Pamela Price Klebaum
Ventura, CA
Ventura, CA
1. What other ideas for this theme
"rituals" did you have? My design wall hosts two pieces I
started and had to suspend. Both are based on the rituals that I
follow when creating a design. Lucky me, I will eventually have
three Rituals pieces!
2. Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work? if yes, what project or projects? I have donated work to The House Quilt Project for military veterans. Creating those pieces made me very content.
3. Do you belong to a small group of
like-minded artists? yes/no Name/where? What is the best part
of being part of an art group? I am a member of three small art
groups, Extreme Quilters (Ventura County), Fibervision (Santa
Barbara County), and a group of eight (Ventura County).
Cross-fertilization and stimulation are rampant, as is friendship.2. Are you involved in any community or group projects where you donate your work? if yes, what project or projects? I have donated work to The House Quilt Project for military veterans. Creating those pieces made me very content.
4. Are you a member of a professional art organization, such as SAQA? Have you ever held a volunteer position in the organization, and if so, what? I am a Professional Artist Member of SAQA, and wrote and article for the SAQA Journal. I am also a member of the Surface Design Association.
5. What is your favorite palette of colors that you use in your work? Name 5. Name 5 of your least favorite colors? I am in love with Chinese red and ochre. I consider black a color, so I guess I am in love with black, too. That makes three colors -- okay, add bronze and taupe, and those are my five fave colors. Least favorite? Kelly green, Army green, light purple, pink, and pink.
6. Describe your creative work space in 20 words or less. Are you messy or tidy? My studio is a spare bedroom with a distant view of the Pacific that keeps me calm and usually tidy.
7. What is your creative process? Think, draw, design, make or right to the design? I just read Jonah Lehrer's book on creativity, and found I am normal in that my design ideas usually pop up when I am in the bathtub, and not actively engaged in art-thinking! My next step is either the sketch pad or the computer or both.
9. If you had to choose a favorite artist from another media, who would it be, and why? Paul Klee, because of his use of line.
11. Do you make art full time? If you have another career, would you describe what you do? and how you incorporate art into your life? I don't consider myself a full time artist, but I seem to dedicate most of my days to art. It's a way of being, really. Gardening, entertaining, art seems to drive all decisions.
12. What is your most thrilling news to date in relation to your art quilt life? I can't get over the fact that people want my work in their homes. That really makes me smile. That, and cashing their checks to buy more stuff.
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Great interview, Pam! I can relate to many of your responses. Isn't it nice to have been bitten by the art bug at this stage in our lives? Your work is so fabulous, and I hope you will keep on creating for many years to come!
ReplyDeleteTina, thank you. Yes, we are fortunate to be able to reinvent ourselves. It feels like shedding a skin, but the new one was always there trying to get out!
DeleteI love the fact that you will have three "Rituals" pieces, due to starting over! Also, the fact that you mention "pink" TWICE as one of your least favorite colors ... LOL! Your work is so intriguing, I always look forward to seeing it in person.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Linda. These interview questions make you think, don't they? I didn't realize how I really felt about pink!
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