Creative Scratchings

Janis Fowler, Artist

City Kitty

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself.
CS: I'm a self-taught artist who lives in Austin, Texas. I studied architecture in college but I now mostly focus on art (my original love). I love creating things of all types.... woodworking, drawing, painting, building models, really anything.

PCC: What do you create?
CS: I mostly focus on drawing- I love creating portraits in particular... animals or people. I love the control that drawing gives me, and I like not having to wait for layers to dry like you have in painting.

PCC:  What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft?
CS: I've always been an artist! I can remember coloring on my mother's rug (she was not enthused) when I was young- and I have always used drawing as a way of dealing with stress or upset. It really is my "happy place".

Sophistipig

PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
CS: I am inspired by personalities- which is why I really love doing portrait work! I am also often inspired by music or life events that have a profound effect on me. I generally use charcoal, pastel, colored pencil, and often times in a mixed-media application.
My favorite works of my own are probably all of the animals that I did in the "Eastside Zoo" section of my shop. They were all portraits of my friends here in Austin- envisioned as animals. So a lot of my friends' personalities went into the drawings, and they are special to me because of that. I generally tend toward a whimsical yet realistic style.

Armadillex

PCC: What else are you passionate about?
CS:  I love my cat, I love reading, I love lazy days when I can let myself loose with my art- just really brainstorm and not have anything on my plate that has to get done. This is when I'm generally most productive.
    I work at an art store with several artist friends, and I really love it! Any time I can be surrounded by art, art supplies, and passionate people who love what they do I know I'm in the right place.

PCC: How do we find you?  
CS:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/CreativeScratchings
https://www.facebook.com/artworkbyjanis
follow me on instagram @fowlmouthed

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Busy Bonnie Bee

Bonnie Becker, Artist

PCC: Tell us a little about yourself.
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BBB: I am a bird watcher, an introvert, and a peacemaker. I like to think that I am well-organized and keep things so tidy, but actually I daydream a lot, so mostly it is in my daydreams that I am so well-organized. I stopped getting tonsillitis after I became a mother. Other than that I'm pretty much a straightforward and optimistic person.



PCC: What do you create?
BBB: I create fun and playful things. Mostly that translates to children's items, but if you any adult is looking for a vegetable brooch to pin to a power suit, look no further than busybonniebee.

PCC: What made you want to become an artist/fall in love with your craft? 
BBB: I fell in love with art when I took a pottery class and realized the creation of something with my own hands. I struggled with practicality versus creating art for its own sake, and fashion design married well the practical side of utility with artistic creativity.








PCC: Tell us about your process. What materials do you use?
BBB: I get inspired by the seasons, by colors, and prints that I see. Also by those daydreams I was mentioning. I envision something, and hopefully I'll get to work on it to make it like I see it.

PCC:  What are you passionate about outside of your art?
BBB: I love birdwatching and my family. I stay active in church and with my church's awesome craft group.

PCC:  How do we find you?
BBB: 
www.facebook.com/BusyBonnieBee
https://www.etsy.com/shop/busybonniebee
brika.com/makers/busy-bonnie-bee/

More of Busy Bonnie Bees Items that we love.

    

     

     

     

     

And finally, we thought this was really cool.  This owl was designed after a drawing by Bonnies daughter.