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Art TRADER m a g a z i n e I know artists, including myself, have had to deal with artist’s block. Have you ever had artist’s block? Do you have any suggestions for those who encounter it? Suzan: Funny that you ask this, because I have been suffering with it for about a month. I am still producing, but not much art that I am happy with. I haven’t been able to reach my “LA-LA- LA” stage, where I am just kicking out wonderful things, and my mind is working towards producing art. I am not finding inspiration in anything, and nothing seems to go like I want it to. -12- D D gfWhen I get like this--I just keep making stuff. I keep putting paint on top of paint, on top of paint, and keep plugging along. I feel like the worse thing that you can do is stop creating, simply because you aren’t “feeling” it. Making bad art is better than making no art, in my opinion. I know my muse will return; I worked her too hard, and she’s just taking a break. D Your colors are bold yet always harmonious and this isn’t always easy! How do you create such great color combinations with such variety of color? D Suzan: First, Thank you for the compliment! Second, I make color mistakes just like everyone does. I just have no trouble dumping white over a color and reworking it, or making it a completely different color. I guess that I am different than most people, bcause my color mistakes usually involve muted, neutral colors like beige or brown. I have the hardest time with anything that is soft and muted.
Art TRADER m a g a z i n e Do you have any advice for someone starting out in collage, or wanting to advance further? Suzan: Get rid of the fear. Don’t be afraid. The worse that you can do is mess up, and have to rework something or throw it away. It isn’t the end of the world, and doesn’t make you a failure. Use photocopies, or scan images into your computer, print them and glue to your heart’s content. Some things are going to work, some are not--but it’s all a learning process. If you want to advance artistically--once you get comfortable doing something, put all thoughts of it away, and do something different, even if you aren’t liking the uncomfortable feeling of stepping outside the box and even if you are afraid. For every new thing that I have learned, I have a dozen failures to show for it. Also, don’t think. This is probably the most important thing to learn. You wouldn’t be creating art, if something inside of you wasn’t creative. So, let it out. The only way to do this is to stop thinking and just do it! -See more of Suzan’s work here- Website: www.suzanbuckner.com Art Blog: www.thriftycollageartist.blogspot.com Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftycollageartist/ ETSY: http://thriftycollageartist.etsy.com -13-
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Art TRADER<br />
m a g a z i n e<br />
Do you have any advice for someone starting out in collage, or wanting to advance further?<br />
Suzan: Get rid of the fear. Don’t be afraid. The worse that you can do is mess up, and have to rework<br />
something or throw it away. It isn’t the end of the world, and doesn’t make you a failure. Use photocopies,<br />
or scan images into your computer, print them and glue to your heart’s content. Some things are going<br />
to work, some are not--but it’s all a learning process.<br />
If you want to advance artistically--once you get comfortable doing something, put all thoughts of it<br />
away, and do something different, even if you aren’t liking the uncomfortable feeling of stepping outside<br />
the box and even if you are afraid. For every new thing that I have learned, I have a dozen failures to<br />
show for it.<br />
Also, don’t think. This is probably the most important thing to learn. You wouldn’t be creating art, if<br />
something inside of you wasn’t creative. So, let it out. The only way to do this is to stop thinking and<br />
just do it!<br />
-See more of Suzan’s work here-<br />
Website: www.suzanbuckner.com<br />
Art Blog: www.thriftycollageartist.blogspot.com<br />
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thriftycollageartist/<br />
ETSY: http://thriftycollageartist.etsy.com<br />
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