INTERVIEW BY SANDRA MCCALL OCT 30.
SIGGA DÍS LIVES AN ARTFUL LIFE IN ICELAND. SHE IS AN ART INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES KIDS- AGES SIX THROUGH SIXTEEN. PHEW- BIG AGE SPREAD THERE. I THINK THAT IT MUST BE A CHALLENGE TO COME UP WITH GAME PLANS THAT WILL KEEP KIDS OF ALL AGES INTERESTED IN ART. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SIGGA HAS A THRIVING BLOG, AN ETSY SHOP AND IS ON FACEBOOK TOO.
SIGGA SAYS THAT WITH ALL OF HER WORK AND PAINTING, SHE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TV IS ANYMORE. I ASKED THIS BUSY LADY IF SHE WOULD TAKE TIME OUT TO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT HERSELF, HER STUDIO AND HER ARTWORK. SHE HAS GRACIOUSLY SUPPLIED SOME PHOTOS AND HAS ANSWERED A FEW LITTLE “INTERVIEW” QUESTIONS FOR US.
SM: WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER YOUR PASSION FOR ART?
SD: I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWING, PAINTING AND WORKING WITH CLAY.
I LOVED TO GO TO ART CLASS WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. SOMETIMES MY ART TEACHER GAVE ME SOME BOOKS TO TAKE HOME TO READ. I WAS SO PROUD WHEN I MET HER A FEW YEARS AGO AND TOLD HER I HAD BECOME AN ART TEACHER TOO.
SM: THAT MEETING WITH YOUR TEACHER MUST HAVE BEEN FUN. WHAT PATH DID YOU TAKE? WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE SPECIALTY TODAY?
SD: TODAY – IT’S MIXED MEDIA. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MM. WHEN YOU WORK WITH MIXED MEDIA, YOU CAN PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND MAKE A PIECE OF ART. YOU CAN PAINT, CUT, STAMP, GLUE, DRAW AND MIX IT ALL TOGETHER. BEFORE I JUST LIKE TO PAINT WITH OIL COLORS AND WATERCOLOR.
SM: I LOVE YOUR FACES. THEY ARE ADORABLE ON THE MUGS TOO. YOU HAVE A STYLE THAT LENDS ITSELF TO A VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE. HOW WOULD YOUDESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?
SD: I DON’T KNOW. I LOVE TO DRAW GIRLS AND LADIES, BUT THEY ARE LADIES WITH BIG NOSES AND THEIR EYES HERE AND THERE. I THINK I HAVE MADE ABOUT 50 OF THEM AND I LOVE ALL OF THEM.
SM: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ART MEDIUMS? AND WHY IS THAT?
SD: NEOCOLOR, ACRYLIC, STAMPS AND PENS. IF I HAVE THESE, I CAN DO A LOT AND OF COURSE WATERCOLOR PAPER 300GR, MY FAVORITE.
SM: DO YOU EXHIBIT YOUR WORK?
SD: YES I DO. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD 4 EXHIBITIONS WITH MY LOVELY LADIES THAT ALL WENT AND I’M BOOKED AT 4 PLACES NEXT YEAR.
SM: WHAT IS YOUR BEST TIP FOR ORGANIZING YOUR STUDIO?
SD: I HAVE JUST MOVED TO A NEW ROOM WITH MY STUFF, IN MY OLD ROOM I COULD NOT PAINT ANYMORE. I HAD STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE. NO I’M GOING TO CLEAN THE MESS AFTER EVERY PAINTING I MAKE. WHEN WORKING IN MM YOU ARE USING ALL KIND OF PAPER AND JUST ALL KIND OF STUFF SO IT IS VERY EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OVER YOUR STUFF. I TRY TO ORGANIZE MY THINGS, LIKE KEEPING ALL OF MY PENS TOGETHER, ALL MY PAINT TOGETHER, ALL MY PAPER AND MAGAZINE AT ONE PLACE AND SO ON. EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE A MESS, I ALWAYS KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND EVERYTHING. I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD HAVE MY COMPUTER IN THE SAME ROOM AND DID DECIDED TO TAKE IT WITH ME. I THINK I WAS RIGHT BECAUSE THEN I CAN LISTEN TO CLASS WHILE WORKING.
SM: WHAT’S COMING NEXT FROM YOUR STUDIO?
SD: TODAY I WAS WORKING ON A PAINTING FOR LIFE BOOK. IT WAS FUN. I HAD TO USE FABRIC AND ALL KIND OF THINGS. TOMORROW I’M GOING TO USE MY SEWING MACHINE TO FINISH THAT PAINTING. THAT’S THE ONE LAYING ON MY DESK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES.
SM: ANY BLOGS, WEB SITES, LINKS OR CONTACT INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
LEAVE US WITH?
SD: I HAVE A BLOG AND A FACEBOOK PAGE. THEN I HAVE ETSY SHOP, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO WORK ON THAT ONE FOR A LONG TIME BUT WILL SOON.
E-MAIL: SDIS@SIMNET.IS
INTERVIEW BY SANDRA MCCALL OCT 30.
SIGGA DÍS LIVES AN ARTFUL LIFE IN ICELAND. SHE IS AN ART INSTRUCTOR WHO TEACHES KIDS- AGES SIX THROUGH SIXTEEN. PHEW- BIG AGE SPREAD THERE. I THINK THAT IT MUST BE A CHALLENGE TO COME UP WITH GAME PLANS THAT WILL KEEP KIDS OF ALL AGES INTERESTED IN ART. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SIGGA HAS A THRIVING BLOG, AN ETSY SHOP AND IS ON FACEBOOK TOO.
SIGGA SAYS THAT WITH ALL OF HER WORK AND PAINTING, SHE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW WHAT TV IS ANYMORE. I ASKED THIS BUSY LADY IF SHE WOULD TAKE TIME OUT TO TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT HERSELF, HER STUDIO AND HER ARTWORK. SHE HAS GRACIOUSLY SUPPLIED SOME PHOTOS AND HAS ANSWERED A FEW LITTLE “INTERVIEW” QUESTIONS FOR US.
SM: WHEN DID YOU FIRST DISCOVER YOUR PASSION FOR ART?
SD: I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN DRAWING, PAINTING AND WORKING WITH CLAY.
I LOVED TO GO TO ART CLASS WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL. SOMETIMES MY ART TEACHER GAVE ME SOME BOOKS TO TAKE HOME TO READ. I WAS SO PROUD WHEN I MET HER A FEW YEARS AGO AND TOLD HER I HAD BECOME AN ART TEACHER TOO.
SM: THAT MEETING WITH YOUR TEACHER MUST HAVE BEEN FUN. WHAT PATH DID YOU TAKE? WHAT IS YOUR CREATIVE SPECIALTY TODAY?
SD: TODAY – IT’S MIXED MEDIA. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT MM. WHEN YOU WORK WITH MIXED MEDIA, YOU CAN PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND MAKE A PIECE OF ART. YOU CAN PAINT, CUT, STAMP, GLUE, DRAW AND MIX IT ALL TOGETHER. BEFORE I JUST LIKE TO PAINT WITH OIL COLORS AND WATERCOLOR.
SM: I LOVE YOUR FACES. THEY ARE ADORABLE ON THE MUGS TOO. YOU HAVE A STYLE THAT LENDS ITSELF TO A VARIETY OF MERCHANDISE. HOW WOULD YOUDESCRIBE YOUR STYLE?
SD: I DON’T KNOW. I LOVE TO DRAW GIRLS AND LADIES, BUT THEY ARE LADIES WITH BIG NOSES AND THEIR EYES HERE AND THERE. I THINK I HAVE MADE ABOUT 50 OF THEM AND I LOVE ALL OF THEM.
SM: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE ART MEDIUMS? AND WHY IS THAT?
SD: NEOCOLOR, ACRYLIC, STAMPS AND PENS. IF I HAVE THESE, I CAN DO A LOT AND OF COURSE WATERCOLOR PAPER 300GR, MY FAVORITE.
SM: DO YOU EXHIBIT YOUR WORK?
SD: YES I DO. THIS YEAR I HAVE HAD 4 EXHIBITIONS WITH MY LOVELY LADIES THAT ALL WENT AND I’M BOOKED AT 4 PLACES NEXT YEAR.
SM: WHAT IS YOUR BEST TIP FOR ORGANIZING YOUR STUDIO?
SD: I HAVE JUST MOVED TO A NEW ROOM WITH MY STUFF, IN MY OLD ROOM I COULD NOT PAINT ANYMORE. I HAD STUFF ALL OVER THE PLACE. NO I’M GOING TO CLEAN THE MESS AFTER EVERY PAINTING I MAKE. WHEN WORKING IN MM YOU ARE USING ALL KIND OF PAPER AND JUST ALL KIND OF STUFF SO IT IS VERY EASY TO LOSE CONTROL OVER YOUR STUFF. I TRY TO ORGANIZE MY THINGS, LIKE KEEPING ALL OF MY PENS TOGETHER, ALL MY PAINT TOGETHER, ALL MY PAPER AND MAGAZINE AT ONE PLACE AND SO ON. EVEN IF IT LOOKS LIKE A MESS, I ALWAYS KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND EVERYTHING. I WAS WONDERING IF I SHOULD HAVE MY COMPUTER IN THE SAME ROOM AND DID DECIDED TO TAKE IT WITH ME. I THINK I WAS RIGHT BECAUSE THEN I CAN LISTEN TO CLASS WHILE WORKING.
SM: WHAT’S COMING NEXT FROM YOUR STUDIO?
SD: TODAY I WAS WORKING ON A PAINTING FOR LIFE BOOK. IT WAS FUN. I HAD TO USE FABRIC AND ALL KIND OF THINGS. TOMORROW I’M GOING TO USE MY SEWING MACHINE TO FINISH THAT PAINTING. THAT’S THE ONE LAYING ON MY DESK IF YOU LOOK AT THE PICTURES.
SM: ANY BLOGS, WEB SITES, LINKS OR CONTACT INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
LEAVE US WITH?
SD: I HAVE A BLOG AND A FACEBOOK PAGE. THEN I HAVE ETSY SHOP, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO WORK ON THAT ONE FOR A LONG TIME BUT WILL SOON.
E-MAIL: SDIS@SIMNET.IS
Great interview! Love learning more about you and I really like your new painting with the fish -
ReplyDeleteIt is a wonderful interview - I love your paintings! I tend to like unusual rather than just pretty. That is not to say I like ugly - just different which your ladies are!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome body of work, cool studio too.
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