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Ceramic 12 x 4 x 4" eachPatricia D. Klowden
Patricia Klowden calls upon a strong rapport with her materials to create in three dimensions.
What about your work is most satisfying?
The most satisfying thing is to create a figure or a piece where am using my hands. I am very touch oriented. I paint with my hands and have been for 17 years. I find it difficult to use brushes. I like intimate contact with the surface of whatever I’m working on. I love the material on my hands, it feels natural to me.
What are your ideal conditions for creating new work?
I need light air and music. Sometimes I enjoy having other people around. A lot of people need absolute silence, but I prefer the company of others. For me its helpful to talk.
What three things are most unlike your work?
Darkness, total control, and a lack of movement.
Why do you make art?
Much of my becoming a full time artist began 18 years ago when I lost my younger brother. He wanted me to be an artist, that was my only gift at the time. I spent 8 hours a day painting, everyday. There are times when I’m far more possessed by the need to express myself, and making art is my best form of expression. It fills my need to articulate a feeling. I think that being an artist is a tremendous gift, we get to go to our material, what ever it is, and express what’s going on in our lives. Its a phenomenal way of coping.
Is art only Meaningful when its seen?
No, It is important to the artist. Its our need to do it.
Patricia D. Klowden's exhibit begins September 7, 2010.
Patricia Klowden calls upon a strong rapport with her materials to create in three dimensions.
What about your work is most satisfying?
The most satisfying thing is to create a figure or a piece where am using my hands. I am very touch oriented. I paint with my hands and have been for 17 years. I find it difficult to use brushes. I like intimate contact with the surface of whatever I’m working on. I love the material on my hands, it feels natural to me.
What are your ideal conditions for creating new work?
I need light air and music. Sometimes I enjoy having other people around. A lot of people need absolute silence, but I prefer the company of others. For me its helpful to talk.
What three things are most unlike your work?
Darkness, total control, and a lack of movement.
Why do you make art?
Much of my becoming a full time artist began 18 years ago when I lost my younger brother. He wanted me to be an artist, that was my only gift at the time. I spent 8 hours a day painting, everyday. There are times when I’m far more possessed by the need to express myself, and making art is my best form of expression. It fills my need to articulate a feeling. I think that being an artist is a tremendous gift, we get to go to our material, what ever it is, and express what’s going on in our lives. Its a phenomenal way of coping.
Is art only Meaningful when its seen?
No, It is important to the artist. Its our need to do it.
Patricia D. Klowden's exhibit begins September 7, 2010.
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