I would love to tell you all about Sarah, how she’s one of my closest galpal’s, the adventures we’ve had stretching from Australia-to-California and her Dad’s advice on ‘bush turkey’s’ – but I fear it would take away from her talent. a talent seen people who know talent. her shows in Shanghai, San Diego and Brisbane led to her achieving a cult-following [guilty as charged] and her trademark touch can be seen on everything from panties to snowboards.

…and she’s one of my favorite painters.

what is it, exactly, that you do, Sar?

Good question! I know for sure I drink an unhealthy amount of red bull and that then leads to various creative… endeavors. I have a degree in Graphic Design – so that’s my ‘grown-up’ job. I seem to have branched out a bit, which is really common for designers after a few years of clients telling them what to do. I paint a lot. I make jewelry – because really, who wouldn’t want an online store full of jewelry. I just bought a sewing machine so I’ve been going crazy with that. I’m curating a Roller Derby art exhibition in Brisbane, Australia this year. Oh and photography – my Dad is a great photographer and so I thought ‘it must be in the genes, so I’ll give it a go’ and wa la… I’m now a fully-fledged wedding and portrait photographer! Who knew!

tell us more about the painting stuff…

Painting is my favorite thing to do in the whole world. I can sit on the floor and listen to music and get messy. It’s more than a creative outlet – it’s therapy. I deal with a lot of personal issues through creativity – death, rejection, jealousy, failure. It’s certainly cheaper than therapy and it seems to make people around me happy. I learn a lot too – about myself, new techniques, new media. I just did a couple of pieces for a show in San Jose, Gutter Glam that opens this week and I pulled out some really old letraset sheets I had salvaged to press them onto the pieces. The artworks turned out great!

but your stuff resonates of…well, loads of stuff – life-speaking…

28 years of coloring-in books (yes, I still color-in now)
10 years or travel
8 years of industry experience
and 28 years of wonderful friends and family who encourage me and inspire me.

whatcha got coming up?

Well, tonight I’ll be going for a swim, and then maybe some Indian?
Oh… art…
Currently I have a few pieces at the Gutter Glam show in San Jose. Then we have a Roller Derby art show coming up in 2010 that I am curating (and showing a few pieces in). It’s amazing how creative roller derby girls are! I am aiming to have a solo show in Brisbane in late 2010. Then onward and upward from there… watch out New York – here I come!

tell us something we don’t already know…

Well, I did my first aid course yesterday and it turns out that snakes can’t see you if you stand still. Or did you mean something you didn’t know about me? Oh… well, I was born in the States… don’t let my Australian accent fool you! I’m a bit stealth like that.

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