My Week as an Artist

Each year, I take a week of vacation to live my life as something I've always wanted to be/do. This year, I lived my life as an artist.

Of all the techniques I explored, I found that working with acrylics suited me best in terms of personal style.

For this series, I explored a contemporary twist on the designs of Talavera tile. I think part of the beauty of it are the variations from tile to tile. Painted by hand each one is unique. (Unlike machine produced tiles which are painfully identical.)

I enjoyed the themes but wondered what it would be like if I worked with people the same way I had done with the animals and this was the result. It began as inspiration from a face pin I purchased when I was in Panama, then took on a life of its own. (No, the resemblance to Lichentstein isn't lost on me.)

This week, I'm back in the office deep in my day job, but the mental space the week bought for me continues.

© Cathy Hutchison 2008