To find more on the brand FANTOME:
Klink Clock: www.facebook.com/klinkclock
fluffyjack dolls: fluffyjack.blogspot.fr/
I am officially famous! The lovely Claudia of auxpetitsoiseaux did a little interview with me! Please visit and then tell me I don't sound like a blubbering idiot.
I really appreciated the opportunity for some self reflection... funny how hard it can be to answer a question about yourself.
Here is the interview:
auxpetitsoiseaux.blogspot.com/2008/04/curious-clo-intervi...
Had the great pleasure to recently interview my friend Jim Lucio, better known to Flickr folks as Defekto, for the fourth in my continuing series of interviews on The Back Alley Tabernacle .
So, if you've read the rest, go read this one. And if you haven't read any of them, put aside a few minutes, check 'em out.
Can't say as I'm the greatest interviewer in the world, but I'm working on it. Comments, suggestions, criticisms, all are welcome.
Read it here: The Back Alley Tabernacle
Have a good weekend, y'all. What's everybody doing?
Oh, 2 more things.
1. Defekto's in the running for a local Baltimore art award, vote for him here: www.bakerartistawards.org/nomination/view/Defekto
2. Because I know you like pretty ladies, and would hate for you to go into the weekend without your daily dose of O' Bedlam-y goodness, there's a shot of Carré (let's hope no one steals this one) AND a shot of Morgan up on the blog for ya: blog.louobedlam.com/post/64475716/an-alternate-shot-of-ca...
An interview by Graham Gremore for QUEERTY
published on Ocotber 13th, 2014.
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Under some unfortunate circumstances, my husband and I are forced to look for work... it's not too bad though, we've enjoyed the time out like mini-dates as we turn in applications and set up interviews.
* Jacket: Forever21
* High-waist pencil skirt: Forever21
* Polka dot blouse: vintage 50's
* T-straps: Payless
* Vintage purse: gift
I had a fun time last night being interviewed for Amerikana Magazine. If you're curious, you can check out the full interview here.
me, myself and I - with a black eye
+ Astrid <3
oh, and the reason for the preparation and mystery...
well I guess it's time to share: I had the pleasure of being interviewed for Fanny's awesome Mademoiselle Blythe blog
and the great collector interview #7!!!!
read all about it here!
thank you so much, Fanny, it was a real pleasure!
and if you don't hear this enough, I will say it again: you do such a great job on the blog!!
Larsen #17 Mars-Avril 2016, p. 38.
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L'interview indiscrète
Chez Marc (Morgan) Wathieu
Fruit d’une énième collaboration avec l’infatigable Benjamin Schoos et sa galaxie Freaksville, Marc Wathieu évoque avec nous le projet The Loved Drones, sorte de spin-off de Miam Monster Miam, son passé dans la variété et nous présente ses 3 objets fétiches joliment surréalistes à l’image de la musique qu’il propose désormais.
Après The Tangible Effect of Love né il y a 3 ans sur Freaksville, c’est cette fois sur le label Gonzaï Records que sort en vinyl Good Luck Universe, 2e effort studio des Loved Drones mixé par le londonien Man from Uranus et sur lequel collabore le joueur de cithare Simon Rigot. Un sacré cocktail volontairement protéiforme mêlant musique instrumentale, ondes psychédéliques et kraut rock accompagné de clips compilant d’étranges images. Un univers intergalactique qui contraste avec celui que Marc alors Morgan, a connu dans les années 90 qui l’a conduit, notamment via le tube Notre mystère, nos Retrouvailles vers des contrées plus pop et fm. Mes premiers projets (Les Tricheurs et La Variété avec Bernard Dobbeleer et Rudy Léonet - ndlr) étaient résolument rock et j’ai eu une période de 4 albums comme chanteur en solo, dans ce qu’on appelle en France de la variété. Mais cela n’a pas changé ma nature, du coup, ce que je propose aujourd’hui avec The Loved Drones peut paraître surprenant mais pour moi, participer à l’aventure Freaksville qui propose des projets d’une tonalité garage underground pop en français, me semble cohérent. C’est très DIY comme fonctionnement, toujours un peu bancal au niveau de l’organisation mais toujours humainement très enrichissant et il se passe toujours des choses un peu dingues comme quand à un de nos concerts dans un petit club à Londres, on voit Martin Gore (de Depeche Mode – ndlr) dans le public. Cela fait partie des joyeuses coïncidences qui résultent probablement de la bizarrerie du chemin qu’on a choisi.
VINYLE MÉGOTS
Autre bizarrerie observée, ce drôle de vinyl qui orne la table du salon. C’est une œuvre réalisée par ma compagne, la peintre Charlotte Beaudry qui, connaissant ma passion de digger de disques, en a réalisé un en céramique qu’elle a appelé Kick Out The Jams en l’honneur de l’hymne pré-punk de MC5 et qu’elle a surtout agrémenté de mégots de cigarettes. Je trouvais ça très transgressant comme choix artistique de synthétiser ce monde de freaks qu’est le rock avec 2 symboles presque fétichistes. J’ai une formation aux Beaux-Arts et je donne actuellement cours de graphisme dans une école d’art donc être entouré d’une artiste à la maison est forcément très inspirant.
UNE TASSE
J’aime ces drôles d’accident de la vie, à l’image de cette tasse. À première vue, ça n’a l’air que d’une tasse, mais je l’adore vraiment parce qu’un jour, bêtement en faisant la vaisselle, elle est tombée de ma main, a heurté le sol mais a rebondi et a atterri à nouveau dans ma main. Au-delà de la jonglerie improbable, j’étais persuadé qu’elle allait se casser et non, elle a fait naître un petit trou, presque artistique. C’est un objet qui incarne le côté complètement invraisemblable de certaines situations. Le coup de chance incongru, symbole d’un moment hors de notre espace-temps.
MA GUITARE
Pour terminer, Marc Wathieu nous parle d’un échange au départ surprenant, mais qui au final s’est avéré payant. Adolescent, sa première guitare était une Fender Stratocaster, mais il se rend compte rapidement qu’elle ne rend pas le son escompté. Un de ses amis liégeois lui propose un jour d’échanger celle-ci avec une gui- tare venant de Paris... J’ai d’abord été très surpris quand j’ai vu qu’elle était rose. Une Fender aussi mais une Telecaster Esquire spécialement fabri- quée (pour ne pas dire trafiquée) par le (désormais célèbre) luthier franco-américain James Trussart. Elle a surtout suivi toutes les étapes de ma carrière et mon fils Maxime l’a même aussi utilisée avec son groupe (The Mash avec lequel il a fait la 1re partie d’Indochine à Forest - ndlr). Ce qui est drôle, c’est que bien avant que je ne travaille avec lui, Jacques Duvall me l’avait dédicacée en me disant que j’étais l’avenir du rock n’ roll (rires).
David Solomonowicz
Larsen Mars-Avril 2016, p. 38.
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TV interview taking place @ Liverpool Chinatown's 2020 Chinese New Year celebrations & parade.
And WOW - were we all wet - or were we all wet?!
We've been on a little haitus, working hard on Né Ultra Vol. one! More consistent features are coming soon! Check out this interview with Jared though!
www.recyclart.org/2016/04/recycled-art-interview-10-nirit...
We continue our series of posts interviewing "recycled art" crafters & artists. This week, we interviewed Nirit Levav, a designer and a multidisciplinary artist, who deals with the affinity between art and recycling. If you think you deserve to be featured in the next interview, please, drop us an email.
Tell us a little more about you? Who you are? Where are you from?
My Name is Nirit, I am 52 years old, from Israel, married and a mother of 4 sons.
How did you become an Upcycled Artist?
I believe my family and the home I grew up in had a major influence on me becoming an Upcycled Artist. Both my parents, each in its own way, contributed this path.
My father was a set designer and worked for the theatre and cinema in Israel. His workshop, where I loved spending time an help out, was the ultimate heaven for experimenting with different materials, and for ideas for how to create the most refine objects out of anything.
My mother, who was an art and crafts teacher, grew up with many siblings, in a home where nothing was thrown away. She recycles everything. If no one eats the chocolate cake, she would add milk or water and make chocolate balls out of it, or a quiche out of pasta’s leftover in the refrigerator. She had sawed our dresses and from the fabric’s leftovers she made quilt blankets. So this approach of recycling is deeply ingrained in how I grew up and who I am. I got used to think it was a shame to throw
Since when are you working with junk materials and in upcycling in general?
A significant part of my adult life was dedicated for my career as a fashion designer, specialized in bridal gowns, until I realized that the creative part of me is less and less present in my work. I decided I need a change and went with my dream to become an artist. When I started working on my art, I realized my passion is to experiment with different materials, especially with the non conventional ones, and with a lot of them :)
I began looking for stuff people don’t need, stuff that was garbage to them. I guess I am an upcycling artist from the beginning of my artistic path.
Your works are mainly done with recycled bike parts, like your series « Unchained ». Could you tell us from where come this choice of materials?
When I started to practice art I was working with many different materials and subjects. I created a duck out of light bulbs, a squirrel out of acorns, a butterfly out of motorcycles plugs, women figures out of gravel, sand, matches, and much more.
One of the works was a dog I created out of bike chains. It was a big Rottweiler, but its expression came out so sweet and tender, it immediately aroused sympathy and made people smile. It was the first piece of this series. In this work I used the entire chains, and immersed them into a material similar to concrete.
While working on this first dog, I was looking at the way the chains tend to drop and it inspired me to create the next piece of that series: an Afghan hound. I was visualizing the chains representing its long hair, and that is why I continued collecting these bicycle chains.
After a while, I have decided to focus on dogs made out of recycled chains, and to create a whole series I later called "Unchained". It felt like the natural thing to do. Chains are rather versatile; it is a material which can be very soft and flexible or very stiff, long or short. As for the dogs- there are so many species and breeds, and each one of them looks so different and allows numerous possibilities for creation.
Where did you find your raw materials for your sculptures, are you searching for them or are there coming to you as you are now well known in the recycled art world?
Occasionally I do buy a material I desire to work with. Not always I create from actual junk, but throughout the years people and friends knew about me being a collector of materials and they kept stuff for me- like old keys, glasses, broken watches, jewelry, and more.
The harsh materials and metals I collect from bike repair shops, garages (of bicycles and motorbikes) ext.
Your pieces of art are very complexes, how long does it take to create one?
Each work takes its own different time. Sometimes it takes two or three days, sometimes a few weeks. It is mainly depends on the size of the work and its complexity.
You sell your pieces of art through ETSY, are you able to live with your recycling art?
It is actually not always easy to make a living out of art.
My Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/il-en/shop/niritlevavart?zanpid=215026144250... is new.
I also sell through galleries and by word of mouth and thank god doing quite well.
How is your workspace, how do you make it inspiring? What sorts of things are inspiring you right now? Where do you look for inspiration?
My studio is located in a space that used to be a garage, and is surrounded by more garages. It is loaded with my huge collections and works.
But my inspiration comes almost from anything. From life itself, from everyday life, from my dreams at night, from contemplating, walking in the street, going to the beach, seeing a movie or a play, visiting an exhibition, and off course from within. When I have quiet alone time in my studio my creativity bursts.
We live in such a mass-produced, buy-it-now society. Why should people continue to make things by hand, even if not artistic?
I believe that in this time in particular it is extremely important to go back to hand making, to understand manners of creation and to enjoy the path and not only the outcome.
I think people would appreciate the products more if they get to experiment with materials and touch them.
What is your favorite thing to do (other than art)?
I really love cooking and enjoy dancing, reading books, watching movies.
What are your tips for people who'd like to start recycling art?
I would suggest staring with collecting different stuff and to think twice before throwing away, because maybe you could use it for something else. First comes the inspiration and idea, and then the execution of the art work.
To finish, what is your favorite animal?
Surprisingly – dogs :)
Thanks a lot Nirit for this inspiring interview! :)
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