My lovely art colleague Feng Liang has invited me to join artists, designers, writers, illustrators, and more from around the world. We are answering 4 questions on our blogs and linking up, so you can continue the hop. Here is an adorable watercolor she did!

           Okay, Q and A time:

1. Why do you do what you do? You know that you are totally obsessed passionate, when you think about it all the time. You might say I’m a dreamer; I have big dreams. I see beauty in this world, everywhere (even the sad, torn and tattered are beautiful in some way). I’ve done a lot of thinking and it comes down to this: I am totally compelled to create. I have this innate need and drive to make something that matters (this has several connotations), something that expresses me in a way that doesn’t require words, something that comes from inside. And…I’ve always had it since I was young! Sitting around sketching and shading, coloring and creating. But I believe we are all called to create or innovate in some form or another and let our light shine! I really hope to impact the world in a beautiful way!
2. How does your work differ from others of its genre? You know, it might be easy for someone else to put their finger on that, but I’m not sure I can. Being an artist, you don’t always want to nail it down. You want that freedom, ya know? I know that I am a bit of a dreamer and that I have a natural wanderlust. Maybe that comes through in my designs 🙂
3. How does your creative process work? Ooh, this is a tough one. It really depends. Most of the time I will hand sketch something and scan it in, to work on in Photoshop.  There are a gazillion ways to do one thing in this program. I am self taught and surely have more to learn. Other times, I will paint by hand, with watercolor or acrylics. I also do mixed media art with acrylics, paper, buttons, lace or other odd bits. Most often, I scan my work into the computer and make adjustments, in some way or another. I am learning Illustrator, as well.
4. What are you working on now? I work on several things at once but I just did the Milk Bar pattern below. However, I am already thinking I will play with it some more and expand it into a collection. When it’s complete, I will put it in my Spoonflower Shop (which desperately needs designs.)

   

   

   

   And this is a little doodle of a girl I did a couple days ago.

   I also just finished up this mixed media coffee set, which I might make into a repeat:

   

   

BEFORE YOU GO!!

Wrap Up

HERE on August 25th, to read what my friend Eva has to say on her blog: Twinkling Journeys. Here is a sample of her art, that I love: