Member Interview-Saltandpaper
WHO INSPIRES YOU?
I’m a package/graphic designer so I’m always taking cues and inspiration from other good designers. My husband encourages and very patiently critiques my work.
WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Good package design, poster art, old Marimekko patterns, William Morris wallpapers, Scandinavian folk art, prefab housing, old book covers, vintage signage - pretty much anything made before 1975. And the things I love in graphic design - flat color, patterning, unusual color combinations - show up in my polymer work. Polymer clay, the way I use it, lends itself to abstract florals and flat, graphic patterns like woodgrain. I layer it almost like paint, often very precisely and geometrically, but in flattening and finishing a piece, the nature of the clay takes over and the end results are unpredictable and very interesting.
WHERE DO YOU CREATE?
I live in a tiny railroad apartment so the kitchen table doubles as my studio.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN USING POLYMER CLAY?
I bought my first clay in 1993 and I think I didn’t leave the kitchen for about a week. I’ve been working with it off and on ever since.