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....Sharon Hodgson... a determined artist with much talent and a whole lot of spirit. Her creative graphic
renderings sing of life through vivid colour and movement. She is a breath of fresh air. Honest and forthright.
When did your decide to make
art? I decided to become an artist when I was four years old. I was really quite stubborn about it. By then, I'd
been drawing for three years and it seemed the logical thing for me to do. I've always been this stubborn.
How long have you been an
artist? I picked up a pencil when I was just a baby. When I was in high school, I became a comic strip artist.
For three years I produced a weekly strip which I called Sir Prancelot. It was published in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix.
After high school I attended Alberta's Medicine Hat College where I received my Visual Communications diploma. I
worked as a graphic and web designer for about five years. Another three years doing freelance web and print design from
my home... all the while painting obsessively, producing a new work every few weeks.
Is
there one particular artist or any person that helped your along the way? I draw a lot of encouragement
from my boyfriend Ian and his six year old daughter. Both of them have featured in a few of my pieces over the last year.
Ian was my model for Beautiful You and Computer Programmer, while
his daughter modeled for Beautiful Girl and Dress Up.
Beautiful Girl
As an artist, what is your
biggest source of frustration? Trying to make ends meet as an artist.
As an artist,
what's your biggest source of satisfaction? Creating something new and beautiful that is unique to the world.
In one hundred years, what'll they say about your work? I'm pretty sure
they'll comment on the obsession with movement, cats and really bright colours.
Dress Up
Did you or do your ever feel like giving up? If you did, what kept you going?
When I feel like giving up, I go onto a networking site such as myspace.com and start talking to random artists. Someone
somewhere always has some inspiration. Someone has a new idea I haven't explored yet. When I put myself
in a position of feeling connected, I am more at ease with myself. If someone inspires me, it will boost their confidence. In
the same way, if I inspire someone, my confidence gets the boost. I used to shy away from talking to other artists,
as if we were in competition. I don't want to be in competition with anyone so I had changed my framework.
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(this is very very kewl... you've got to check it out!!!)
Recently I did a process piece called Crazy
Artist in Stripes. On myspace, I blogged about it here. The series of process photos can be viewed here and the final commentary and finished product can be seen here.
You and the Cat
Of your work, what piece makes your feel like you're onto
something? Right now, I'm really excited about You and the Cat (07). I've
spent the last four years exploring various ways to depict movement on a two-dimensional surface. You
and the Cat uses repetition of forms - decreasing the size of the hands - to imply positioning (distinct
moments in time). I used different coloured lines to show various positions of the face. A previous work, Subrosa
DJ (05), also processes such movement lines.
Cat and Mouse
To someone who wants to travel the path you're traveling, do you have any
advice? Understand the reasons that drive you to be an artist. Understand the true intentions beneath it all and whether
or not these intentions will make you happy. The life of an artist can be very poor at times... while other times quite
miraculous. If you want to get your work out there talk to other artists - network! Make sure you have a web site and
get feedback about your masterpieces. Learn to become comfortable talking about your art. Above all... create because
you enjoy it. Don't be intimidated by the process! Anyone can create... and practice leads to greater skill.
You have worked to create a very viable internet presence for your work. How has that helped
you? It allows me to present myself effectively and professionally to anyone I meet. I'd love it if more artists
had art blogs to explain what they are doing. It allows people to see what the artist can do and explains the thought
process behind the work. Of course, a theme to my work is the "process", so that might be why I'm interested
in discussing it.
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